Denmark’s longest reigning monarch underwent extensive back surgery last year, and made it clear that her health was partly responsible for her abdication. At the time, she told reporters of her operation: ‘It went well, thanks to the skilled healthcare staff who took care of me. Of course, the operation also gave rise to thinking about the future – whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation.’She handed the throne to her eldest son, Frederik, who now rules alongside his wife, Queen Mary – reportedly a close friend of the Princess of Wales. The two have four children: Christian, Isabella, Vincent and Josephine. The former Queen, however, is still known as Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and can fill in as regent if King Frederik, Queen Mary and Crown Prince Christian are abroad, ill or on holiday.The former monarch (pictured here at the balcony of the Royal residence, Amalienborg Palace, on the occasion of her 78th birthday in 2018) is…
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