Royal unveils hidden talent as she steps out on stage

Queen Margarethe of Denmark has delighted fans by taking to the stage following a recent performance of The Nutcracker.

The royal revealed herself as the mastermind of the set and costumes for the Tivoli Gardens version of the classic ballet in Copenhagen.

Margarethe, 84, has been keeping herself busy since abdicating the throne in January after a lifetime of indulging in creative pursuits such as this.

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The royal joined performers on stage following the performance, receiving rapturous applause and curtsying five times.

"I take great joy in contributing to the ballet production of The Nutcracker," HELLO! reports Queen Margrethe as saying.

"Even now, in our sixth staging, it's still inspiring for the whole team to work on small adjustments and refinements that elevate the overall experience…It's been an exciting project."

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In the crowd was Queen Margarethe's family, including her son King Frederik, Queen Mary, their children Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, Margarethe's sisters Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and Queen Benedikte.

Also in attendance was the Queen's grandson Count Felix as well as Queen Sonja of Norway.

Queen Margarethe has been involved in Tivoli Gardens productions since 2001. She also paints and works on church textiles, book illustrations and embroidery.

Fans were delighted to see Margarethe looking so well.

The royal suffered a fall earlier this year on September 19, injuring her neck and left hand. The fall happened at her home, Fredensborg Palace.

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Mary's daughters raid her wardrobe for night at the ballet

A spokesperson for the Danish royal family explained at the time that the queen had been admitted to the capital's university hospital for observation.

A post on social media later read: "Her Majesty Queen Margrethe was discharged from Rigshospitalet today and is now back at her home Fredensborg Palace."

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"On Wednesday evening, Queen Margrethe was admitted to hospital after a fall, which unfortunately resulted in an injury which concerned the vertebrae of the neck as well as a fracture in the left hand," they explained.

"As a result of the fall, the left hand is now in a plaster cast, and The Queen will need to wear a stiff neck collar in the coming months."

Frederik and Mary will uphold a long-standing Danish royal family Christmas tradition by spending their first festive season since the change of throne in Aarhus.

The Danish royal household has confirmed the King and Queen, and their four children, will be at Marselisborg Castle for Christmas, taking up residence at the estate from December 23 to December 26.

They will be joined by Queen Margrethe, while her youngest son Prince Joachim and his wife, French-born Princess Marie, and their four children, will celebrate Christmas with Princess Marie's family.

Marselisborg Castle is north-west of Copenhagen and has been the focal point of Danish royal Christmas celebrations since Queen Margrethe's ascension to the throne in 1972.

King Frederik will deliver his first New Year's address to the people of Denmark, live, from Frederik VIII's Palace, at Amalienborg. The palace is King Frederik and Queen Mary's winter residence in Copenhagen.

The King and Queen will then host the three New Year's gala balls at Amalienborg and Christiansborg Palace from January 1.

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