Danes vote for royal succession equality

Danes voted today to put princesses on an equal footing with princes in the royal line of succession.

Nearly complete results showed 77.7% of those voting approved the change of the constitution, which gives female heirs to the throne the same rights as male ones.

Politicians have already approved the change but the referendum was needed as a final step.

Currently, male heirs take precedence in Denmark’s figurehead monarchy, meaning the oldest son is always first in line to the throne, even if he has an older sister.

However, Queen Margrethe inherited the throne in 1972 because she does not have any brothers.

Turnout in the poll, which coincided with the European Parliament election, was 57.9%.