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epa06523652 (FILE) - Danish Queen Margrethe II (R) and Prince Consort Henrik (L) at the Palace of Fredensborg, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, 02 June 2007 (reissued 14 February 2018). According to media reports on 14 February 2018, Prince Henrik of Denmark has died at the age of 83. In 2017, he was diagnosed with dementia and was recently hospitalized after falling ill in Egypt. He returned to Denmark for a stay in the Rigshospitale in Copenhagen, and during a series of examinations a benign tumor was discovered on his left lung. His condition worsened and, according to media reports, he passed away in his sleep at Fredensborg Palace on the evening of 13 February 2018. Prince Henrik is survived by his wife, two sons and eight grandchildren. EPA/STEEN BROGAARD EDITORIAL USE ONLY DENMARK OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY *** Local Caption *** 01034426