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- Tasmanian-born Mary's ascension to Queen will come 23 years after she met Prince Frederik at a pub in Sydney during the 2000 Olympic Games. The couple married in 2004 and have four children.
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Jan 13, 2024 · The abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. and subsequent elevation of Crown Prince Frederik to King and Crown Princess Mary to Queen will take place on Sunday 14 January local time in ...
Feb 2, 2022 · As crown princess, Mary is the future queen of Denmark. Australian by birth, she married Queen Margrethe II’s eldest son in 2004, and has been a consistent figure on the world stage ever since.
It’s been almost 20 years in the waiting, but Crown Princess Mary will finally become the Queen of Denmark on 14th January, when her mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe II, officially relinquishes her role.
- She met Crown Prince Frederik in a pub. The fateful encounter has been dubbed a modern-day fairy tale. A real estate manager at that time, 28 year-old Mary Donaldson found herself chatting to “Fred” — or Prince Frederik — at a pub in September 2000.
- She had dreams of becoming a veterinarian. Born in Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Mary is the daughter of a mathematics professor and an executive assistant.
- How she learnt Danish. How did Crown Princess Mary learn Danish, a notoriously difficult language to master? Before she got married to Crown Prince Frederik, Mary took “princess lessons” taught by Frederik’s head of court, Lord Chamberlain Per Thornit, which included intensive language and history courses, according to Vogue.
- The big royal wedding. On May 14, 2004, the pair married at the Copenhagen Cathedral, in the nation’s capital. Crown Princess Mary wore a long-sleeved ivory silk wedding dress with a 5.8 metre train by Danish designer Uffe Frank and an Irish lace veil.
Jan 14, 2024 · Denmark's longest reigning monarch, Queen Margrethe II, signs the declaration of her abdication, triggering the ascension of her son Prince Frederik and Australian-born Princess Mary.
Jan 4, 2024 · A Danish royal hasn’t abdicated the throne since 1146, and like her neighboring female ruler Queen Elizabeth, many expected Margrethe to keep the crown for life. Yet she made her intentions clear: “On 14th January, 2024—52 years after I succeeded my beloved father—I will step down as Queen of Denmark.
Jan 13, 2024 · History will be made later today when Princess Mary becomes the first Australian-born Queen of a European monarchy. The Tasmanian law graduate will be crowned Queen Consort of Denmark alongside ...
