Danish Queen Margrethe announces surprise abdication after 52 years on the throne

Regardless of the reason, that's good. This is not the middle age anymore

This is the best summary I could come up with:

In a surprise move Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades.

Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, she said in her traditional New Year’s Eve speech broadcast on Danish television.

Inevitably, the operation gave cause to thoughts about the future – whether now would be an appropriate time to pass on the responsibility to the next generation.

Queen Margrethe II took over the throne on 14 January 1972 following the death of King Frederik IX.

After the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II last year Margrethe became the longest-serving monarch in Europe.

After a meeting in the Council of State, the Prime Minister will proclaim the change of throne at Christiansborg Castle.

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its a complete embarrassment that denmark still has a royal family

As good a time as any to post this classic Peter serafinowicz clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IDmSnD2pzc&t=43