Who is Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik? The Successor set to ascend throne after Queen Margrethe II
livemint.comQueen Margrethe II of Denmark, recognized as Europe's longest-serving monarch, declared her intention to abdicate on January 14. The throne will be inherited by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik. “I have decided that now is the right time.
On 14 January 2024 – 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father – I will step down as queen of Denmark," she said. “I leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik," she said. Frederik André Henrik Christian is next in line to inherit the Danish throne as the heir apparent.
He is the eldest child of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. With Queen Margrethe's declaration on December 31, 2023, about her plans to abdicate, it is anticipated that Frederik will ascend to the throne on January 14, 2024, as King Frederik X. According to reports, Born in Copenhagen on May 26, 1968, he was given the name Frederik in honour of his maternal grandfather, King Frederick IX, thereby upholding the Danish royal custom of naming the heir apparent either Frederick or Christian.
While attending college, he spent a period studying at Harvard in the United States, using the pseudonym Frederik Henriksen. Also Read: Danish Queen Margrethe II tests positive after UK monarch's funeral Frederik completed his education at Øregård Gymnasium and achieved a notable milestone as the first royal to earn a master's degree, holding an MSc in political science from Aarhus University. Frederik maintained his involvement in the defence services, serving as a staff officer at Defense Command Denmark from 2002 to 2003.
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