Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in hospital after nasty fall at castle

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has been admitted to hospital after a nasty fall in her home.

The royal - who shocked the country when she abdicated in January following 53 years on the throne - was rushed to the Danish capital's university hospital for observation, according to local media.

Her condition is not thought to be serious, her son King Frederik X said the family will "take it day by day", reports the Mirror.

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The 84-year-old received 42 official state visits in her nation and undertook 55 foreign state visits during her reign.

She is the world's most recent female reigning monarch.

"According to the circumstances, the queen is doing well, but was admitted for observation for the time being," the head of communications, Lene Balleby, said.

The royal household had no further comments regarding the incident, which is said to have happened at Fredensborg Castle, north of Copenhagen.

King Frederik X told reporters he had spoken to her and that "she is in good hands".

As he arrived at the Danish capital's City Hall to attend celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, the 56-year-old monarch added: "We take it day by day. The doctors are the ones who decide."

Margrethe was due to participate in an event on Friday, marking the 75th anniversary of the Department of Archaeology at Aarhus University, but her participation has now been cancelled.

Previously, she studied prehistoric archaeology at Copenhagen University, and earlier said that if she had not been the monarch of Denmark, she would have become an archaeologist.

In January, Queen Margrethe shocked the nation when she became the first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years, handing the throne over to her son.

She always maintained during her 52-year reign that she would not abdicate, but back surgery and several ailments left her unable to undertake as much as she could in the past.

"Time takes its toll," she said, when announcing her plans to abdicate in a New Year address.

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