Denmark’s Queen Margrethe hospitalized after feeling unwell

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 86, has been admitted to Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet after feeling unwell. The royal household said doctors found a new hematoma in the hip area as well as mild dehydration, both of which require treatment.

The palace said the queen was “in good spirits and well, considering the circumstances.” She is expected to remain in hospital during the following week for treatment and observation.

The hospitalization will prevent Margrethe from traveling to Oslo on Wednesday for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V, who died nine days earlier at the age of 89. Denmark’s delegation will instead consist of King Frederik X and Queen Mary, Princess Benedikte, Margrethe’s sister, and Crown Prince Christian.

The queen had several hospital stays in May because of coronary problems and an angioplasty. She returned to public life in June and resumed her official schedule. On May 14, doctors admitted her for angina and performed the angioplasty. Six days later, they hospitalized her again after finding a clot near her hip, linked to an earlier fall. She was discharged on May 29.

Margrethe abdicated in favor of her son in January 2024 after 52 years on the throne, but she retains the title of queen and continues to attend official events. In her New Year’s address, she cited her age, complications from major back surgery and the need to make way for a new generation.

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In good spirits and well, considering the circumstances.