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Poll shows strong support for Danish monarchy
Jan 6, 2012, 12:33 GMT
Copenhagen - Denmark appears set to remain a monarchy for the foreseeable future, judging by an opinion poll published Friday that showed 82 per cent of Danes in favour.
Just 12 per cent of the 1,000 respondents in the poll conducted in mid-December by Voxmeter for the Ritzau news agency said they wanted to see the monarchy abolished. Six per cent were undecided.
Queen Margrethe, 71, is preparing to mark her 40th jubilee. She ascended to the throne on January 14, 1972, following the death of her father King Frederik XI, who had reigned for 25 years.
As a queen, Margrethe has 'generated goodwill,' and endeared herself to the population, according to Copenhagen University historian Sebastian Olden-Jorgensen.
Her oldest son, Crown Prince Frederik is married to an Australian who has helped shore up support for the Danish royal house.
Crown Princess Mary 'is socially gifted and it is a great pleasure to envisage her as future queen,' Olden-Jorgensen was quoted as saying by Ritzau.
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