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Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark’s first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. Margrethe had always said

A look at royals who have retired in recent years NEW YORK (AP) – Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark’s first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on Sunday. Margrethe always maintained during her 52-year-reign that she wouldn’t quit, but back surgery […]

Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark’s first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.

Queen Margrethe II will become Denmarks first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on Sunday. Margrethe always

In the past, monarchs often met their end through disease or violence rather than retiring, but this dynamic has shifted in more modern times

For centuries, monarchs were far more likely to die from disease or violence than to hand over titles that carried real power before the democratic era of constitutional monarchies

Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark's first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik…

For centuries monarchs were far more likely to die from disease or violence than to hand over titles that carried real power before the democratic era of constitutional monarchies. But as life expectancy grows ever longer, even a schedule of symbolic duties can be exhausting in a monarchs later years.