Queen Margrethe age – how old is she?
Queen Margrethe of Denmark, whose full name is Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingridwas born on April 16, 1940, which means that she will be 85 years old in the spring of 2025.
Queen Margrethe height – how tall is she?
Do you think Queen Margrethe looks tall? It’s not so strange. She is taller than the average for women in Denmark and measures a full 182 centimeters, according to Vanity Fair.
Queen Margrethe. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TTQueen Margrethe’s parents – was she the daughter of King Fredrik IX and Queen Ingrid?
Yes, Queen Margrethe is the daughter of the king Frederick IXborn 1899 and died 1972, and Queen Ingridborn in 1910 and died in 2000.
Margrethe was the first born child of the royal couple. She later had two younger sisters: the princess Benedictborn in 1944, and the princess Anne-Marieborn in 1946.
Queen Margrethe with her parents on her first birthday. Photo: Pressens Bild/TTQueen Margrethe with mother Ingrid. Photo: PRB/TTQueen Margrethe and King Frederik IX of Denmark. Photo: SvP/TT What did Queen Margrethe look like when she was young?
Queen Margrethe, who was thus born as Crown Princess of Denmark, has been in the spotlight since childhood. Finding pictures of the Danish queen from a young age is, in other words, not difficult.
Below are some pictures of the Queen before she turned 30.
Queen Ingrid with Margrethe, who was crown princess at the time. Photo: Swedish Press Photo/TTQueen Margrethe as 26 years old. Photo: Politikens presse photo/TTQueen Margrethe at the age of 27. Photo: Michel Lipchitz/AP/TTWhen did Marghrethe become queen of Denmark?
When King Frederik IX passed away on 14 January 1972, after being regent for over 24 years, Margrethe ascended the Danish throne as Queen Margrethe II. She was then 31 years old.
Queen Margrethe in connection with her coronation in 1972. Photo: UPI/TTÄ Is Queen Margrethe related to the King of Sweden?
Yes, Queen Margrethe is related to the king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. More specifically, they are cousins because the Swedish king’s father is the king Gustaf Adolf was the older brother of Margrethe’s mother Queen Ingrid, who was born a princess of Sweden.
The siblings were children of the king Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his spouse Margaret of Great Britain, who was Crown Princess of Sweden, but who never got to become Queen because she passed away already at the age of 38.
Crown Prince, and later King, Gustaf VI Adolf with Crown Princess Margareta. Photo: TTQueen Ingrid was a princess of Sweden before she married Fredrik IX of Denmark. She was the younger sister of King Gustaf Adolf. Photo: PRB/TTKing Gustaf Adolf of Sweden was the older brother of Queen Ingrid of Denmark. Photo: SvD/TT Can Queen Margrethe speak Swedish?
Yes, Queen Margrethe of Denmark speaks fluent Swedish.
– I learned Swedish when I was very young because my cousins didn’t understand what I said and because I was very picky, I asked my mother – she has told me – to learn Swedish, she has told The newspaper of the Nordic Association.
In addition to Swedish, the queen also speaks fluent French, German and English.
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Queen Margrethe spoke Swedish with her cousins, including King Carl XVI Gustaf, already as a child. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT
The fact that Margrethe knew German was of great help to the queen Silviawhen she became part of the Swedish royal house and did not know any of the Nordic languages.
– I remember her kindness towards me when I first came to Sweden. I have always felt that I can ask her about anything, the Swedish queen has said in the documentary “Queen Margrethe – 50 years for Denmark”, according to Danish The picture sheet.
In other words, the queens are close to each other and spend a lot of time with the queen Sonja of Norway.
Queen Silvia has expressed her gratitude for the guidance she received from Queen Margrethe. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT
The Danish and Swedish royal families are close to each other in several ways. The Crown Princess Victoria spends time with King Frederik X.
– I am not as close to her as my son is. Fortunately, they are very close to each other. They are friends. When they meet, they have a wonderful time together, Queen Margrethe has told Expressen.
What is Queen Margrethe’s education?
Queen Margrethe has certainly not been on the lazy side when it comes to education. She has studied philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, trained as an archaeologist at the prestigious Cambridge University. In addition, she has studied political science at Aarhus University, the Sorbonne University in Paris and at the London School of Economics, according to Swedish royal house website.
As if that were not enough, the Danish Queen has also attended a voluntary military training in the Danish Air Force Corps for women.
When did Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik get married?
Queen Margrethe met the French count, and later the prince, Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at a dinner in London in 1965. He was then a diplomat in the British capital and was immediately charmed by the Danish queen.
– She was rapping in her mouth. She was culturally interested. She was serious and she showed great wisdom, combined with honesty. I felt immediately drawn to her, he has told about the first meeting in a biography, according to The evening paper.
But it took a year before the relationship between Margrethe and Henri became serious. At a wedding in Scotland, where a mutual friend was getting married, the latter decided to invite the Danish queen to dinner.
– He looked insanely good, and was insanely kind. But he still took me seriously, she has said before, according to Aftonbladet.
Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik in the cortege after the wedding. Photo: AP/TT
On June 10, 1967, the couple married in Holmens Kirke in Copenhagen, and the count then became Prince Henrik of Denmark. But being given a princely title, rather than becoming king, did not sit well with the Frenchman.
According to The Express Prince Henrik said this about being a man of lower rank than a woman, in an interview with the Danish news agency Ritzau in 1992:
– Historically, it is wrong. Apart from the last 100 years or so, it has always been the case that when the queen inherited the kingdom, the husband became king, thus gaining the same rank as his wife. We don’t have that equality and it’s skewed.
Prince Henrik and Queen Margrethe in 2017. Photo: Henning Bagger/NTB/TTWhen did Queen Margrethe’s husband die?
Prince Henrik passed away on 13 February 2018 at Fredensborg Castle. In the fall of the year before, the Danish court confirmed that the prince suffered from dementia, which among others SVT reported on then.
Prince Henrik’s funeral took place in Christianborg’s castle church. Photo: Jens Nørgaard/NTB/TTDoes Queen Margrethe have children?
Yes, Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik had two children: the current King of Denmark Frederick X and prince Joachim of Denmark.
King Frederik X of Denmark and his wife Queen Mary. Photo: Bo Amstrup/NTB/TT Prince Joachim of Denmark with his wife Princess Marie. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT
Through the sons, Margrethe has eight grandchildren. But she is not a traditional grandmother, according to her own statement.
– I am absolutely not the world’s best grandmother, she has said The Express earlier and then continued further:
– I think it is wonderful to have grandmothers and grandmothers who embrace the children very much. I’m not very good at it. I’m not a grandmother who sits and knits.
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When did Queen Margrethe abdicate?
In Queen Margrethe’s New Year’s address to the Danish people in 2023, she announced that she would abdicate after 52 years as head of state.
– I leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik, she said in her speech.
On January 14, 2024, Frederik formally became King of Denmark.
King Frederik X in connection with the change of throne. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
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Was Queen Margrethe sick with cancer?
In 1994, Queen Margrethe was operated on for a cancerous lump in her uterus. The operation must, according to Danish The extra sheethave proceeded without any complications.
But after that, the Queen has, for a long time, had problems with her back and she has undergone several operations related to these problems.
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