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Queen Mary has provided an update on the health of her mother-in-law Queen Margrethe after she was hospitalised following a fall at Fredensborg Castle.
Queen Margrethe was admitted to Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen’s largest public hospital, however, she is now recovering at Fredensborg Palace.
During a recent event, Queen Mary was asked about her mother-in-law: “Under the circumstances, she is doing very well,” Queen Mary told Danish magazine Billed Bladet.
“I have had the opportunity to visit her a few times since she came home,” she said.
The news was first confirmed by a Danish royal spokesperson, informing the local press that the 84-year-old had been admitted to Denmark’s university hospital to be monitored.
“According to the circumstances, the Queen is doing well but was admitted for observation for the time being,” the head of communications, Lene Balleby, said at the time.
Details of the fall were not provided and no further comments were made. It was later revealed that the queen had damaged vertebrae in her neck and suffered a fracture in her left hand.
Margrethe was set to attend a special event honoring the 75th anniversary of the Department of Archaeology at Aarhus University on the Friday following her fall, however, this royal engagement was cancelled.
Queen Margrethe is currently recovering at home and is now wearing a neck collar and has her left hand in a plaster cast while her injuries heal.
Queen Margrethe abdicated the throne on January 14, 2024. Citing age and health issues, the Queen explained that she made the decision to abdicate after having back surgery in early 2023.
“The surgery naturally gave rise to thinking about the future — whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation,” she said at the time.
Margrethe was Queen of Denmark for 52 years, making her Denmark’s longest-serving monarch. However, following her abdication, Aussie-born Princess Mary became Queen Mary of Denmark.
Margrethe continued to bear the title of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe.
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