Denmark’s Queen Margrethe in good health after heart procedure

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is in good health following a coronary procedure, the Danish royal household confirmed to public broadcaster DR on Monday.

The 86-year-old monarch remains hospitalised at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, though no discharge date has been set. Earlier statements from the royal household indicated she would be hospitalised for several days.

Queen Margrethe was admitted last Thursday after experiencing angina—chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. The royal household initially reported she was in good spirits but would remain under observation over the weekend for further tests.

On Friday, officials announced she had undergone a coronary angioplasty, a procedure to widen a narrowed artery using a small balloon. The procedure, described by TV physician Peter Qvortrup Geisling as “minor” and performed on around 10,000 Danes annually, was successful. Qvortrup Geisling noted that angina is “quite normal” for a woman of the queen’s age.

The queen has received visits from her son, King Frederik, and granddaughter Princess Isabella during her hospital stay. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also conveyed wishes for a speedy recovery and sent warm thoughts to the royal family.

Though Queen Margrethe formally abdicated in January, handing the throne to King Frederik, she has remained active in public life. Her last official engagement was on 6 May, when she visited the Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen foundation in Hellerup. She also attended the 80th birthday celebrations of Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf in April.