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Denmark's former Queen Margrethe admitted to hospital due to angina

Stine Jacobsen/Reuters

14 May 2026 at 13:23:18

 Denmark's former Queen Margrethe admitted to hospital due to angina

Former Queen Margrethe on her 86th birthday, in the Inner Courtyard at Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark, April 16, 2026.

Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters

COPENHAGEN - Denmark's former Queen Margrethe, 86, was admitted to hospital due to angina on Thursday, the royal court said.


"Her Majesty is tired, but in good spirits," the court said in a statement.


The queen, who abdicated in 2024 and passed the throne to her firstborn son Frederik, will remain hospitalised over the weekend for observation and further examinations, it added.


-Reporting by Stine Jacobsen; Editing by Ros Russell/Reuters

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