Queen Mary of Denmark has provided a health update on her mother-in-law after she suffered a fall that led to her hospitalisation.
The 84-year-old Queen Margrethe, who made the shock decision to abdicate in January to allow her son King Frederik to succeed, was discharged from hospital last week after falling while staying at Fredensborg Castle.
Before a National Conference for Health Visitors in Copenhagen, Mary yesterday gave an update on Margrethe’s condition, saying: ‘Under the circumstances, she is doing very well.
‘I had the opportunity to visit her a few times since she came home. She’s super cool and keeps her spirit high. Thank you for the question.’
Last Friday, Danish publication DR, reported an official statement from the Danish Royal Palace updating on the Queen’s condition, saying she had been discharged but had suffered an injury to her neck vertebrae and a fracture to her left hand during the fall.
Queen Mary of Denmark yesterday gave a health update on her mother-in-law Queen Margrethe of Denmark
Mary said Margrethe is doing well under the circumstances, adding that she is ‘super cool’ and keeps her spirits high
The statement read: ‘Queen Margrethe is in good spirits and is doing well under the circumstances but will however be on sick leave for a longer period.’
Yesterday, Mary attended the National Conference for Health Visitors with The Mary Foundation, which was likely her first outing since Margrethe was discharged form hospital.
Following Queen Margrethe’s accident last week, it’s thought all her planned public engagements have now been cancelled as she recovers, and that the Queen will have to wear a neck brace to help her vertebrae injury heal.
King Frederik, 55, the eldest of Margrethe’s two sons, spoke publicly on the news that his mother had been hopsitalised last Thursday.
Speaking to reporters, he revealed he had spoken to his mother and was confident she was ‘in good hands’.
He added: ‘We take it day by day. The doctors are the ones who decide.’ The King was speaking as he arrived at the Danish capital’s City Hall to attend celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir.
Margrethe, a third cousin of Queen Elizabeth, was scheduled to participate in an event at Aarhus University yesterday but pulled out.
Her Majesty, known for her chain-smoking and love of dachshunds, was seen last Monday as she attended the Rungstedlund Prize 2024 at the Karen Blixen Museum.
Pictured: Queen Mary and Queen Margrethe celebrating King Frederick’s birthday at Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, in May
Despite resigning in her New Year’s Eve speech last year, the monarch remains active and performs royal duties alongside her son.
Margrethe shocked the nation with the announcement of her abdication during her New Year’s Eve live television segment.
Just 14 days later, Margrethe, who ruled for 52 years, signed away the throne at a Council of State meeting and her son, Frederik, was crowned King of Denmark.
She said one of the reasons why she chose to give up the throne was because of her health issues, adding that she underwent surgery for her back in February 2023.
She said: ‘It went well, thanks to the skilled healthcare staff who took care of me. Of course, the operation also gave rise to thinking about the future – whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation.’
The royal is still known as Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and can fill in as regent if King Frederik, Queen Mary and Crown Prince Christian are abroad, ill or on holiday.
Just one week after giving up the crown, the royal went to a special church service at Aarhus Cathedral with her son, King Frederik and his wife Queen Mary.
In Denmark, formal power resides with the elected parliament and its government. The monarch is expected to stay above partisan politics, representing the nation with traditional duties ranging from state visits to national day celebrations.
Born in 1940, Margrethe has throughout her life enjoyed broad support from Danes, who are fond of her tactful and yet creative personality, the Prime Minster has previously described her as ‘the epitome of Denmark’.
Queen Mary was photographed while attending an event in Copenhagen on Monday, days after her mother-in-law was discharged from hospital after suffering a fall
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been released from hospital following a fall at Fredensborg Castle last week – but endured an injury to her neck and left arm, the Palace reported on Friday. She is pictured at Karen Blixen Museum in Copenhagen in September
The monarch hit the headlines in 2022 when she removed royal titles from the four children of her younger son Prince Joachim.
She enjoyed a close relationship with her third cousin Queen Elizabeth II, both descendants of Queen Victoria, having bonded during several state visits to each other’s countries down the decades – most recently in 2000, when Margrethe was received at Windsor.
The six-feet-tall Margrethe has been one of the most popular public figures in Denmark. She often walked the streets of Copenhagen virtually unescorted and won the admiration of Danes for her warm manners and for her talents as a linguist and designer.
A keen skier, she was a member of a Danish women’s air force unit as a princess, taking part in judo courses and endurance tests in the snow.
In 2011, at age 70, she visited Danish troops in southern Afghanistan wearing a military jumpsuit.
As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories which are part of the Danish Realm, and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.
Pictured: Queen Margrethe at the Danish Parliament’s celebration of the succession of the throne at Danish Parliament on January 15, 2024
Denmark has Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy, which traces its line back to the Viking king Gorm the Old, who died in 958. Although Margrethe is head of state, the Danish Constitution strictly ruled out her involvement in party politics.
She ascended the throne on January 15, 1972, after the death of her father.
But, although she was his eldest child, she did not become heir presumptive until 1953, when Denmark’s constitution was amended to allow women to inherit the throne.
That followed a referendum in which more than 85 per cent of participants voted to allow female succession.
She was married in 1967 to a Frenchman, Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat, later styled as Prince Henrik. They had two sons, Prince Frederick and Prince Joachim.
Despite enjoying a long marriage of 50 years, her relationship with Henrik was plagued with controversy. Henrik stunned Danes by saying he felt he had been pushed aside in his own home by his wife.
Prince Henrik died in 2018 aged 83.
On the day she became monarch, she appeared on the balcony of Denmark’s Christiansborg Palace and pledged her allegiance to the nation.
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