Queen margrethe ii biography for kids

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrated her 74th birthday on Wednesday 16 April.To honour the occasion, HELLO!

Online has compiled a list of ten facts you may not have known about the Danish monarch.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

1.

Margrethe was born on 16 April 1940 at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen as the first child of parents Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark.

Queen margrethe ii biography for kids

Upon birth she was styled as "Her Royal Highness Princess Margrethe".2. At the time of her birth, only males could ascend to the Danish throne, however in March 1953 a new Act of Succession was passed which meant females could become Queen as long as they did not have a brother.

So at the age of 13, the young Princess became heiress presumptive to the throne.

Queen Margrethe II on her 18th birthday

3. In June 1967, millions across Den