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Margaret of Denmark is now Europe's longest-serving monarch: How she restored the kingdom's reputation

2022-09-11 21:04:22Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Margaret of Denmark is now Europe's longest-serving monarch: How she
Margaret of Denmark

Denmark's Queen Margaret II, who unified and modernized the Danish monarchy, is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of her ascension to the throne this weekend, but somewhat more modestly because of the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

The 82-year-old queen, known for her artistic talent, avid smoking and gray bun, is the first woman in line to the Danish throne.

Margaret of Denmark is now Europe's longest-serving monarch: How she

Margaret II is the second longest-reigning monarch in Danish history, and after the death of her distant cousin Elizabeth II, she is now also the longest-reigning European monarch.

Elizabeth II died on Thursday aged 96 after ruling for more than 70 years.

Margaret of Denmark is now Europe's longest-serving monarch: How she

Margaret II came to the throne in 1972 when support for the Danish royal family was on the wane, but during her long reign she helped restore its reputation.

"She managed to be a queen who united the Danish nation at a time of great change: globalization, the emergence of a multicultural state, economic crises in the 1970s, 1980s and again from 2008 to 2015, and the pandemic," historian Lars Hovebakke Sorensen told AFP.

The basis of her popularity is that the queen is absolutely apolitical, he said.

Margaret II marked the 50th anniversary of her reign in January with a more modest celebration due to the COVID pandemic. The big holiday party was postponed until this weekend.

 

The programme, however, was changed at the last moment at the request of the Queen due to the death of Elizabeth II. Most of her public appearances, including a parade through the streets of Copenhagen, were cancelled.

Margaret ascended the throne at the age of 31 in January 1972 after the death of her father, Frederick IX.

Margaret of Denmark is now Europe's longest-serving monarch: How she

The mother of two sons, who now has eight grandchildren, was the first woman to become queen in one of Europe's oldest monarchies. The Danish royal line originates from Gorm the Old from the 10th century.

Although officially the first queen of Denmark, she took the name Margaret II, in honor of Margaret I, who ruled Denmark from 1375 to 1412 but never had an official title.

When she became queen, only 45 percent of Danes supported the monarchy, most believing it had no place in a modern democracy.

However, during her reign, she managed to avoid scandal and helped modernize the institution, allowing, for example, her sons to marry commoners.

Margaret of Denmark is now Europe's longest-serving monarch: How she

Today, five decades later, the Danish monarchy is one of the most popular in the world and enjoys the support of more than three-quarters of Danes.

Margareta was born in Copenhagen on April 16, 1940, just seven days after the Nazi invasion of Denmark.

She was the eldest of three sisters, but when she was born, Danish succession law prohibited women from inheriting the throne.

The law was changed in 1953 after a referendum, under pressure from several successive Danish governments, which were aware that society needed to modernize.

The Queen, affectionately known as Daisy by her family and subjects, has managed to keep the monarchy relevant without diminishing its status.

Her husband died in 2018, but she insists she will never step down.

"I will stay on the throne until I fall," she says.

Denmark has no tradition of abdication, and since the queen is in excellent health, the question has never been seriously raised.

In May, for example, she rode the "death train" at the Tivoli amusement park in Copenhagen with a hat strapped tightly to her head.

Her eldest son, 54-year-old Crown Prince Frederik, will succeed her to the throne when the time comes. With bright blue eyes and a wide smile, she is known for her relaxed and playful nature and her involvement in the Danish cultural scene.

Margaret of Denmark is now Europe's longest-serving monarch: How she

She works as a painter, and as a costume and stage designer she has worked several times for the Royal Danish Ballet and the Royal Danish Theatre.

She studied at Cambridge and the Sorbonne and is fluent in English, French, German and Swedish.

She took part in difficult translation projects, including the 1981 Danish versions of Simone de Beauvoir's novel.

However, he attracts public attention mostly with his paintings and drawings. She has illustrated several books, including the 2002 Danish edition of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Her paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries in Denmark and abroad.

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