Queen Margrethe II, Current Events Part 2: June 2020 -

[Adda]

I got teary eyed. May the surgery be a success so she can continue all her enterprises with enthusiasm.

It also shows how much of an effort she made going all the way to Tatoi. Nothing but respect for my Queen.

[victor1319]

Originally Posted by Elektra

Breaking news :Queen Margrethe to undergo surgery for her back problems.
https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/hm...ndergo-surgery

So, she has to endure "extensive surgery"? Our poor Queen Daisy! I hope, everything will be fine. She will have the best surgeons!

[MARG]

Since it is described as extensive surgery, I think your hardworking Queen has most probably deferred it for quite some time for no other reason than she will be out of action for quite some time. The downside has been seeing a tired and pinched Queen trying to carry on regardless while in a great deal of pain and discomfort.

I hope her surgery and rehabilitation go well, and she gains all that she hopes for and needs. Either way it will be a long and painful process for her, so here's hoping Joachim and Marie will help picking up the slack.

[muriel]

Originally Posted by MARG

Either way it will be a long and painful process for her, so here's hoping Joachim and Marie will help picking up the slack.

Hope the surgery is successful and the Queen recovers well.

I suspect the Queen's engagements will be carried out by Fred & Mary, not J&M who live in Paris. This will be a taste of what the next reign might possibly look like.

[Muhler]

i have not seen any details about the surgery, only that it is a major procedure.

considering the age, i should think it is a quite risky procedure and that even if it is a total success, it will, again due to her age, take a long time to recover.
i should be very surprised indeed if we see her on the job this side of summer.

i think m&f will take over the summer cruises as well.

it is, i think. not practical to expect j&m to travel back and fort from usa much. especially joachim.
i also think isabella and christian may go solo a few times to cover minor events.

[lookupdown]

Poor woman. I hope she recovers well.

[iceflower]

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[maria-olivia]

She never show she was suffering. She went to Tatoi after the Funerals and was standing.
A great Lady.

[camelot23ca]

I just saw the news about Queen Margrethe needing surgery. I hope it goes well and she gets as good a result as possible. She’s obviously been having pain and mobility issues for awhile now

[MARG]

Originally Posted by Muhler

i have not seen any details about the surgery, only that it is a major procedure.

considering the age, i should think it is a quite risky procedure and that even if it is a total success, it will, again due to her age, take a long time to recover.
i should be very surprised indeed if we see her on the job this side of summer.

i think m&f will take over the summer cruises as well.

it is, i think. not practical to expect j&m to travel back and fort from usa much. especially joachim.
i also think isabella and christian may go solo a few times to cover minor events.

I wonder how urgent this surgery is. She has had this condition for some years, I remember when she started sitting to receive guests at New Years Levees, so I can only imagine something unforeseen has changed necessitating "extensive surgery" asap. Also, until the announcement of the surgery, Queen Margrethe's diary has been and projected to be as it always has been with nary a whiff of speculation about QM taking time for a scheduled medical procedure.

From this, I surmise that there will have been a massive reorganisation of the entire family's engagements. I think seeing Christian and Isabella doing solo engagements would be really uplifting seeing their Queen's grandchildren helping to 'hold down the fort' in her absence.

[CrownPrincessJava]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

She never show she was suffering. She went to Tatoi after the Funerals and was standing.
A great Lady.

And this is why I am highly suspicious about the major surgery being just about her back issues. My mother has severe osteoarthritis, and degenerative spinal disease and I know first hand how bad severe back issues can be. My mother is a few years younger than QMII and she can barely move. If QMII has severe back issues that now require major surgery, there is no way she could have travelled and withstand the standing and funeral.

After all the "mobility issues" excuse the BRF gave about QEII, where clearly she must have had more serious issues, I am very suspicious of this press release. Especially given how much of a heavy smoker QMII has been all her life.

Whatever the story, I hope her a full and speedy recovery.

[maria-olivia]

She planned to go to Norway...Stay which is cancelled of course.

[kalnel]

Originally Posted by CrownPrincessJava

And this is why I am highly suspicious about the major surgery being just about her back issues. My mother has severe osteoarthritis, and degenerative spinal disease and I know first hand how bad severe back issues can be. My mother is a few years younger than QMII and she can barely move. If QMII has severe back issues that now require major surgery, there is no way she could have travelled and withstand the standing and funeral.

After all the "mobility issues" excuse the BRF gave about QEII, where clearly she must have had more serious issues, I am very suspicious of this press release. Especially given how much of a heavy smoker QMII has been all her life.

Whatever the story, I hope her a full and speedy recovery.

She has walked rather haltingly for a long time, and she has a lost a lot of height over the years, so her back problems are pretty obvious. I think the reports about that go back more than 20 years. But, I know what you mean about being “suspicious.”

Whatever her exact problem is, it must be quite serious, since surgery on people her age is always concerning. On the other hand, it’s not an emergency, since it isn’t happening immediately.

[Archduchess Zelia]

Originally Posted by CrownPrincessJava

And this is why I am highly suspicious about the major surgery being just about her back issues. My mother has severe osteoarthritis, and degenerative spinal disease and I know first hand how bad severe back issues can be. My mother is a few years younger than QMII and she can barely move. If QMII has severe back issues that now require major surgery, there is no way she could have travelled and withstand the standing and funeral.

After all the "mobility issues" excuse the BRF gave about QEII, where clearly she must have had more serious issues, I am very suspicious of this press release. Especially given how much of a heavy smoker QMII has been all her life.

Whatever the story, I hope her a full and speedy recovery.

QMII's back problems have been well-known for years. If you saw her at the Philip's memorial last year, when officials cocked up the exits and the royals had to stand around and wait for an eternity, you could see QMII leaning against the door, clearly in pain. At the NY courts, she has been forced to sit down when greeting officials for years now.

[Prinsara]

Originally Posted by CrownPrincessJava

And this is why I am highly suspicious about the major surgery being just about her back issues. My mother has severe osteoarthritis, and degenerative spinal disease and I know first hand how bad severe back issues can be. My mother is a few years younger than QMII and she can barely move. If QMII has severe back issues that now require major surgery, there is no way she could have travelled and withstand the standing and funeral.

After all the "mobility issues" excuse the BRF gave about QEII, where clearly she must have had more serious issues, I am very suspicious of this press release. Especially given how much of a heavy smoker QMII has been all her life.

Whatever the story, I hope her a full and speedy recovery.

Her father died from his heavy smoking and not only had publicized cardiac issues to go with the COPD, he looked every inch of it for quite a long time. Elizabeth, who was dealing with other things, had major weight loss. Harald, who needed a new heart valve (which the NRF was quite honest about and ironically a somewhat less complicated procedure than QMII is having), rightly looked like death was stalking him prior to that.

Daisy...looks pretty much the same as she has for a while. Her "back" issues are known, unspecified, lengthy, degenerative, and fairly serious. Are they telling us everything? Probably not. Is there reason to think they are concealing something even more severe under the guise of a lie?

In this day and age, it's right to privacy vs. it wouldn't go over well with the public's right to be informed...

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by kalnel

She has walked rather haltingly for a long time, and she has a lost a lot of height over the years, so her back problems are pretty obvious. I think the reports about that go back more than 20 years. But, I know what you mean about being “suspicious.”

Wasn't the famous New Years court incident where Crown Prince Frederik had to stand in for her and Prince Henrik was degraded also because of her back Problems. That must have been in the earls 2000's as Frederik was then still unmarried

[kalnel]

Originally Posted by Archduchess Zelia

QMII's back problems have been well-known for years. If you saw her at the Philip's memorial last year, when officials cocked up the exits and the royals had to stand around and wait for an eternity, you could see QMII leaning against the door, clearly in pain. At the NY courts, she has been forced to sit down when greeting officials for years now.

I remember that. It must be miserable to have chronic pain like that, especially in a job like hers.

It would be interesting to know what kind of surgery she's having, although I can understand her wanting to keep that private. Commentators would be going crazy analyzing the procedure ahead of time.

[Tarlita]

I wish her well for a good recovery. And I will pray for her.
I am thinking Audio Books might help her pass the time as she recovers.

[kalnel]

Originally Posted by Tarlita

I wish her well for a good recovery. And I will pray for her.
I am thinking Audio Books might help her pass the time as she recovers.

Lol, does a queen need audio books? There must be someone in the palace who could read to her. ;-)

[Sidacarri]

Mmm, she is braver than me. As someone who has experienced back pain and lives on regular pain medication every day, I feel for her and wish her operation brings relief. It is a huge decision to have surgery, especially at her age so I'm assuming she doesn't have a choice really. Back pain caused by disc degeneration or injury, or a combination of both is not pleasant! One day you can get along fine with regular medications for relief and out of the blue you move a certain way or sit on a hard surface too long, drive over a bumpy road, and the pain becomes debilitating, the back spasm excruciating. You cannot do a thing. My neuro surgeon can not give me very positive success after surgery but I really hope for good results for the Queen.