The Danish Royal Court informed today that after her abdication on 14 January 2024, Queen Margrethe will be able to be installed as acting regent (Danish: Rigsforstander):
HM The Queen will be able to be installed as acting regent
Following the Council of State on 14 January 2024, HM The Queen can be installed as acting regent. As acting regent, The Queen will be able to perform duties as head of state when both TRH The Crown Prince and Prince Christian are prevented from doing so after 14 January, for example during stays abroad.
Already, TRH The Crown Princess, Prince Joachim and Princess Benedikte can assume the function of acting regent and thus handle the duties as head of state.
It is the Regency Act of 1871 which regulates who will act as regent in case the king or (reigning) queen has not reacted the age of majority, or is sick or is absent from the country.
It is a wise idea that Queen Margrethe could be installed as acting regent after her abdication. If both (then) King Frederik and Crown Prince Christian are incapacitated due to illness or are abroad, and with Prince Joachim living in the USA, it is very practical that Margrethe could step in when necessary. Of course Princess Benedikte is also able to serve as acting regent, but she lives in Berleburg in Germany most of the time, so her elder sister is a more practical solution.
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