WHO IS DENMARK'S NEXT KING FREDERIK?

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Denmark's Queen Margrethe II will abdicate today, after 52 years on the throne. Her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik will succeed her

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Born in 1968, the Crown Prince's full name is Frederik Andre Henrik Christian

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He was a shy and reserved child and felt uneasy about the idea of ascending the throne

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He has been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three

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In 1995, he became the first Danish royal to gain a master's degree. His studies included a year at Harvard University

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Fredrik is fluent in French, English and German. He is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark

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He has undergone extensive military training in all three branches of the Danish military

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He has participated in six marathons, one Ironman triathlon and a dog-sled expedition in northern Greenland royal run

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Frederik will take the throne with Denmark's soon-to-be queen Mary, an Australian-born former marketing and advertising director

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The couple has four children-
Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, and 13-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine

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WHO IS DENMARK'S NEXT KING FREDERIK?

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II will abdicate today, after 52 years on the throne. Her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik will succeed her

Born in 1968, the Crown Prince's full name is Frederik Andre Henrik Christian

He was a shy and reserved child and felt uneasy about the idea of ascending the throne

He has been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three

In 1995, he became the first Danish royal to gain a master's degree. His studies included a year at Harvard University

Fredrik is fluent in French, English and German. He is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark

He has undergone extensive military training in all three branches of the Danish military

He has participated in six marathons, one Ironman triathlon and a dog-sled expedition in northern Greenland royal run

Frederik will take the throne with Denmark's soon-to-be queen Mary, an Australian-born former marketing and advertising director

The couple has four children-
Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, and 13-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine

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WHO IS DENMARK'S NEXT KING FREDERIK?

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II will abdicate today, after 52 years on the throne. Her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik will succeed her

Born in 1968, the Crown Prince's full name is Frederik Andre Henrik Christian

He was a shy and reserved child and felt uneasy about the idea of ascending the throne

He has been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three

In 1995, he became the first Danish royal to gain a master's degree. His studies included a year at Harvard University

Fredrik is fluent in French, English and German. He is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark

He has undergone extensive military training in all three branches of the Danish military

He has participated in six marathons, one Ironman triathlon and a dog-sled expedition in northern Greenland royal run

Frederik will take the throne with Denmark's soon-to-be queen Mary, an Australian-born former marketing and advertising director

The couple has four children- Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, and 13-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine

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The couple has four children-
Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, and 13-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine