Royal abdications have increased in frequency in recent years as lifespans have increased. Older royals are not “ousted” from their thrones by death as often, instead choosing to give up their ...

Queen Margrethe II has become Denmark’s first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years and handed over the throne to her son, who is now King Frederik X. Margrethe always maintained during her 52 ...

Notable abdications unfold in the wake of Queen Margrethe II's announcement Paris: Following the announcement by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II of her plans to relinquish the throne, AFP looks at ...