Frederik X becomes the new king after the abdication of Queen Margrethe II

This renunciation of sovereign authority is a first in 900 years in the Scandinavian kingdom.

The event brought together more than 100,000 people. Frederik After a final carriage ride through Copenhagen in front of tens of thousands of people waving Danish flags, Queen Margrethe arrived at the royal Christiansborg Palace. During a Council of State, she signed her act of abdication shortly after 2 p.m., a first in 900 years in the Scandinavian kingdom, making her 55-year-old eldest son, heir to the throne, the new monarch.

The images broadcast on television shortly after this solemn moment show her very moved, dressed in a dark pink outfit, signing the document before getting up and indicating to Frederik, to her right, to sit in his chair in end of the table. Margrethe then left the Council (in which the government, the new king, his wife and their eldest son, Christian, new crown prince participate), freed from her role as monarch and head of state.

Frederik Of Australian origin, the latter is the first queen of the country not to have blue blood. In Denmark, the role of the monarch, head of state, is mainly representative and ceremonial. However, he signs the laws and formally presides over the constitution of the government which he meets at regular intervals.