Tag: Royal Families

As a Son Risks His Life to Topple the King, His Father Guards the Throne

A student’s vow to overthrow one of Africa’s last ruling monarchs faces a roadblock: his own father, a soldier sworn to protect the throne.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Announces Abdication of Throne After 52 Years

Margrethe, the longest-serving monarch in Europe, announced during her New Year’s speech that she would abdicate her throne in January. Her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, will succeed her.