In early 2024, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe abdicated the Danish throne and her son became the new monarch, King Frederik X. I was surprised by the low-key transition – Frederik and Queen Mary did not have some gaudy coronation involving visiting heads of state and months of tantrums. Instead, the changeover was kept simple and businesslike […]
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