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Denmark's Queen Margrethe admitted to hospital

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Denmark's former Queen Margrethe arrives at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Denmark's liberation at a memorial service at Mindelunden in Ryvangen, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 4, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS
Denmark's former Queen Margrethe arrives at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Denmark's liberation at a memorial service at Mindelunden in Ryvangen, Copenhagen, Denmark, May 4, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS Ida Marie Odgaard Reuters

COPENHAGEN - Denmark's 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 JacobsenEditing by Ros Russell)

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
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 Ida Marie Odgaard Reuters

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This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM.

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