Denmark’s royal family is undergoing a MAJOR change! Queen Margrethe II of Denmark shocked the world this past weekend by announcing she’s stepping down from the throne in just a few weeks!
And it seems like one big ploy to keep her son’s marriage intact! On Sunday while delivering her annual New Year’s Eve speech, the 83-year-old shockingly revealed she’ll be passing the torch to the next in line, her son Crown Prince Frederik, on January 14.
It’s a completely unexpected decision, especially since she once said she’d keep the role until her death, just like her third cousin Queen Elizabeth II.
But everything’s changed. Related: Meghan Markle Jealous Princess Catherine Gets ‘To Be The Queen’ — Really?? She dropped the bombshell in her traditional New Year Address, saying on her website: This comes just months after the future king was photographed enjoying an apparent date with Mexican-born socialite Genoveva Casanova.
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