Queen Mary hit in Greenland

 

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Queen Mary of Denmark
Queen Mary hit in Greenland

Jenny Alexandersson,

Knut Sahlin Ekberg

Updated 14.03 | Published 13.15

Queen Mary was hit by a scooter during a visit to Greenland.

The scooter driver drove straight into the Queen in a crowd.

According to the court, no one was injured in the incident.

Quick version

• Queen Mary of Denmark was hit by a scooter during an official visit to Greenland. 
• The incident happened in the middle of a crowd, but the Queen's security team acted quickly and no one was injured.
  

Queen Mary was standing in the middle of a crowd in the capital Nuuk when the scooter ran into her from the side. Photo: TT

Last Thursday, the Danish Queen Mary was hit by a scooter in Greenland, reports Ekstrabladet.

Queen Mary is standing in a crowd in the capital, Nuuk, talking to people when the scooter plows into her from the side. The queen loses her balance, bends to the side, but does not fall.

Then her security team quickly intervenes.

- Back with you! says the guard to the person on the scooter who says in a trembling voice:

- I don't know what happened.

The Danish royal couple have brought their two youngest children to Greenland: Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, who are both 13 years old. Photo: TT

No one was injured

The accident took place when the Queen, the King, Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent were visiting the Greenlandic capital. For just over a week, they have visited various places on the island.

The Royal House confirms the accident to the Danish newspaper. Neither the queen nor the driver of the scooter should have been injured in the incident.