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[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (4 children)

She had a good opportunity to abolish monarchy there...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think that would have to be done by the Parliament.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Still a good moment to initiate that discussion.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The discussion was initiated several hundreds years ago and is still going. Approximately 80% of the population are in favour of keeping the monarchy in its current form.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Me when non-French Europeans ask why I don't care about their opinions on anything

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But you care about French opinions?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yes. They know the proper role of monarchs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

She's not in charge of that. Denmark has a parliament, and the Danish people do not want to abolish the monarchy. In fact, the Danish royals are very popular in Denmark and abroad.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Exactly. What's the point of monarchy in 2024?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Regardless of the reason, that's good. This is not the middle age anymore

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


In a surprise move Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades.

Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, she said in her traditional New Year’s Eve speech broadcast on Danish television.

Inevitably, the operation gave cause to thoughts about the future – whether now would be an appropriate time to pass on the responsibility to the next generation.

Queen Margrethe II took over the throne on 14 January 1972 following the death of King Frederik IX.

After the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II last year Margrethe became the longest-serving monarch in Europe.

After a meeting in the Council of State, the Prime Minister will proclaim the change of throne at Christiansborg Castle.


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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

its a complete embarrassment that denmark still has a royal family

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like she could do with more bran in her diet >_>

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I bet her diet is better than any of the users on Lemmy. I'd like to see you at 83 with all of your bran

[–] [email protected] -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess I need something explained. What did I miss?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cause she's been sitting on the throne (toilet) for so long. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks. I had missed the toilet reference

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

As good a time as any to post this classic Peter serafinowicz clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IDmSnD2pzc&t=43