Less than two weeks after being hospitalized following a heart attack, Queen Margrethe II has returned to a Copenhagen medical center for treatment tied to complications from a previous fall.
A statement obtained by the United Kingdom outlet Express said the 86-year-old royal had been admitted to Rigshospitalet, Denmark’s national hospital in Copenhagen, after a CT scan revealed “a large blood clot in the hip region” connected to an earlier fall.
“Her Majesty Queen Margrethe has been admitted to Rigshospitalet and has been treated,” the statement read, adding that the former monarch was expected to remain hospitalized “for a number of days.”
“Her Majesty is doing well under the circumstances,” the palace added.
The hospitalization came 11 days after the Danish Royal House announced that the queen had been admitted to the same hospital following a heart attack.
At the time, the Royal House said the former monarch would remain hospitalized to undergo a “balloon angioplasty of a coronary artery.”
“Her Majesty is making a good recovery,” the palace stated.
Queen Margrethe II abdicated the Danish throne in January 2024 after more than five decades as monarch, ending a 52-year reign that made her the longest-serving ruler in Danish history.
In her New Year’s Eve address announcing the decision, the queen cited health concerns, including a previous back surgery, as part of the reason for stepping down.
“One cannot undertake as much as one managed in the past,” she said during the televised speech announcing her abdication.
“In two weeks’ time I have been Queen of Denmark for 52 years. That length of time would take its time on anyone … On 14th January 2024—52 years after I succeeded my beloved father—I will step down as Queen of Denmark,” she said.
She formally transferred the throne to her son, King Frederik X, on Jan. 14, 2024. The accession elevated Australian-born Queen Mary to queen consort after more than two decades in the Danish royal family.
Born in Hobart, Australia, Mary Donaldson met then-Crown Prince Frederik during the 2000 Sydney Olympics before marrying into the Danish monarchy in 2004.
During his accession speech outside Christiansborg Palace, King Frederik praised his mother’s legacy, saying she would “be remembered forever as an extraordinary regent.”
“Today the throne is passed on. My hope is to become a unifying king of tomorrow,” Frederik said. He was joined by Queen Mary and their children, including the next-in-line Crown Prince Christian.
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