it must be said that majesty margrethe ii.espect for the russian part of his monarchical roots. it was by her decision, after the president’s appeal. russia vladimir putin, the ashes of empress maria feodorovna from the crypt in roskely castle were brought to the peter and paul fortress of st. petersburg in 2006. the queen personally escorted the coffin with the ashes of empress maria fedovna to the port. and then, on her instructions , he was present at the burial ceremony of the petropalovsk fortress , because so many events had happened since the death of the empress, in connection with this it became possible to transfer her ancestors to st. petersburg. my father, frederick knew very well, and we all knew in the family, that her heart remained in russia. i must say that her majesty, the queen. art. i am a professional artist, of course, i can’t name it, painting is not my profession, but i do it seriously, at least from my point of view. i’m not just an amateur amateur, well, it ’s not for me to judge. her majesty is engag

queen margrethe ii came to the throne.e, it is fair to say that to her majesty queen margrethe ii. we managed to preserve the love of the people to this day. hello, i am boris akilov, and i am oleg stepanov, and we, the creators of the russia 2062 project of the headquarters of free thought. together with experts, we are discussing how we can develop the russia of the future. russia will do everything to completely eradicate nazism, and the tragedy of leningraders during the siege and nazi prisoners concentration camps will remain evidence of its monstrous essence. vladimir putin stated this. the president took part in commemorative events dedicated to one of the most important dates in the history of the great patriotic war throughout our country, the eightieth anniversary of the lifting of the siege of leningrad. about the main events of this... day in reports on'

therefore, he may follow the recent example of the danish queen margrethe ii., she announced that she would retire on january 14, to the throne her son frederick will ascend. the economic results of the year in france show negative dynamics. in 2023, more than 55,000 companies closed in the country. this was the highest figure since 2017. such data are presented in a report published on the bank of france website. this particularly affected trade and construction companies. mostly small and medium-sized enterprises with a staff of up to 250 people went bankrupt. fifty-seven large firms also closed, double the number in the previous year. the reason was the rise in energy prices and the increase in interest rates. rates. quality is the main measure of the effective work of manufacturers; doing their job conscientiously is a task for everyone. the quality will show who can cope with it better than others, how to earn a high award, what the new state sign will be like when it is shown, and also how belarus sets the tone for standardization in integration and maint

and so i followed in his footsteps eighty-three-year-old margrethe ii.tired and leaving. the queen explained that a year ago she underwent serious back surgery, and her health no longer allows her to perform royal duties to the extent required. this became a sensation for his subjects. her majesty enjoyed great respect among them. when she took the throne exactly 52 years ago, only 42% of danes supported the monarchy, now exactly twice as many - 84. the queen could easily be found at streets. beijing without any, at least visible, security, she happily communicated with passers-by. her majesty was famous for her diverse interests. she draws professionally, does decoupage, creates stage costumes and works as a production designer for plays and films, including most recently working on one of the netflix projects. after the death of his fourth cousin elizabeth ii. margrethe ii remained the only reigning queen of europe to hold. was the record for being on the throne among the living monarchs of the continent. before this, she had repeatedly stated that she

after 52 years on the throne, queen margrethe ii passed the reigns into the hands of her son, fredrik copenhagen at a celebration. over 100,000 people gathered at the celebration. margrethe's abdication breaks the long-standing tradition that a reigning monarch leaves the throne only at death. however, more than 80% of the country's population considered the queen's desire to be correct. despite the fact that 92% of danes in a special survey rated her reign as good or very good. 15 belarusians were rescued from a snowdrift in kazakhstan in the southeast of the country due to bad weather. conditions, snowstorms and zero visibility, fifty cars were trapped in the snow on the republican highway, most of them trucks, a total of 39 people were evacuated, no one required medical assistance, due to the worsening driving conditions in kazakhstan, restrictions were introduced on 15 highways. exemplary performance and work for results, the history of high standards from asia to europe, who and how managed to achieve success in the economy. what's the secret? ups, structural shifts and how to re

ii is leaving the throne. graduate of the french sarbona, an archaeologist by vocation, illustrator of the lord of the rings trilogy, and simply daisy for elizabeth i. she became her father's successor after a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. the european record holder monarch will retire after a term of 52 years. responsibilities are delegated to his eldest son, crown prince frederik, title from the queen is not going anywhere, reassures fans of the royal family, the danish royal court, her majesty will be called her majesty, in reference to the monarchy in high-party politics. the crown's task is to represent the nation on state visits. we will evaluate the diplomatic successes of the future heir on january 14, when frederick officially ascends the throne. what else happened over the past 7 days, what events will not leave you without emotions, which is definitely worth finding out about. nikita makhodkin has prepared a special selection for you. what the the procedure is carried

denmark's queen margrethe ii made the surprise announcement in her new year address. the 83—year—old will formally step down onjanuary 1a — that's 52 years to the day since she came to power in 1972. her son, crown prince frederik, will take her place as king of denmark, and head of the state in the country. for more on the queen's reign and what's next, the bbc�*s naomi choy smith sent this report. a surprise announcement, live on national television, during queen margrethe�*s traditional new year's address. translation: on the 14th of january 2024, _ 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83—year—old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery naturally gave rise - to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided that now is the right time. queen margrethe plans to hand the throne to crown prince frederik, the eldest of her tw

denmark's queen margrethe ii the second made the surprise announcement in her new year address. the 83—year—old will formally step down onjanuary 1a — that's 52 years to the day since she came to power in 1972. her son, crown prince frederik, will take her place as king of denmark and head of state in the country. for more on the queen's reign and what's next, the bbc�*s naomi choy smith sent this report. a surprise announcement, live on national television, during queen margrethe�*s traditional new year's address. translation: on the 14th ofjanuary 2024, 52 years | after succeeding my beloved father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83—year—old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery l naturally gave rise to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided that now is the right time. queen margrethe plans to hand the throne to crown prince frederik, the eldest of her two sons

denmark's queen margrethe ii made the surprise announcement in her new year address.ears to the day since she came to power in 1972. her son, crown prince frederik, will take her place as king of denmark, and head of the state in the country. for more on the queen's reign and what's next, the bbc�*s naomi choy smith sent this report. a surprise announcement, live on national television, during queen margrethe�*s traditional new year's address. translation: on the 14th of january 2024, _ 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83—year—old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate

ii of denmark retorts between the lines, leaving the throne. french sarbona, an archaeologist by vocation, illustrator of the trilogy. lord of the rings. and just daisy for elizabeth ii. she succeeded her father after a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. the european record holder monarch will retire after a term of 52 years. responsibilities are delegated to his eldest son, crown prince frederik. the title from the queen will not go away. calms fans of the royal family. danish royal court. her majesty will be called her majesty. in denmark, the monarchy is in a higher-party political system. the task of the crown is to represent the nation on state visits. we will evaluate the diplomatic successes of the future heir on january 14, when frederick officially ascends the throne.

the world's only reigning queen, margrethe ii of denmark, has ridden in her golden carriage for the lastatch her make her annualjourney from her residence to the christiansborg palace to hold a new year's reception with military officers and other dignitaries. margrethe shocked danes when she announced on new year's eve that she will abdicate on the 14th of january. when the throne passes to her son, frederik, it will be the first time since 1926 that no country in the world has had a reigning queen. let's turn to some other news around the world: authorities says a sixth grade student was killed by a 17—year—old at a high school in perry, iowa. five others were injured in the shooting. police say the shooter, who was armed with a pump action shotgun and a small calibre handgun, was found dead with a self—inflicted gunshot wound. police also say they found an improvised explosive device while searching the building. authorities injapan say the death toll from this week's earthquake has risen to 92. an additional 2112 people have now been confirmed as missing. thousands of rescue workers

denmark's queen margrethe ii the second made the surprise announcement in her new year address.he came to power in 1972. her son, crown prince frederik, will take her place as king of denmark and head of state in the country. for more on the queen's reign and what's next, the bbc�*s naomi choy smith sent this report. a surprise announcement, live on national television, during queen margrethe�*s traditional new year's address. translation: on the 14th ofjanuary 2024, 52 years | after succeeding my beloved father, i will step down as the queen of denmark.

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. >>> today in denmark queen margrethe ii is passing the royal torch to her 55-year-old son, prince frederik. the official transfer will take place when she signed a declaration of her abdomen case. the 83-year-old royal is europe's longest running monarch and the only reigning queen. she revealed on new year's eve during her address that her 52-year-old tenure was coming to an end saying a back surgery she had last year played a role in her decision. queen margrethe attended to the throne following the death of king frederick. >>> china is blassing the u.s. state department's reaction to taiwan's presidential election. they say it violates commitments the u.s. has made to street china and taiwan as a single country. on saturday the state department extended its congratulations to the people of taiwan on the new president-elect. >> his presidency comes despite beijing's cautionary stance over potential conflicts and concerns about pushing for taiwan's independence. joining us now from taiwan is cnn's senior international correspondent will ripley. obviously, will, this is a huge blow to chin

queen margrethe ii will end her reign of more than half a century, a shock decision delivered in a live address to the danish people on new year's eve. >> translator: i have decided that now is the right time. on the 14th of january, 2024, 52 years after i succeeded my beloved father, i will step down as queen of denmark. >> reporter: denmark's ruler became europe's longest-reigning monarch after the death of britain's queen elizabeth in 2022. queen margrethe put the decision down to her fragile health. recent surgeries on her back have limited her royal duties. >> translator: the time takes its toll, and the number of ailments increases. one cannot undertake as much as one managed in the past. >> reporter: that sense of duty won the hearts of the danish people and drew comparisons to queen elizabeth, to whom margrethe looked to for some inspiration. the danish prime minister was quick to praise the only monarch that many danes will ever have known. on behalf of the entire population, i would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to her majesty, the queen, for her lifelong dedication and

the 55-year-old king paid tribute to his mother, queen margrethe ii. two weeks ago, becoming the first danish monarch to voluntarily resign in nearly 900 years. >>> well, hundreds of miles northwest of denmark a spectacular and damaging sight in iceland. lava flowed into the fishing town of grindavik, which was evacuated overnight. no one was hurt, but the town's mayor says the eruption is threatening water and electricity supply. it's the second eruption in the region in less than a month. >>> finally tonight, she was the last of "the honeymooners." ♪ actress joyce randolph played trixie norton, the wife of a sewer worker portrayed by art carney on the 1950s cbs sitcom. >> can you remember what you said to the customer who bought the iron? >> sure, i can remember. i said, mama, you've just got to buy this iron from me. >> oh. >> reporter: "the honeymooners" starred jackie gleason as the portly brooklyn bus driver ralph kramden. >> hint to ralph always to face the camera. because when he turns profile, brother, he's the biggest thing on television. >>

hopefully your head will be okay today in other news, this morning the queen of denmark, margrethe ii of denmark, margrethe ii, has announced she is abdicating after serving as the country's monarch and head of state for over 50 years. >> the 83 year old will officially step down on january the 14th, which will be 52 years to the day since she became queen. her 55 year old son, crown prince frederik, will ascend the throne on the same day . day. >> the archbishop of canterbury has urged politicians to treat their opponents as fellow human beings rather than enemies . as beings rather than enemies. as justin welby also said that politicians should avoid divisive issues, but added our capacity to disagree deeply and not destructively is cause for hope, and bill clinton will will allegedly be named as john doe 36 when a list of jeffrey epstein's associates from court filings are made public. >> the former us president is expected to be one of 177 people who will be identified across hundreds of files. this is expected to shed new light on jeffrey epstein's sex trafficking operation and h

ii this week , and her majesty queen margrethe will stand aside and her crown prince frederik, her sonl king frederik the will become king frederik the fifth. perhaps much sooner than people had anticipated. queen margaret has reigned for over half century , so a good half a century, so a good innings, much like our own late queen and she'd never previously shown interest in the idea of abdication. more so, queen margrethe is the world's only queen regnant at the moment, so her majesty's decision seems to me to be rather a shame, as it's meant be a life appointment . meant to be a life appointment. joining is the very joining me now is the very distinguished daily mail writer and author of the new book, charles the third. rob hardman. robert you very much for robert thank you very much for coming in. i want to talk about this because i read your fascinating the mail fascinating article in the mail today looking the danish today, looking at the danish experience and saying that this is going to lead to people saying, we do saying, why don't we do this? it's unfair for somebody it's unfa

after the death of queen elizabeth ii, queen margrethe became the longest serving monarch in europe.inister thanked queen margrethe for her service, saying it was difficult to understand that the time had come for a change of throne. a feeling echoed across denmark as the nation prepares to welcome the next royal generation. naomi choy smith, bbc news. the queen caused a stir last year when she downsized the danish royal family — stripping four of her grandchildren from their royal titles. she apologized, but did not reverse the decision — calling it "necessary future—proofing of the monarchy." her son, crown prince frederik, will take the throne alongside his wife. he's known for his environmentalism, and for being a daredevil — which has landed him in the hospital after sledding and scooter accidents. unlike british royal tradition, there will be no formal crowning ceremony for crown prince frederik. his accession will be announced from amalienborg castle in copenhagen. danish journalist betty kandindima has more on the future king. i would say basically he is very popular because

after the death of queen elizabeth ii, queen margrethe became the longest serving monarch in europe.as difficult to understand that the time had come for a change of throne. a feeling echoed across denmark as the nation prepares to welcome the next royal generation. naomi choy smith, bbc news. it's been two years since the james webb space telescope was launched by nasa, and it's already wowed us with the stunning images that it's beaming back. it has also made some astonishing discoveries, which are transforming our understanding of the universe. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports. the beauty of the cosmos captured by the james webb space telescope. from the torrential nebula where stars are born amidst the dust to a dying stone, the ring nebula, throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel. and the phantom galaxy with 100 billion stars amongst its spiral arms. these images are stunning but also transforming what we thought we knew about the cosmos. the telescope can look back to the very dawn of the universe and revealing that game changing galaxies that are breakin

well, that's exactly the bombshell that denmark's queen margrethe ii the bombshell that denmark's queeneople on sunday evening. the 83 year old is the longest serving sovereign in europe , but will formally europe, but will formally abdicate throne . make way abdicate the throne. make way for her son frederik on january the 14th. but would such a bold and monumental decision ever be replicated again on these shores? after all recent yougov polling has prince and princess of wales sporting a healthy six, nine and 71% popularity rating amongst the british public. king charles and queen camilla, they're languishing behind somewhat on 52 and 41% respectively. so should king charles abdicate and make way for william and kate to debate this? i'm joined by former royal correspondent sun, correspondent at the sun, charlie and former labour mp charlie ray and former labour mp stephen pound . brilliant stuff stephen pound. brilliant stuff chaps, uh, who to start with? i normally go ladies first, but i can't really do that tonight. charlie. go with you. charlie. i'll go with you. should abdicate ?

well, that's exactly the bombshell that denmark's queen margrethe ii the bombshell that denmark's queenh people on sunday evening. the 83 year old is the longest serving sovereign in europe , but will formally europe, but will formally abdicate throne . make way abdicate the throne. make way for her son frederik on january the 14th. but would such a bold and monumental decision ever be replicated again on these shores? after all recent yougov polling has prince and princess of wales sporting a healthy six, nine and 71% popularity rating amongst the british public. king charles and queen camilla, they're languishing behind somewhat on 52 and 41% respectively. so should king charles abdicate and make way for william and kate to debate this? i'm joined by former royal correspondent sun, correspondent at the sun, charlie and former labour mp charlie ray and former labour mp stephen pound . brilliant stuff stephen pound. brilliant stuff chaps, uh, who to start with? i normally go ladies first, but i can't really do that tonight. charlie. go with you. charlie. i'll go with you. should abdicat

queen margrethe of denmark queen margrethe ii of denmark announced abdication announced a surprise abdicatione on tv. uh, announced a surprise abdication live on tv . uh, live tv can be tricky. >> well, she's always been a surprising character, hasn't she ? >> 7- >> i'll be. 7— >> i'll be. i'm 7 ? >> i'll be. i'm not intimately acquainted with the queen of denmark, actually. >> oh, right . well, i know all >> oh, right. well, i know all about her. >> paul so she announced >> go on. paul so she announced the surprise news the nation the surprise news to the nation in in a new speech. in a in a new year speech. apparently now she'd been . what apparently now she'd been. what struck me is she'd actually been in her position for 52 years. she came into power when her father died in 1972, and she abdicated and passed it on to her son. it actually doesn't feel like a massive story. of course it is within denmark , but course it is within denmark, but it's not like there was a scandal . she's basically said, scandal. she's basically said, i'd to retire for good for her. >> you know, it must be knack

denmark has a new king, frederik x, after his mother, queen margrethe ii, formally signed her abdicationle lined the streets of copenhagen to greet their new monarch and he appeared emotional as he waved to the cheering crowds. he was laterjoined on the balcony of christiansborg palace by his wife, the australian—born queen mary. that's what the crowd waiting for. australia has gone mad for it as well. she is back! carol is back! good morning, anything happen over christmas by any chance? a couple of weavings, some very good thing i should say! —— a couple of we do things. this morning it is a cold start to the day, ice on untreated surfaces, where we have had rain, and snow showers continuing in scotland and northern ireland but we will see a few of them in other places. they have been falling steadily through the night in scotland and northern ireland, a few getting into wales and you can see some on the north sea coastline as well. windy in the north are the snow will be drifting, a few showers getting into the likes of yorkshire, may be across parts of wales. most of the showers in w

after the death of queen elizabeth ii, queen margrethe became the longest—serving monarch in europe.ister thanked queen margrethe for her service, saying it was difficult to understand that the time had come for a change of throne — a feeling echoed across denmark as the nation prepares to welcome the next royal generation. naomi choy smith, bbc news. the defence secretary, grant shapps, has said british forces are ready to take direct action against houthi rebel groups in yemen, who have been targeting cargo ships in the red sea. writing in the daily telegraph this morning, mr shapps said this was a test for the international community and warned that a failure to protect the route, which is heavily used for trade, would embolden those looking to threaten elsewhere. israel has warned that the war in gaza could continue throughout 2024, as troop deployments are being adjusted to prepare for prolonged fighting. air raid sirens were heard overnight in tel aviv and israeli towns close to the gaza strip. there were no reports of any casualties or damage. there has been another night of h