In June 1951, Margaret was travelling in a car her husband was driving when they ran over a 22-year-old man, Jaja Sorensen, who died soon after being taken to hospital. She died one day after her 97th birthday, on the 69th birthday of her daughter Anne. She was the last surviving child of Prince Valdemar and the longest lived and last surviving grandchild of Christian IX.
In June 1951, Margaret was traveling in a vehicle her husband was operating when they collided with a 22-year-old man, Jaja Sorensen, who passed away shortly after being transported to the hospital. She died one day after celebrating her 97th birthday, on the 69th birthday of her daughter Anne. She was the last remaining child of Prince Valdemar and the longest-lived and last surviving grandchild of Christian IX.