Queen Mary was all smiles as she resumed her royal engagements following a brief illness that forced her to cancel appearances last week.
The Danish Queen had been scheduled to attend an event at the University of Copenhagen last Friday and the Heart Association’s awards ceremony at the Hotel d’Angleterre in Copenhagen on Wednesday but was unable to do so.
While the palace did not disclose specific details about her illness, a statement to Danish publication BT explained: “Her Majesty the Queen, like many others right now, has become ill, and therefore unfortunately cannot participate in the Heart Association’s award ceremony.”
After a short period of rest, Mary returned to her duties on Monday, taking part in a School Force visit with the Mary Foundation at Pilehaveskolen in Vallensbæk.
Founded by Mary in 2007, the foundation aims to improve the lives of vulnerable women and children. The School Force initiative, a collaboration between the Mary Foundation, Børns Vilkår, and Save the Children, focuses on enhancing student well-being in schools.
Dressed smartly in a checked trouser suit, Mary received a warm welcome from students waving Danish flags as she arrived at the school.
Reflecting on the visit, she shared: “It has been a pleasure to experience Pilehaveskolen’s work with the School Force. The school’s experiences and the student council’s proposals once again emphasise to me how central it is to involve children and young people in issues about their everyday lives.
“They are the ones who experience it firsthand if the well-being in the classroom is poor and if bullying occurs. That is why they must be heard. At the Mary Foundation, we have only had good experiences involving children and young people in our work.”
Later this week, Queen Mary is set to attend the opening of Realdania’s conference, Our Quality of Life, on Thursday.
Before her illness, she was last seen in public during a joint state visit to Finland with King Frederik.
