Australian Born Queen Mary Ascends to Danish Throne After Abdication

Published on January 15, 2024

Australian-born Crown Princess Mary has ascended to Denmark’s throne alongside her husband Crown Prince Frederik after the abdication of Queen Margrethe II on Jan. 14. Born in Hobart, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson met Prince Frederik during the 2000 Sydney Olympics when he was attending sailing events. At the time she was studying and working in advertising and was unaware of Frederick’s royal status, and their relationship became prominent in the tabloid media which positioned the courtship as a fairytale romance between a prince and a commoner. The couple married on May 14, 2004, at Copenhagen Cathedral, with Mary taking on the title of Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess of Denmark....

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