Overview
- Danish royal officials confirmed that Queen Margrethe II was urgently readmitted to Rigshospitalet after a CT scan found a large blood clot in her hip on Monday, May 25, 2026.
- The royal household said the clot is believed to be a consequence of a prior fall and that she is receiving treatment and will remain hospitalized for several days under medical supervision.
- The readmission comes about a week after Margrethe was discharged following a May 14–19 stay for angina, during which she underwent a balloon angioplasty on a coronary artery.
- Crown Princess Mary offered public reassurance, saying a recent procedure went well and that the queen is in good hands, remarks made while the Royal Run and Pentecost events took place.
- Margrethe is 86, abdicated in January 2024 to become queen emerita, and has a recent history of serious health issues including a complex 2023 back operation and a September 2024 fall that caused cervical injuries and a fractured hand.