me everywhere. we will have more on that story throughout the day here on bbc news. the longest serving monarch in europe, queen margrethe of denmark, formally abdicates today after 52 years on the throne. her eldest son frederik and his australian wife mary will be proclaimed as king and queen this afternoon. from copenhagen, our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. it was 1972 when denmark last did this. preparing for a change of sovereign. there will be plenty of pomp, but the danes don t do the big coronation ceremony. instead, the questions bob pulis the declaration of abdication will be signed and the new king proclaimed from the balcony. last week queen margrethe said