Queen Margrethe's best photos to mark the end of her reign

Margrethe pictured during her childhood with her younger sisters, Anne-Marie and Benedikte. Anne-Marie went on to become Queen of Greece following her marriage to Constantine II.

An official portrait taken on her 18^th birthday showing Margrethe looking like a Hollywood movie star in a white off-the-shoulder and sporting pin curls and red lipstick.

Margrethe met Henri at a dinner while studying in London in the 1960s. The French diplomat proposed to then princess with a jaw-dropping ring with two square-shaped diamonds, made by Van Cleef & Arpels.

The couple's engagement was announced by the Danish palace in October 1966.

The happy couple wave from the balcony on their wedding day on 10 June 1967.

Margrethe and Henri were married at the Holmen Church in Copenhagen, with the royal bride wearing a silk wedding dress created by Danish fashion designer Jørgen Bende and the Khedive of Egypt tiara.

The couple enjoyed over 50 years of marriage until Henri's death in February 2018.

Less than a year after their nuptials, Margrethe and Henri welcomed their firstborn, Frederik, on 26 May 1968.

At the time, Margrethe was heir to the Danish throne during the reign of her father, Frederick IX.

Margrethe gave birth to her second son, Joachim, on 7 June 1969.

A sweet snap of Margrethe, Henri, Frederik and Joachim at Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus in the year that Margrethe became queen.

Margrethe became queen of Denmark following her father Frederick's death on 14 January 1972.

The pearl poire tiara is part of a suite that is most synonymous with the monarch.

Eight years into her reign, Margrethe celebrated a milestone birthday which was commemorated with this stunning portrait of the queen with her husband Prince Henrik.

A royal line-up! The then reigning sovereigns of Europe were captured altogether during celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee in 2002. 

Queen Margrethe was seated alongside Elizabeth II and Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.

Standing behind them was King Albert II of Belgium, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, King Harald V of Norway, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.

A carefree Margrethe pictured during her summer break at National Park Thy in Hanstholm.

Dazzling in diamonds and a beautiful green lace gown for a state visit to Germany, where she was accompanied by her son, Crown Prince Frederik.

Queen Margrethe with her eight grandchildren on the balcony of Amalienborg Palace as she marked her 83^rd birthday. 

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are parents to Prince Christian, 18, Princess Isabella, 16, and 13-year-old twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. 

Prince Joachim has two sons, Count Nikolai, 24, and Count Felix, 21, from his first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg.  

He and his second wife, Princess Marie, are parents to Count Henrik, 14, and Countess Athena, 11.