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Denmark's Queen Margrethe admitted to hospital

The 86-year-old former monarch will stay under observation over the weekend after the court said she was tired but in good spirits.

  • Queen Margrethe was admitted to Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on Thursday "this afternoon due to angina," the Royal House in Denmark announced.
  • The 86-year-old abdicated in January 2024 after reigning for 52 years in the Scandinavian country, ceding the throne to her eldest son Frederik.
  • Despite facing multiple health problems in recent years, Margrethe, 86, recently attended Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf's 80th birthday in early May.
  • The Royal House said the Queen will remain in hospital over the weekend for observation and further examinations, adding that "Her Majesty is tired, but in good spirits."
  • Beyond her reign, Margrethe maintains significant artistic interests, having illustrated Tolkien's works and translated Simone de Beauvoir's "All Men Are Mortal.
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VG broke the news in Oslo, Norway on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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