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    • 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.
  1. Jan 4, 2024 · In her New Year’s Eve address on 31 December 2023, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced her abdication in favour of her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik. The announcement not only brought immediate media attention to the prince but also to his wife, Mary Elizabeth, Crown Princess of Denmark, who is now set to become the Queen Consort.

  2. Feb 2, 2022 · Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was raised worlds away from the elite schools, sports or society mixers that have shaped many of her princess peers in other countries. She was born in Hobart, Tasmania ...

  3. Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark and Norway (1 September 1647 – 1 July 1717) was the eldest daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Electress of Saxony from 1680 to 1691 as the wife of John George III.

  4. Crown Princess Mary is widely respected in Denmark and abroad for her social work. She has been praised for her support of humanitarian causes , including the rights of women and the LGBTQ+ community.

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  6. Jan 8, 2024 · By Jess Ilse. 8th January 2024. In the early days of January 2024, the woman born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson will become Denmarks newest Queen Consort. The brand new Queen Mary will follow in the ...

  7. Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark was born on November 23, 1657, in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was the sister of King Christian V of Denmark. She married King James II of England and Ireland and VII of Scotland on July 11, 1683.