Denmark’s former queen Margrethe in hospital, palace says

Denmark's Queen Margrethe arrives for the State Banquet at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Monday Nov. 6, 2023. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

COPENHAGEN - Denmark’s 86-year-old Queen Margrethe, who abdicated two years ago, has been taken to hospital with bruising after a fall, the royal palace said on Monday.

A scan revealed “a significant accumulation of blood in the hip area following a fall,” a statement read.

Margrethe, 86, is expected to remain in Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet for several days.

The palace said she was “doing well under the circumstances.”

Margrethe underwent angioplasty earlier this month and spent several days in hospital.

The former queen, a heavy smoker for much of her life, remains popular among Danes for having subtly modernised the monarchy but has faced multiple health problems in recent years.

She had long maintained that she would never abdicate but a major back operation in 2023 led her to change her mind.