Soldier wounded in Prince Henrik birthday salute

Kronborg Castle cannon are fired on special, particularly royal occasions.  Archive.
Kronborg Castle cannon are fired on special, particularly royal occasions. Archive.

A soldier was seriously injured today by powder from a cannon fired at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore in honour of the Prince Consort Prince Henrik’s birthday, North Zealand Police has confirmed.

“The accident took place in connection with a salute to commemorate Prince Henrik’s birthday. A helicopter has arrived to take the soldier to Rigshospitalet,” North Zealand Police Duty Officer Ole Hestbæk says.

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