RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday congratulated King Frederik X of Denmark on his accession to the throne.
In separate cables, King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed wished the new monarch “success” and expressed hopes “for continued progress and prosperity for the Kingdom of Denmark.”
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, formally signed her abdication.
The 83-year-old Margrethe is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years.
Massive crowds turned out to rejoice in the throne passing from mother to her popular son. Among those in the crowd were Australians, who came to celebrate one of their own becoming queen.
