Five facts you should know about Mary Donaldson, Australia’s first Queen of Denmark

This Sunday, January 14 Mary Donaldson will become in the first Queen of Denmark of Australian origin. Currently, Maria is known as Crown Princess of Denmark to be married to Frederick, direct heir to the Danish crown.

This weekend, both will ascend the Danish throne Margaret II, Frederick’s mother, renounced her title of queen after 52 years of reignas he announced in his New Year’s speech on December 31, 2023. Mary is expected to become the first Queen Consort born in Australia..

Queen Margaret II abdicates the throne in Denmark after 52 years of reign

People say that Margarita’s decision was made to strengthen the bond between Federico and Mary and temper the guesswork that The 55-year-old prince was in a relationship with member of the High Society Mexican. Of course, the accused denied the accusations, and the royal family did not comment on the scandal. for his part, Federico and Mary showed a united front in front of the cameras and Denmark.

These are five facts you should know about the future queen of Denmark.

They are members of the Danish kingdom and descendants of Margaret II, who will proclaim her son Frederik as king

Mary was born in Australia, but her past is European (as well as her present and future).

Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was born in February 1972, so she will soon be 52 years old. She is the youngest daughter of husband and wife Henrietta and John, both of Scottish nationality, who immigrated to Tasmania, Australia in the 1960s. Both worked at the University of Tasmania, the mother as an assistant vice-chancellor and the father as a professor of mathematics. In fact, John is a well-known mathematician, with a PhD and extensive experience as a professor at universities in Houston, Montreal, Oxford, Copenhagen, among others.

Mary was born and raised in Hobart, the capital and most populous city of the state of Tasmania., historically the second oldest capital city in Australia after Sydney. She was named after her grandmothers, Mary Dalgleish and Elizabeth Gibson.

Mary worked as an advertising manager

For years, Mary worked as an advertising executive in Australia. He studied at the same university where his parents worked, where he graduated In 1995, he graduated with a combined degree in commerce and law.

Fresh out of college, Mary began working for Australian and global advertising agencies.. He first became an intern for marketing and communications, and then He developed from account manager to account director, a role he held at the international advertising agency Young & Rubicam in Sydney and at the smaller Australian agency Love Branding. When she settled in Denmark, due to her courtship with Federico during the early 2000s, Mary She worked as an English teacher and then as a project consultant.

Who are the children of Frederik and Maria, the heirs to the crown of Denmark

Mary loves sports, she met her husband during the Olympic Games

Numerous sources state that Mary played sports during her childhood, such as basketball and hockey. This sports hobby was a kind of omen for his love life, because She met her current husband during the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney..

The meeting took place in the Slip Inn bar, where like a scene from a romantic comedy, he never introduced himself as the heir to the crown, but simply as Fred (diminutive of Frederick, his name in Danish). Later, the director revealed her status in the European royal family.

“The first time we met, we shook hands,” he said in an interview a few years ago. “I didn’t know he was a Danish prince. Half an hour later someone came up to me and said: ‘Do you know who these people are?‘”. Meanwhile, Federico told the newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad that the meeting with Maria was “not only a wave of love, but also “the feeling that I met my soulmate.”

After a discreet long-distance relationship and numerous secret visits, the couple became officially engaged in October 2003 and married on May 14, 2004 in Copenhagen Cathedral. Now They are parents of four children: Prince Christian, 18, who will one day succeed his father as king, Princess Elizabeth, 16, and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, 13.

King Frederik and Queen Mary, this is the new royal couple of Denmark

In Denmark, there is a law named after her, Mary’s Law

After the wedding of the Danish prince and the Australian executive, The Folketing (Danish Parliament) passed a special law, called Mary’s Law which granted Donaldson Danish citizenship. This became a Standard procedure for new foreign members of the royal family. He previously held dual citizenship of Australia and the United Kingdom.

His mother tongue is English, and he studied French during his high school education. After moving to Denmark and before marriage, Mary studied Danish as a foreign language. It was her priority and a challenge to her commitment to Federico.

Maria has a lot of support from the Danish people

Media report Hello! points out that Mary is labeled as the real “power behind the throne” in Denmark, and people in the country already call her “King Mary” (yes, king, not queen). According to royal author Trina Villemann, Mary is “a much better communicator and public speaker” than her husband.

Just days before Margaret’s daughter-in-law will become Queen, Danish royal author Trine said: “Mary is truly the power behind the throne and will be for decades to come; There is no doubt about it. Frederik is a charming and very popular guy, but Mary is a much better communicator and public speaker. She has great skills and immense talent, and people in Denmark call her “Queen Mary”. His approval is also higher than other members of the royal family… As we say in Denmark: Long live King Mary!

British newspaper report The Daily Mail reveals that the new kings of Denmark have the support of more than 80 percent of the Danish people, according to data from a recent survey. Research by Ritzau found this out Princess Mary enjoyed slightly more popularity among the Danes than Crown Prince Frederik as the royals prepare to ascend the throne on January 14. (AND)