Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced during her customary New Year’s address that she will abdicate the throne on January 14, after 52 years. “On 14 January 2024, 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, I will abdicate my duties as Queen of Denmark. I will leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik,” … Read more
It was not something expected and there was not even a rumor that it was going to happen in the short term. So the announcement of Margaret of Denmark’s abdication in favor of her first-born son, Prince Frederick, has come as a surprise. “I have decided that now is the right time and, on January … Read more
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who is 83 years old, revealed that plans to abdicate on January 14, 2024. This announcement was made during her usual New Year’s address to the country on December 31, AFP said. “I decided now is the right time. On January 14, 2024 – 52 years having succeeded my beloved father … Read more
“On January 14, 2024, 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father, I will step down as Queen of Denmark. I will leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik,” she said in her televised greeting. The 83-year-old queen said the back surgery she had this year had left her thinking it might be … Read more
Dec 31, 2023 at 6:30 PM Update: 14 minutes ago Danish Queen Margrethe is abdicating after 52 years. On January 14, 2024, she abdicates the throne and is succeeded by her eldest son, Prince Frederik. The Danish queen said this on Saturday in her New Year’s speech. “I have decided that this is the right … Read more
In early August this year, the Netherlands and Denmark announced that they would provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. According to the United States, once Ukrainian pilots complete the corresponding F-16 training, they will be immediately allowed to transfer F-16 fighters from Denmark and the Netherlands. It is reported that the first batch of Dutch … Read more
Last night, Storm Pia pushed large amounts of water through Kattegat from the north, which is leading or has already led to very high water levels this Friday. Locally there may be a 20-year high with values of around 1.5 meters above normal. Storm Pia has shaken Denmark really hard – now the floods are … Read more
Cavernia / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsThe cruise ship Maud in 2021, near a fjord in the far north of Norway NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 00:01 The Norwegian Cruise Ship MS Maud has run into problems in the North Sea due to storm Pia. The ship became adrift due to the strong wind, reports a Danish … Read more
NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 19:42 The Rotterdam man who was arrested yesterday for allegedly being involved in attack plans by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas will remain in jail for the time being. Germany has requested his extradition, but a Dutch judge must first decide on this request. In addition to 56-year-old Nazih R., three men were … Read more
Copenhagen – Prosecutor’s authority Denmark announced the detention of six suspects after the police carried out a special operation to prevent terror attack. The six suspects are suspected of planning a terror attack, which the Danish authorities managed to thwart. As reported AFPFriday (15/12/2023), the Danish police did not provide more detailed information about the … Read more