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Queen Margaret of Denmark abdicated in January 2024, passing the throne to her son Frederick
The 86-year-old sovereign was hospitalized at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen: a hematoma in the hip area and mild dehydration were found. The hospital stay is expected to last the whole week
Queen Margaret of Denmark was hospitalized in Copenhagen after an illness. The former sovereign is at Rigshospitalet, where doctors are treating a new hematoma in the hip area. The news was communicated by the Danish royal house. Margherita, 86, will reportedly remain hospitalized for several days.
The conditions of Queen Margaret
The royal house has made it known that the queen is in good spirits and that, considering the circumstances, she is well. The hospitalization is linked to the discovery of a new blood effusion in the hip area, accompanied by mild dehydration. He is expected to stay in hospital for the whole week. For this reason Margherita will not be able to attend the funeral of the Norwegian king Harald V, scheduled in Oslo on Wednesday 9 September.
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The third hospitalization of 2026
This is Queen Margaret's third hospitalization since the beginning of the year. In mid-May she underwent an angioplasty. She was subsequently hospitalized again after a fall that caused a hematoma. Margaret abdicated the Danish throne in January 2024, passing the crown to her son, Frederick X, and his wife, Queen Mary. He celebrated his 86th birthday in April this year.
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Queen Margaret will be discharged from Rigshospitalet by the end of the week
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