Birth and Childhood Mary Elizabeth
Donaldson was born on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia. She was the youngest child of Donald and Henrietta
Donaldson. She has two older sisters, Jane and Patricia, and an
older brother, John. Mary’s mother died in 1997, and her father
remarried, to Susan Horwood, a British novelist, in 2001. As a
child, Mary excelled in sports and music.
Today, Princess Marie had her second
official engagement of the year in Paris, France, as she opened the
“Les Contes Étranges de NH Jacobsen, un Danois à Paris” at the
Bourdelle Museum. The “Les Contes Étranges de N.H. Jacobsen, un
Danois à Paris”…
Princess Athena of Denmark celebrated her
eighth birthday on 24 January, and to mark the day, the Royal
Danish House, released three photos, taken by Athena’s mother,
Princess Marie. One of the three photos features Athena with her
family dog, Cerise. © HRH…
Denmark’s Crown Prince Couple cancels further “hidden income” from private ski lodge
20th January 2020
Last week, Royal Central reported that
Crown Prince Frederik revealed that the Danish crown Prince family
would during their 12-week stay in Switzerland live in the villa
they had owned for ten years. Several Danish far-left
parliamentarians reacted to the realisation that the royal
residence was kept a secret. “I was very surprised when I found out
that the family does not just have such a…
As Queen Margrethe of Denmark will
celebrate her 80th birthday on 16 April 2020, the Danish Court
today released a program of events celebrating the Queen during the
month of April. The program is similar to the one organised to
celebrate the Queen’s 75th birthday in…
Earlier this year, the Danish Crown
Prince family moved to Switzerland for 12 weeks, with the couple’s
four children going to the Lemania-Verbier International School to
give them the opportunity for a shared experience in an
international environment. What…
Denmark’s Queen, Margrethe II, was
accompanied by her younger sister, Princess Benedikte, as she
oversaw the beginning of commemorations of a major anniversary for
their country. The two royals attended a special concert marking
the centenary of the reunification of South Jutland with Denmark.
The gala evening was hosted by the Danish government as events for
the 100th anniversary get…
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has
accepted a new patronage. His Royal Highness has agreed to become
patron of HCØ2020, the Danish nationwide celebration of the 200th
anniversary of the discovery of electromagnetism, according to the
Danish Royal House in a statement on…
Happy Birthday Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine! The royal twins are seen in new photos for their ninth birthday
8th January 2020
Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of
Denmark, the children of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary, are celebrating their ninth birthday today, and as expected,
the Royal Danish House released new images of the twins in
celebration. Four photographs were…
In the Danish city of Aarhus, the East
Jutland Police have arrested a 46-year-old man from the small
village of Randers for a burglary committed at the Danish royal
residence of Marselisborg Palace on Friday of last week. The man
was arrested in Denmark this past weekend according to a press
release from East Jutland Police. During questioning, the man pled
guilty to the charge and was released…
