Denmark is yours again!Maintaining the rhythm of one ** melon every year can't be stopped, right?
Just when I finished sending New Year's greetings everywhere and grabbed a bunch of WeChat red envelopes and turned off the computer and was ready to sleep, my mobile phone received a message from my friend: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced her abdication in a New Year's speech!
The last person to step down in Europe was Spain's Juan Carlos, almost 10 years ago.
Surprised, not exciting?
Born in 1940, Margrethe II became queen after the death of her father Frederick IX in 1972, thanks to changes to the succession law
It has been almost 52 years now, so Margaret's rhetoric also feels that this time is long enough, and her health is indeed not as good as in previous years over the years, so she decided to officially abdicate on January 14, 2024, when she reached the 52nd anniversary of her accession to the throne.
The English translation on the official website is as follows
That is, the countdown to the Margaret era has also begun, and on January 14 will enter the Frederick era.
In the stereotyped concept we are familiar with, the change of monarchy is often accompanied by the death of the old monarch, and the abdication is mostly driven away, or the mess is thrown away (such as Edward VIII of England).
Looking at the Internet, the last abdicated monarch of Denmark was 800 years ago, when King Eric was paralyzed.
In post-World War II Europe, the abdication of the monarch first emerged from the Netherlands. The eldest heroine + the old woman Queen Wilhelmina ascended the throne at the age of 10, she was tired enough from World War I and World War II, and when she was enough of the queen, she chose to abdicate early, which opened the "tradition" of the abdication of the Dutch monarch
When the heir is mature and reliable, and the family is stable, the old monarch chooses to take the initiative to take a step back to complete the replacement of the old and the new, and there are indeed many advantages, such as the new monarch (most) will have a better mental outlook and physical condition, and the old monarch can still help around. In addition, the substitution is not accompanied by white things, and the ceremony can also be festive.
In 13-14 years, the old European monarchs abdicated, and the abdication can be traced back to the new millennium, as well as the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Therefore, the rest of the old monarchs have been asked questions to a greater or lesser extent over the years.
To retreat or not to retreat is more of a monarch's personal choice, like the Queen of England and Rainier III of Monaco who really dedicated their lives to Guo Jia until the moment when the oil ran out, and the truth is also worthy of admiration.
When Margaret was asked about related questions before, she didn't miss a word in her impression, and this time she announced her abdication at the end of the cliché of the normal New Year's speech, not to mention a bunch of jaws, at least she killed Gua Lu and ** by surprise.
Take a closer look at the monarchs who abdicated before, and after giving up the stage to young people, they each have their own stories. For example, Jean of Luxembourg wanted to spend more time with his wife because of her poor health, Beatrice of the Netherlands because her second son Friso was unconscious, Albert of Belgium because of her illegitimate daughter, and Juan Carlos of Spain because of her own overturn.
As for Margaret, it is a fact that her health has not been as good as before in recent years and that she had major back surgery last year.
The other unspoken reason, my guess is that it is the love of the eldest son, Frederick, really, she loves it too much.
As mentioned at the beginning, in recent years, the Danish royal family has been in a big way, and the core characters are Margaret's eldest son + heir Frederick.
The year before last, Margaret probably because of the feud between Frederick's brothers, had to regret and immediately stripped the title of prince and princess of the youngest son Yorkham's children (no money involved), and last year it was Frederick who went to Spain to play glow-in-the-dark mahjong with the noblewoman and couldn't wash it.
In addition, Frederick is 55 years old, and he has also been the crown prince for almost 52 years since Margaret ascended the throne. Maybe it's because of the 10,000-year-old baby face, or maybe because the painting style is more hanging, Charles, as the oldest crown prince in Europe, is upgraded, and no one ridicules him.
Although outsiders don't know the inside story) After dealing with the youngest son Yorkham, who was at odds with Frederick, seeing that his eldest grandson Christian was already an adult, Frederick's reputation became delicate due to the glow-in-the-dark mahjong incident. As a mother, it's no surprise that Margaret made the move to abdicate for her beloved son.
Ridicule is ridicule, in addition to the queen, Margaret is indeed a talented artist. With children and grandchildren around her knees, she probably lacks interest, and the 84-year-old lady retreats to play art and enjoy life.
This is the curtain call as the main creator of the ** drama costume design).
It's not known how much insiders know in advance, but maybe a family show is part of the plan.
The original cast will probably have to do it again.
As for the ceremony, there have not been many Danish flower shelves, and the new monarch in the past can be described as a real low-carbon environmental protection modern thrift, with internal signature + balcony wave + a short carriage to finish.
There is no convention to refer to this time, and I don't know how to do it for the time being, but I know that after Margaret abdicated, she still called Queen Margaret instead of returning to the princess like the Netherlands.
However, the preparation time is less than half a month, and theoretically it will not be complicated and grand, probably the atmosphere is a little more festive, and at most invite the Nordic ** to have a meal.
My grandfather was Frederick IX, so we are about to welcome Frederick X and Queen Mary. If nothing else, Mary will definitely have a lot of fun in jewelry in the future.
And Mary's textbook curtsy will be a resounding sound, and the last group we can see in her crouch are Spain's Philip and Letizia.
According to your stomach, Margaret's abdication not only means that the Danish royal family will enter the era of Frederick, but also means that the queen's era is temporarily over.
Beatrice's abdication, Elizabeth's death, Margaret's abdication, and the royal monarchs of Europe and even the world are all big men.
There was only one female heir in the Mesozoic Era, the 46-year-old Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, and his father, Karl XVI, who had also been king for 50 years.
Like his cousin, Carl loves his son the most. Because of this, the possibility of his abdication and his baby son being completely reduced to a background board tends to be infinitely tendency
Carl is 77 years old, inheriting the excellent longevity genes of the old Bernardord family, and I think Victoria can be a queen at the age of 60, which I think is a more optimistic and benevolent idea
I went to dinner after three times the sketch of the hot manuscript, and there is a reception banquet in Denmark tonight, so I'll see you tomorrow at most if there is any new news