Queen Margrethe suffered neck and arm injuries in fall, palace reveal as she's discharged from hospital

Queen Margrethe was discharged from hospital in Copenhagen on Friday, leaving Rigshospitalet with her arm in a plaster and wearing a neck brace.

The Danish royal household confirmed the 84-year-old suffered injuries as a result of her fall at home in Fredensborg Castle on Wednesday evening, prompting the two-night stay in hospital.

"Queen Margrethe was hospitalised on Wednesday evening after a fall, which unfortunately resulted in damage around the cervical vertebrae and a fracture of the left hand," a translation of the royal press release stated.

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

The 84-year-old is said to be "in good spirits" and is doing well "under the circumstances" but will be taking an extended period of sick leave.

"This also means that the Queen's attendance at a number of events has been cancelled in the near future," the palace said.

Queen Margrethe abdicated from the Danish throne at the start of the year, in a 900-year first.

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Since then, she's continued to undertake a number of royal engagements, including two earlier this week.

Just hours before the fall, the 84-year-old attended the Sclerosis Conference ECTRIMS 2024 at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen, having been the royal patron of the Sclerosis Association since 1959.

And on Monday, Queen Margrethe presented the Rungstedlund Prize 2024 to Anja Cetti Andersen, the professor of astrophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute.

There's been no timeline set for Her Majesty's return to work.

Queen Margrethe, who now uses a walking stick following major back surgery early last year, cited health concerns as her primary reason for abdicating, in her New Year's address to the nation.

"In February this year I underwent extensive back surgery," she said in her announcement.

"Everything went well, thanks to the competent health personnel, who took care of me. Inevitably, the operation gave cause to thoughts about the future – whether now would be an appropriate time to pass on the responsibility to the next generation.

"I have decided that now is the right time."

This paved the way for her eldest son to become King Frederik X and his Australian-born wife to become Queen Mary in a succession ceremony held just weeks after the announcement.

The January 14 changing of the guard marked exactly 52 years on the throne for Queen Margrethe, who was the longest-reigning monarch in Europe.

She was the second-longest serving monarch and the longest-reigning female monarch in Danish history.

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