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Prince Joachim of Denmark has been released from hospital and reunited with his family after undergoing emergency brain surgery in July.
The Danish royal, 51, was spending the summer holidays with his family in France in the Chateau de Cayx, which belongs to his mother, when he fell ill.
The son of Queen Margrethe, who is sixth in line to the throne, was rushed to Toulouse University Hospital, where he was immediately operated on. The Danish Royal Palace said he’s not expected to suffer any long-term side effects after the surgery.
He’s finally been discharged and returned to the family after spending the weekend in the intensive care unit, with Princess Marie, 44, at his bedside.
Prince Joachim of Denmark has been released from hospital and reunited with his family after undergoing emergency brain surgery in July. The Danish royal, 51, was spending the summer holidays in France in the Chateau de Cayx, which belongs to his mother, with his family when the health scare struck (pictured with his wife Princess Marie, 44 at the state dinner of Christianborg Palace in Copenhagen)
A statement by the royal palace said: ‘It is now the opinion of the doctors that the prince’s health has improved to such an extent that his royal highness can be discharged and Prince Joachim is now staying at the Château de Cayx.
‘It is still the family’s wish that the prince has the necessary peace to recover completely.
‘Prince Joachim and Princess Marie would like to take this opportunity to thank the hospital staff involved.’
Lene Balleby, a spokeswoman for the royal household, said in an official statement at the time: ‘The blood clot in the brain was due to a sudden dissection of an artery, and the hospital’s medical team assesses that the risk of recurrence is very small when the artery has healed.’
Pictured left to right: Princess Marie, Prince Joachim, Prince Felix, 19, Prince Nikolai, 20, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. At the front, Princess Athena, eight and Prince Henrik, 11
It added: ‘It is the doctors’ assessment that Prince Joachim will not have any physical effects or other injuries as a result of the blood clot.
‘Prince Joachim is expected to be moved out of the intensive care unit as soon as possible but will continue to be hospitalised for some time to come.
In a previous statement the Palace said: ‘His Royal Highness Prince Joachim was admitted to the University Hospital of Toulouse, France, late last night.
‘The prince was operated on immediately afterwards for a blood clot in the brain and the operation was successful. The condition of His Royal Highness is stable today.
Princess Marie, 44, stayed by Joachim’s side as he recovered from surgery in hospital last week
‘The Royal House has no further information at this point in time, but it is the wish of Her Majesty The Queen that the public respects the privacy of the family during the hospitalisation.’
The sudden medical emergency struck as the Prince was vacationing with his wife and their four children. They had just celebrated the 18th birthday of his second eldest son Prince Felix, who hit the milestone on July 22.
Joachim had marked the event alongside the teenager’s mother and his ex-wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg.
The parents were joined by their eldest son Prince Nikolai, 20, and Joachim’s current wife Princess Marie and their two children Prince Henrik, 11, and Princess Athena, eight.
The family had been celebrating the 18th birthday of Prince Felix, Prince Joachim’s second eldest son
Sharing intimate family photographs to Instagram, the group are seen hugging one another in a group snap.
Prince Joachim of Denmark and his ex-wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg divorced in 2004 after 10 years together – they were Denmark’s first royal split in nearly 160 years.
The prince, who is the second son of Margrethe and Prince Consort Henrik, is sixth in line to the throne after his elder brother Crown Prince Frederik and his four children with Australian-born Crown Princess Mary.
He has since remarried Paris-born Marie Cavallier, now Princess Marie and the couple have two children together Prince Henrik, 11, and Princess Athena, eight.
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