Queen Margrethe of Denmark was rushed to hospital on Wednesday after falling at Fredensborg Castle, according to local media reports.
The 84-year-old, who shocked the world with her abdication earlier this year, was admitted to the Danish capital’s university hospital for observation, the royal house told Danish media.
She was reportedly not seriously hurt.
Head of communications, Lene Balleby, said: “According to the circumstances, the queen is doing well, but was admitted for observation for the time being.
King Frederik, Margrethe’s son, told reporters he had spoken to her and that “she is in good hands.
He said as he attended an event in Copenhagen’s City Hall: “We take it day by day. The doctors are the ones who decide.”
The Danish royal is set to miss an engagement tomorrow at Aarhus University to mark the 75th anniversary of the Department of Archeology.
Denmark’s longest reigning monarch stepped down back in January after 52 years, handing the throne to her oldest son, Frederik, 55.
Margrethe made clear that her ill health was part of the reason she gave up her responsibilities.
The former monarch had undergone extensive back surgery last year.
In her address on New Year’s Eve, Margrethe said: “The surgery naturally gave rise to thinking about the future – whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation.”
She added: “I have decided that now is the right time. On 14 January 2024 – 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father – I will step down as queen of Denmark.
