On January 14th the event took place in Denmark Prince Frederikheir to the throne, and his wife, Princess Mary Donaldson, they are crowned the new king and queen. The change follows the announcement ofAbdication by Queen Margrethe IIFrederik's mother, who revealed her decision in her New Year's address to the nation.
In royal circles, Mary was often defined as the older sister of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, the latter being slightly younger than her: both are stately, charming women, icons of style and elegance, who come from similar middle-class backgrounds. without blue blood in their veins. One of the first to make this comparison was the late designer Karl Lagerfeld in 2011, before Windsor and Middleton's wedding in 2011. Furthermore, both Mary and Kate certainly show devotion and respect for their families and monarchies, to which they belonged and to whom they belonged. Today they present themselves at their best.
Origins
Another nickname of the Danish Crown Princess is Mary, Queen of Scotland because of his origins. Mary actually is Daughter of John Dalgliesh Donaldson and Henrietta ClarkScholars and Academics ScottishExactly, touched a few decades ago in Tasmania. Its affinity with Scotland is also evident in the official coat of arms, which includes Scottish and MacDonald heraldic symbols. The historic clan, as Mary's father recalled at the wedding of his daughter and the Danish prince who would soon take the throne, once fought valiantly against the Norwegians to gain control of the Hebridean Islands.
The meeting
The beginning of the love story Most people are now familiar with the relationship between Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson. According to many media reports, the two met in 2000 at a venue in Sydney during the Olympics which took place in Australia the same year. At the time, Mary was working at an executive level in advertising and marketing. Prince Frederik attended the Olympics to support the Danish sailing team. There was an exchange of telephone numbers. Frederik would be saved in Mary's phone as Fred.
This is how a relationship beganLong distance love. Among the romantic gifts that the two exchanged from one continent to another were some music CDs by authors and bands from their respective countries. In 2003 Frederik did it the marriage proposal He asked for Maria's hand in marriage and gave her an emerald-cut diamond, the design of which was said to be based on the Danish flag, an expression of elegance, sophistication and contemporaneity.
The marriage
Mary and Frederik are married May 14, 2004 in Fredensborg Castle a Copenhagen. For the occasion, Donaldson wore a wedding dress designed by Danish designer Uffe Frank, which featured 24 meters of duchess silk and organza, two meters of lace detailing and a record-breaking eight meter train. The veil belonged to her mother-in-law, the now former Queen Margrethe. Mary chose her two sisters Jane and Patricia and her best friend and radio announcer Amber Petty as witnesses.
There The couple is deeply loved by their subjects. From their union they were born four children: Cristiano, born in 2005, Isabella, who was born in 2007 and the twins Vincent and Josephine, who were born in 2011. Mary continues to be appreciated for her Gracefulnessfor him Training And elegance. In addition to comparisons to Kate Middleton, Donaldson has often been linked to other iconic figures such as Lady Diana and Jacqueline Kennedy and has posed for prestigious fashion magazines such as Vogue and Australian Women's Weekly in the past. Mary is also the godmother of Estella, the daughter of Victoria of Sweden, born in 2012.