Queen Mary of Denmark is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and an esteemed member of the Danish royal family.
Born Name
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson
Nick Name
Countess of Monpezat
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Residence
Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality
Education
Queen Mary of Denmark has studied in institutions including Clear Lake City Elementary School, Waimea Heights, Taroona High School, and Hobart College. Later, she attended the University of Tasmania from 1990 to 1994 and graduated with a combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degree on May 27, 1995.
Additionally, she has gained certificates in advertising from the Advertising Federation of Australia (AFA) and direct marketing from the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA). Also, she has studied Danish in Studieskolen.
Occupation
Member of the Danish Royal Family, Former English Tutor, Marketing Consultant
Family
Father – Prof. John Dalgleish Donaldson (Academic, Mathematics Professor)
Mother – Henrietta Clark Horne (Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania)
Siblings – Jane Alison Donaldson (Older Sister), Patricia Anne Donaldson (Older Sister), John Stuart Donaldson (Older Brother)
She has been named after her grandmothers Mary Dalgleish and Elizabeth Gibson Melrose.
Queen Mary of Denmark grew up alongside her siblings in Hobart, Australia.
She was particularly active in sports and other extracurricular activities during her school years.
Queen Mary of Denmark has been honored with many foreign honors which include the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star, and Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross of Brazil.
Queen Mary was previously called ‘Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Denmark’. She became queen on January 12, 2024, after her husband Frederik X’s mother’s abdication.