Princess Marie and Prince Joachim of Denmark on January 23, 2020 in Paris - PJB / SIPA

Danish Prince Joachim, youngest son of Queen Margrethe II, will have no after-effects from his operation after a stroke in France and will quickly leave intensive care, the royal palace announced on Tuesday. After hospitalization in Toulouse in the south-west of France and intensive care treatments in recent days, “the doctors' diagnosis is now that Prince Joachim will not have any physical consequences or other consequences of the consequences of her blood clot, ”the court wrote in a statement.

The 51-year-old prince's brain clot that caused the stroke on Friday night "is due to a sudden dissection of an artery, and the medical team believes the risk of a relapse is very low once the artery treated ”, specifies the palate.

He will remain hospitalized for some time

The incident occurred while the prince was on vacation with his family at Cayx Castle in the Lot, home of his French-born father, Henrik of Denmark. He had been taken by ambulance to Cahors hospital then to Toulouse university hospital, a journey of nearly 130 kilometers. The prince "should quickly leave intensive care but will remain hospitalized for some time," said the palace on Tuesday in its press release, where Joachim and his wife of French origin, Princess Marie, send their thanks for the marks of support received.

Reserve colonel, the prince has just spent a year of training in Paris at the Center des Hautes Etudes Militaires (CHEM) and at the Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale (IHEDN) at the Military School. He was to take up his duties at the start of the school year as defense attaché at the Danish Embassy in Paris, for a planned period of three years. Joachim is sixth in the order of accession to the throne since the birth of the four children of his older brother, Crown Prince Frederik. Margrethe II has just celebrated its 80th birthday.

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