Queen Mary gives update on her mother-in-law Queen Margrethe II after fall at palace

Queen Mary has given an update on the health of her mother-in-law Queen Margrethe II after the 84-year-old was admitted to hospital following a fall.

The Danish queen is now recovering at Fredensborg Palace, where she slipped and fell on Wednesday evening.

She was taken to the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen as a precaution where doctors discovered the queen had damaged vertebrae in her neck and suffered a fracture in her left hand.

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Queen Margrethe was discharged on Friday and is now recovering at home.

Queen Mary was asked about her mother-in-law during an event in Copenhagen on Monday.

"Under the circumstances, she is doing very well," Queen Mary told Danish magazine Billed Bladet, while attending the National Conference for Health Care Nurses, in partnership with the Mary Foundation, at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Centre.

"I have had the opportunity to visit her a few times since she came home," Queen Mary added.

Queen Margrethe is now wearing a neck collar and has her left hand in a plaster cast while her injuries heal.

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Her engagements for the near future have also been cancelled.

The Danish Royal Household said in a statement on Friday: "Queen Margrethe is in good spirits and is doing well under the circumstances but will, however, be in recovery for a longer period of time".

At the weekend, Queen Mary acted as regent of Denmark for the first time since the change of throne in January.

Although Mary has been able to do so since 2019, and she has on many occasions, this marked the first time she has formally governed Denmark in her role as Queen Consort.

The 52-year-old took on the role as her husband, King Frederik, was out of the country, Crown Prince Christian is in Africa and Queen Margrethe was unwell.

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In February last year, Queen Margrethe took an extended break from official duties to recover from extensive back surgery.

She announced her abdication from the Danish throne on New Year's Eve and the proclamation (the Danish version of a coronation) took place on January 14, making Frederik King of Denmark.

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