Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 85, who abdicated in favour of her son, was admitted to a national hospital on Thursday.
The statement from the Danish Royal Court reads, “As a result of a cold HM Queen Margrethe has contracted, it has been decided that the Queen will be admitted to Rigshospitalet for observation as a precaution.”
No further information has been provided at this time.
In January, Frederik X became the new king of Denmark after his mother Margrethe II, who had ruled for 52 years, abdicated the throne. This is the longest reign of any of her predecessors in the history of the kingdom.
