The celebrations for Crown Princess Mary’s 50th birthday came to a spectacular end on Sunday, when TV2 broadcast “Mary 50 years – we celebrate Denmark’s Crown Princess,” a special evening featuring music, dancing and a documentary about the Princess’s work featuring a surprise appearance from all four of her children.
Before that, two exhibitions were opened, two interviews were published, a book was released, a newly painted portrait was unveiled, and eight new pictures graced the Royal Household’s social media profiles.
So it’s safe to say that Denmark celebrated its beloved Crown Princess with the showering of love, joy and well wishes they could muster.
And, in return, the Crown Princess released one last thank you message through the official profiles of the Royal Court.
Accompanying a picture of many hot pink peonies with a sitting room in the background, the Crown Princess personally penned a message to thank the public for the “warm greetings” she received.
The message says: “Becoming 50 years old is something very special. But that I received so many warm greetings from all over Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland…. and Australia – I was deeply moved. It’s not so crazy to be 50 ? Thank you very much for that – I was very pleased. The Crown Princess.”
The Crown Princess was born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in Hobart, Australia, on the 5th of February 1972. She met the future King of Denmark during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the couple married in 2004.
They went on to have four children: Prince Christian (born in 2005), Princess Isabella (born in 2007) and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine (born in 2011).
Since becoming a member of the Royal Family, Crown Princess Mary has undertaken countless public engagements, with her primary focuses being female health and education, Danish promotion abroad, and, most recently, mental health.
