King Frederik X: Thousands line the streets of Copenhagen to welcome the new monarch

Denmark has a new monarch after King Frederik acceded to the throne, on a day that saw tens of thousands packing the streets of Copenhagen.

Frederik's mother Queen Margrethe, who is 83 and a distant cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, had decided to abdicate and make way for a new generation.

Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/frederik-x-denmark-has-new-king-as-queen-margrethe-ii-abdicates-in-historic-moment-for-europes-oldest-monarchy-13048144

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