Yahoo reported on September 7 local time that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will celebrate her 50th anniversary this weekend. Queen Margaret ascended the throne on 14 January 1972, although a 50th anniversary celebration was held in January this year. However, because of the epidemic, the scale of the event is very small, so this weekend's celebration is a big day for the whole country to celebrate.
The celebration will reportedly include a Thanksgiving service at Copenhagen Cathedral and a luncheon party on the Royal Family Yacht. In the evening, the Queen will also enjoy dinner with guests attending the celebration at Christiansborg Palace.
The Danish royal family dates back to the 10th century. The 82-year-old queen was the first female monarch in the Danish dynasty and the second-longest-reigning monarch in Danish history. Denmark's longest-reigning monarch was Christian IV, who ruled Denmark for 71 years from 1577 to 1648.
Why is the Queen called Queen Margaret II? Between 1375 and 1412, Margaret I, daughter of King Valdemar IV of Denmark and wife of King Haakon VI of Norway, was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Denmark, although the King of Denmark at the time was Olaf III, son of Margaret I, somewhat like the Empress Regent. To distinguish herself from Margaret I, the title of the current Queen of Denmark is Queen Margaret II.
Prior to 1953, Danish law did not allow women to succeed to the throne. Under the impetus of successive Danish governments, the hereditary system of Danish monarchs was revised in 1953, and finally allowed the queen's female to succeed to the throne.
In January 1972, King Frederick IX of Denmark died of illness, but the king had no sons and only three daughters. As the eldest daughter of the king, Margaret succeeded to the throne, ascending the throne at the age of 32 and already having two sons. When she first became queen, only 45% of Denmark supported the monarch, and others believed that the monarch was no longer needed in modern society. However, the Queen conquered many Danish people with her personal charm and modern ideas.
She pushed the royal family to adapt to modern life and allowed her two sons to marry commoners. It was not easy for the Queen's eldest son, Crown Prince Frederick, and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, to fall in love to get married. Princess Mary was born in Australia, worked in Australia, and didn't speak the language, but none of this could resist the magic of love. The commoner princess overcame all odds and finally entered into marriage with Crown Prince Frederick in 2003.
50 years later, the Queen of Denmark has become one of the most popular monarchs in the world, gaining the support of at least 75% of the Danish population. After Queen Margaret's husband died in 2018, she repeatedly stressed that she would never abdicate and would not abdicate in her lifetime and would not abdicate her duties as monarch. This gritty character bears a striking resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom.
Since her accession to the throne, the Queen has promised to "never abdicate", which has not changed to this day. Although she is 96 years old this year and the Queen's physical condition is not as good as before, she still tries her best to fulfill her duties as a monarch. Two days ago, Queen Elizabeth completed the ceremony of replacing the old and new British prime ministers in Scotland, which was not easy.
However, Margaret is more than ten years younger than Elizabeth, and her physical condition is still very good. In May, 82-year-old Margaret went on a roller coaster ride at an amusement park in Copenhagen! It seems that this queen is not only very healthy, but also very childlike.
In the eyes of the Danish people, Queen Margaret is known for her love of entertainment and relaxation. In addition to this, Queen Margaret has many "part-time jobs". She has designed costumes and sets for many events for the Royal Danish Ballet and the Royal Danish Theatre, working part-time as a "designer". Queen Margaret also studied at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the Sorbonne University in France, and in addition to her native Danish, she is also fluent in English, French, German and Swedish, and has worked as a "translator" in several translation projects.
Do you think this is gone? No. She loves and excels at painting, having worked on the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings (by the British writer J. Thompson). R· R. Tolkien's fantasy novels) as an "illustrator", and this is just one of the Queen's illustrations. Her paintings can also be seen in museums and galleries in Denmark and abroad.
Queen Margaret enjoys spending time in the countryside with her family and dogs. Smoking and playing cards were also Queen Margaret's hobbies. A few years ago, the queen came out of the supermarket with a hot dog in one hand and apple juice in the other, and a cigarette butt that was about to go out. Royal fans were thrilled when they saw the photo: "We love Queen Margaret! ”
Queen Margaret is truly talented, approachable and elegant. Such a free queen, do you like it?