After being promptly informed about his lineage by a friend ... From the start, Mary was embraced by Queen Margrethe II, who gave the couple her consent to marry during an official State Council ...

Queen Margrethe II reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. She has been succeeded by her son, King Frederik X, and his wife, Queen Mary.

Margrethe II is Queen of Denmark and the commander-in-chief of the Danish Defence. Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II,2, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state, and the only ...