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Queen Margrethe Hospitalized and Unable to Attend King Harald’s Funeral

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former Danish Queen Margrethe, 86, was hospitalized in Copenhagen with a blood clot in the hip area and mild dehydration.
  • Her hospitalization means she will not attend King Harald V’s funeral in Oslo on Wednesday.
  • The Danish royal household said she remains in good spirits and is expected to stay in hospital for observation and treatment during the coming week.

Queen Margrethe of Denmark will miss King Harald V’s funeral in Oslo after being admitted to Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet with a blood clot in the hip area and mild dehydration.

The 86-year-old former queen was hospitalized on Sunday, the Danish royal household said in a statement. It said she was in good spirits and doing well under the circumstances.

“Queen Margrethe is expected to remain hospitalized for both observation and treatment during the coming week,” the statement said. “This means that Her Majesty will unfortunately not attend King Harald V’s funeral on Wednesday in Oslo.”

Queen Margrethe is expected to remain hospitalized for both observation and treatment during the coming week. This means that Her Majesty will unfortunately not attend King Harald V’s funeral on Wednesday in Oslo.

· The Danish royal householdThe statement explained why Queen Margrethe would miss the funeral.

The funeral arrangements in Oslo include Queen Sonja and Queen Mette-Marit traveling in one of the king’s cars during the mourning procession. King Haakon, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus and Princess Märtha Louise are scheduled to walk behind the coffin.

Meanwhile, mourners heading to the Royal Palace have been buying flowers along Karl Johans gate. Florist Gudson Berisha said he wanted to honor the king after noticing that some people were arriving without flowers. More than 3,000 people had filed past King Harald’s coffin by Sunday afternoon, after more than 7,000 did so on Saturday, when waiting times were lengthy.

I wanted to honor the king. I thought it was sad that people were going up without flowers.

· Gudson BerishaThe flower seller described why he set up a stall for mourners.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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