7 Living Former Monarchs Who Retired

History Tea Time

Lindsay Holiday

History

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🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Queen Elizabeth II considered abdication to be a dirty word. She remained on the throne until her death at 96, and left her son Charles to waiting 73 years to take the job he was born to. But abdication is not so despised in other countries. In recent decades more monarchs have elected to retire and pass the throne on to the next generation. Thus allowing them to spend their golden years relaxing and enjoying their ridiculously well-funded retirement plans. Plus we’ll find out what an ex monarch does in retirement; from studying fish to living in a log cabin to getting into even more scandal than they did on the throne. Let’s meet the world’s 6 living former monarchs... Akihito, Former Emperor of Japan Albert II, Former King of Belgium Juan Carlos I, Former King of Spain Beatrix, Former Queen of the Netherlands Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Former Emir of Qatar Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Former Dragon King of Bhutan Margrethe II , Former Queen of Denmark Join me every Tuesday when I'm Spilling the Tea on History! Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/lindsayholiday Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091781568503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating episodes! Intro Music: Baroque Coffee House by Doug Maxwell Music: 'Dream of the Ancestors' by Asher Fulero #HistoryTeaTime #LindsayHoliday Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hello and welcome to history tea time I'm Lindsay Holiday and I'm spilling the tea on history.
1:15.1	Six months after I release this as a video back in July 23, a 7th monarch chose to retire and hand their throne to their child.
1:25.1	In this updated version, we will also hear the life story of
1:29.3	Margraitha II, Queen of Denmark, and find out how she's been enjoying her retirement.
1:37.9	Living former monarchs who retired.
1:44.1	Queen Elizabeth II considered abdication to be a dirty word.
1:49.0	She remained on the throne until her death at 96 and left her son Charles to wait 73 years to take the job he was born to.
1:59.0	But abdication is not so despised in other countries. In recent decades,
2:04.3	more monarchs have elected to retire and pass their thrones on to the next generation,
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