Prince Frederik of Denmark hospitalised
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has been forced to cancel his upcoming engagements after undergoing back surgery on Sunday.
The Danish palace released a statement confirming that Frederik had an operation to correct a slipped disc. The operation was successful, and he was discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on Monday.
The future king of Denmark was due to mark Nature Day on Monday and take part in an army-related engagement on Wednesday. His trip to Finland, scheduled for next week, has also been postponed.
He is now recovering at home and will resume his royal duties in the coming weeks.
Frederik was most recently pictured in public last Wednesday during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Denmark.
The father-of-four has previously spoken up about his back pain. Prince Frederik, who celebrated turning 50 by participating in the Royal Run, said in May: "I have had a few back problems lately which have stopped me from going running as I would like to."
The news come just days after it was revealed that Frederik and his Aussie-born wife Princess Mary will be coming to Australia for the upcoming Invictus Games.
Frederik and Mary will join British royals Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan in Sydney for the Invictus Games, which will run from October 20 to 27.