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A Talented Royal Lady
Denmark's current queen, Margrethe II, was born in 1940. She was the eldest daughter of King Frederik IX, who had no sons.
After a favorable 1953 referendum, the Danish constitution, which allowed only for a male heir to the throne, was amended
to enable female succession. Margrethe became queen at the age of 32, after Frederik's death in 1972. She is Denmark's first
female monarch since the 15th century. Queen Margrethe qualified as an archeologist after studying at Copenhagen, Århus, Cambridge
and Paris. She is a talented artist, illustrating an edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy Lord of the Rings and designing
stamps for the Danish postal service. The queen has also designed theatrical costumes and stage settings for the Danish Royal
Theatre. An accomplished linguist, Queen Margrethe has translated the work of the French novelist Simone de Beauvoir, a task
in which she worked with her husband, French-born Prince Henrik.
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