“We are serene and both happy with this change of life,” he told Paris Match earlier this year. “Even though it’s a very privileged life, it’s also a kind of golden cage.” Pictured: Grand Duke Henri ...

When the 85-year-old Japanese Emperor Akihito steps down on April 30, it will be the latest in a string of historic abdications that have included the pope and several monarchs. As medical technology ...

Historian Mie Ellekilde said the reign change would be a "huge upheaval" in Frederik's life whenever the day came MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Did Queen Margrethe of Denmark give ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s monarch for more than half a century, stunned her country when she announced on New Year’s Eve that she will hand over the throne to her eldest ...

Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark's first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on Sunday. Margrethe always maintained during ...

The monarch's son Prince Guillaume will take over official governing duties in October Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's plans to abdicate are already in motion. In a surprise ...

It appears as though Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s abdication news came as a surprise not only to the world but to her sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim, too. According to Danish newspaper ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Queen Margrethe ...