Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II Hospitalised After Falling At Home

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who unexpectedly resigned earlier this year, has been hospitalised following a fall at her home, Danish media reported on Thursday.

The reports however confirmed that she is in good condition.

The 84-year-old queen was admitted late Wednesday at the Danish capital’s university hospital for observation after falling in the evening at Fredensborg Castle, north of Copenhagen, the royal house told Danish media.

“According to the circumstances, the queen is doing well, but was admitted for observation for the time being,” the head of communications, Lene Balleby was quoted as saying.

The royal household had no further comments.
Margrethe was scheduled to participate in an event on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Department of Archeology at Aarhus University, but her participation has now been canceled.

She studied prehistoric archaeology at Copenhagen University and earlier said that if she had not been the monarch of Denmark, she would have become an archaeologist.

In January, Margrethe became Denmark’s first monarch to resign in nearly 900 years when handing the throne over to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.

She always maintained during her 52-year reign that she would not quit, but back surgery and several ailments left her unable to undertake as much as she could in the past.

“Time takes its toll,” she said when announcing her plans to step down in a New Year’s address that stunned the kingdom.