Most media headlines about the recent formal abdication of the former Danish queen, Margrethe II, contained the word ‘tears.’
And while you might think that it was probably the former queen who must’ve shed a tear for leaving a role held by 52 years — making her the longest-serving monarch — it wasn’t her.
It was her son, King Frederik X, instead. Actually, he wept on multiple occasions during the day and even showed vulnerability in his speech, admitting he needs ‘all the support he can get’ in his new role.