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return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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

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

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role on January 14, 2024 after a reign lasting more than five decades.
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  • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
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    She had a good opportunity to abolish monarchy there…

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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      I think that would have to be done by the Parliament.

      • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
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        Still a good moment to initiate that discussion.

        • bstix@feddit.dk
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          The discussion was initiated several hundreds years ago and is still going. Approximately 80% of the population are in favour of keeping the monarchy in its current form.

          • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
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            ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

            • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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              Me when non-French Europeans ask why I don’t care about their opinions on anything

              • Ricky Rigatoni@lemm.ee
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                But you care about French opinions?

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                  Yes. They know the proper role of monarchs.

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      She’s not in charge of that. Denmark has a parliament, and the Danish people do not want to abolish the monarchy. In fact, the Danish royals are very popular in Denmark and abroad.

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      deleted by creator

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      What’s the point?

      • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
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        Exactly. What’s the point of monarchy in 2024?

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          They serve as good will ambassadors and bring in more tourist money than they cost to keep running.

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            deleted by creator

          • whome@discuss.tchncs.de
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            Because a lot of them think they are somehow superior to others because they know who their ancestors were for the last 30 generations.

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

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    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.


    The original article contains 349 words, the summary contains 134 words. Saved 62%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!

  • Lols [they/them]@lemm.ee
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    its a complete embarrassment that denmark still has a royal family

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    Sounds like she could do with more bran in her diet >_>

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      I bet her diet is better than any of the users on Lemmy. I’d like to see you at 83 with all of your bran

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        Whoosh?

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          I guess I need something explained. What did I miss?

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            Cause she’s been sitting on the throne (toilet) for so long. :)

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              Thanks. I had missed the toilet reference

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    rip bozo

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

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      She looks worse than a dead person ?

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        Someone’s a skelephile.

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      Dude… She’s turning 84 in April. She looks stunning for her age

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        Total GILF. The danish accent really does it for me too.

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