Mary, the first Australian to become Queen of Denmark and a favorite of the Danes

Unlike the English royal house, in Denmark the monarchy has broad community support. Queen Emeritus Margaret II, her son, now proclaimed King Frederick

The origin of the ‘new queen’

Mary Elisabeth Donaldson, her real name, is an Australian lawyer who met the Danish heir at the Sydney Olympics. Four years later, the couple married in Our Lady’s Cathedral in Copenhagen.

He had his first official performance when he was 32 years old and could barely speak a few words in Danish. So it was October 2003 and she was Federico’s fiancee.

The evolution of your image

By entering the Danish royal house, Maria improved the perception of Frederick. She is the mother of four children, and her image has never been associated with scandals. His appearances were always shown in delegated activities in the palace and social fields.

As a princess, she was associated with campaigns against bullying, one of her favorite causes, violence against women and gender equality.

She also serves as patron of the United Nations Population Fund and the World Health Organization, for which she has traveled around the world to visit projects and support various initiatives.

Australia, its roots

Mary from Denmark comes from a wealthy family in Australia. She is the daughter of the Scottish mathematician John Donaldson and Henrietta Elisabeth (who died in 1997 of cardiac arrest).

At the age of 25, the youngest of four children obtained a law degree, but instead of a one-year internship in a law firm, she decided to leave her native Tasmania and go to Melbourne to work in an advertising company, and from there to Sydney, where she was employed in a real estate company. until she moved to Denmark in 2002.

She renounced her British and Australian citizenship to become a Danish citizen. (AND)

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