Queen Margrethe II.Photo: Steffi Loos/Getty
Queen Margrethe IIof Denmark made her first public appearance since undergoing a major operation two months ago.
The 82-year-old Queen was filmed carrying a walking stick as she appeared at the doors of Fredensborg Castle in Denmark on Wednesday, nearly two months after she had"extensive back surgery"on Feb. 22.
In a video, which was shared on the Danish royal family’s official Instagram account, Queen Margrethewalks out of the castle’s doorsto wave at the gathered crowds, who held flaming torches. She also used a chair placed at the top of the stairs to aid her.
“Since 1988, the city of Fredensborg has organized a torchlight procession in connection with the relocation of the residence to the North Zealand castle,” it continued. “At the evening’s event, Her Majesty thanked her for the welcome and sang along with those present to ‘Der er et Yndigt Land’ [the Danish National Anthem].”
Queen Margrethe is due to return to her official duties on Apr. 16 — her 83rd birthday —according toTatler.
The Danish Royal House previously announced that Queen Margrethe’s surgery had been a success in an update shared on Feb. 22.
“Her Majesty the Queen has today undergone extensive back surgery at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. The operation went according to plan, and the Queen’s condition is good and stable under the circumstances,” theDanish Royal House said in a statement. “In the coming time, the Queen will continue to be hospitalized at the Rigshospitalet, and after that a longer period of convalescence and rehabilitation of the back awaits.”
Queen Margrethe II.Ole Jensen/Getty Images
The palace announced the procedure two weeks before the operation was due to take place, noting that Queen Margrethe had long suffered from back problems.
Queen Margrethe’s team added that several members of her family would take on a heavier workload in her stead while she remained in the hospital.
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Queen Margrethe’s son,Crown Prince Frederik, and her younger sister,Princess Benedikte, took over as regent for part of her recovery.
The royal became thelongest-serving European sovereign and the only ruling female monarchin Europe following thedeathof her third cousin,Queen Elizabeth II, in September at the age of 96.
source: people.com
