When Queen Margrethe II of Denmark abdicates on January 14 after 52 years, she will be succeeded to the throne by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife Mary of Denmark. The palace has now officially announced which titles the new royal couple will carry.
“On Sunday, January 14, 2024, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will ascend the Danish throne as H.M. King Frederik the Tenth. At the same time, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will be known as H.M. Queen Mary. The royal couple will henceforth use the title King and Queen of Denmark,” says the court’s announcement.
It is therefore clear that Mary, who was born in Australia, will have the title of queen – royal wife would also have been conceivable.
The Danish Royal Palace also announced the new title of the firstborn of the future royal couple, previously known as Prince Christian: “His Royal Highness Prince Christian will become the heir to the throne and will henceforth bear the title His Royal Highness Crown Prince Christian.”
And the successor title was also determined for the still reigning queen. “After the succession to the throne, H.M. The Queen will continue to be Her Majesty and will bear the title H.M. Queen Margrethe.”
Unlike in the Netherlands, for example, Margrethe will retain her title of Queen. The former Queen Beatrix has called herself Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands since her abdication on January 28, 2013 – three days before her 75th birthday.
King Juan Carlos I of Spain, however, retained the honorary title of King for life after his abdication on June 18, 2014.
