January 8 was the date of Queen Margrethe's final audience and last official task. Laundry worker Flemming Kjølstrup Jensen from Central Vaskeriet Bispebjerg was the last Dane to be in official audience with the Queen. Queen Margrethe has reigned since January 14, 1972. Queen Margrethe will officially abdicate on January 14, 2024, meaning that her son, Crown Prince Frederik, will become King of Denmark on the same day.