Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark have cut short their children's three-month stint at a boarding school in Switzerland due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Danish royal court has confirmed that Crown Princess Mary has returned home from Switzerland with her four children- Prince Christian, 14, Princess Isabella, 12, and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, nine.

"In light of the worsening situation in Denmark in connection with the handling of the spread of COVID-19, the Crown Prince couple has decided that the family will leave home from Switzerland," the Danish royal court said in a statement.

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Kongehuset har netop udsendt følgende pressemeddelelse: På baggrund af den skærpede situation i Danmark i forbindelse med håndteringen af udbredelsen af COVID-19 har Kronprinsparret besluttet, at familien rejser hjem fra Schweiz. Kronprinsparret finder det mest naturligt at vende hjem og stå sammen med danskerne i en tid, der kræver meget af alle, og hvor der ligger et fælles ansvar for at passe på hinanden. Den 6. januar 2020 indledte Deres Kongelige Højheder Prins Christian, Prinsesse Isabella, Prins Vincent og Prinsesse Josephine et 12-ugers skoleophold på Lemania-Verbier i Schweiz. Skoleopholdet bliver således afbrudt før tid, og alle fire børn vil, når offentlige institutioner igen åbner i Danmark, fortsætte deres skolegang på Tranegårdskolen i Gentofte.

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"The Crown Prince couple find it most natural to return home and stand with the Danes in a time that requires a lot of everyone and where there is a shared responsibility for looking after each other," the statement issued on Thursday further read.

Mary had temporarily relocated to Switzerland with her children on January 6, for a 12-week spring term at Lemania-Verbier International School, while Crown Prince Frederik visited them according to his schedule.

After the stint, the royal children were expected to resume their schooling at the Tranegårdsskolen school in Gentofte. At the time, the Denmark palace had said in a statement, "With the school stay, the Crown Prince couple wants to give their children a common experience in an international environment."

However, the stay at the boarding school has been cut short due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, which has caused the closure of several schools across the world. Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen also announced on Wednesday that the country will close all kindergartens, schools, and universities for two weeks to slow the spread of the respiratory disease. Denmark has become the second country in Europe to go into lockdown due to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, reports Mail Online.

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Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Prince Vincent of Denmark, Prince Henrik of Denmark, Princess Josephine of Denmark, Prince Christian of Denmark, Princess Isabella of Denmark, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark pose for photographers at the annual summer photo call for The Danish Royal Family at Grasten Castle Luca Teuchmann/Getty Images

In a later statement issued on Instagram, the Danish royal court announced that Queen Margrethe has also returned to Fredensborg Castle in Denmark from her annual winter holiday in Norway. Also, the monarch has decided to cancel all of the royal events planned to celebrate her upcoming 80th birthday in April, along with other royal engagements in the coming weeks.