Watch again: Denmark's Frederik becomes King as Queen Margrethe abdicates throne

Denmark’s Prime Minister proclaimed Frederik X as King after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication.
The country’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Margrethe, stunned the nation on New Year’s Eve when she announced her decision to abdicate after 52 years as queen, becoming the first Danish monarch in nearly 900 years to voluntarily relinquish the throne.
Huge crowds gathered before parliament today to witness King Frederik ascend to the throne.
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