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Queen Mary of Denmark recently came down with an undisclosed illness that forced her to cancel all upcoming appearances.
The Danish Royal House's Communications Department issued a message in her absence, obtained by Daily Mail, that read:
"Her Majesty the Queen, like many others right now, has become ill, and therefore unfortunately cannot participate in the Heart Association's award ceremony."
The Queen offered her thanks to citizens wishing her well and revealed why she was absent from her latest engagement in a post shared to Instagram last week.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness. What a lovely surprise to receive this bouquet and drawings, even though illness prevented me from participating in the Danish Heart Association's event 'Together for the Heart'. I had been looking forward to presenting the Heart Award together with the heart children Alma and Ellen and to meeting some of the young people living with heart disease. Hopefully, we can meet another time."
The message was accompanied by a photo of the beautiful flowers she received and "get well" drawings created by two children living with heart disease whom she met at the most recent Heart Association awards, per Daily Mail.
Information regarding the current state of Queen Mary's health has yet to be revealed.
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