Denmark’s Margrethe dampens jubilee celebrations after death of queen

Queen Margrethe of Denmark and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. Picture: Michael Stephens/PA

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has dampened celebrations to mark her 50 years on the throne of Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Danish royal palace said.

Queen Margrethe, 82, whose reign is now Europe’s longest, has praised Britain’s late monarch as “a towering figure among European monarchs and a great inspiration to us all”, adding: “We shall miss her terribly.”