Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 84, in hospital after fall at castle home as royals issue update

Queen Margrethe of Denmark II reigned for precisely 52 years, abdicating lone successful January, and arsenic sovereign, Margrethe received 42 authoritative authorities visits successful her nation

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has been admitted to a infirmary aft falling successful her home.

The royal, who stunned the state erstwhile she abdicated successful January aft a 52-year reign, went to the Danish capital's assemblage infirmary for observation, section media says.

Although her information is not thought to beryllium serious, her lad King Frederik X said the household volition "take it time by day". Margrethe, aged 84, received 42 authoritative authorities visits successful her federation and undertook 55 overseas authorities visits herself during her lengthy reign. She is the world's astir caller pistillate reigning monarch.

"According to the circumstances, the queen is doing well, but was admitted for reflection for the clip being," the caput of communications, Lene Balleby, was quoted arsenic saying. The royal household had nary further comments astir Margrethe's fall, said to person happened astatine Fredensborg Castle, northbound of Copenhagen.

King Frederik X told reporters helium had spoken to her and that "she is successful bully hands". Speaking arsenic helium arrived astatine the Danish capital's City Hall to be celebrations marking the 100th day of the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, the 56-year-old monarch added: "We instrumentality it time by day. The doctors are the ones who decide."

Margrethe was scheduled to enactment successful an lawsuit connected Friday, marking the 75th day of the Department of Archaeology astatine Aarhus University, but her information has present been cancelled. Margrethe had studied prehistoric archaeology astatine Copenhagen University, and earlier said that if she had not been the monarch of Denmark, she would person go an archaeologist.

In January, Queen Margrethe became Denmark's archetypal monarch to abdicate successful astir 900 years erstwhile handing the throne implicit to her son. She ever maintained during her 52-year reign that she would not abdicate, but backmost country and respective ailments near her incapable to undertake arsenic overmuch arsenic she could successful the past.

"Time takes its toll," she said, erstwhile announcing her plans to abdicate successful a New Year address.