Today the Danish monarchs, Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik, celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. Let's remember how their wedding went.
On May 14, 2004, the wedding of the Danish monarchs, Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik, took place. After the ceremony, a girl from a simple Australian family received the title of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. The girl only had two days to charm and fall in love with one of the most eligible bachelors in Europe, the Prince of Denmark.
The couple met in Australia, the homeland of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson. During the Olympics in 2000, Frederick came to relax with friends in one of the pubs in Sydney and saw his future wife. They were introduced to each other by a mutual acquaintance - the nephew of the King of Spain Bruno Gomez-Acebo. The young people began to communicate, but Mary did not immediately understand who this cheerful young man, who simply called himself “Fred,” actually was.
The parents of the future princess are Scottish, but Mary was born in Australia on the island of Tasmania, where her family moved in the early 1960s. Donaldson is far from blue bloods: Father taught mathematics at the university, and mother is a housewife who raised four children. Mary is the youngest of them.
In 1994, Mary completed her Bachelor of Commerce and Law and moved to Melbourne. After this, she received a job offer in Denmark.
Becoming a princess was not easy for Mary - the Danish monarchs, Frederick's parents, set several conditions for their daughter-in-law. She had to renounce her Australian citizenship, switch from the Presbyterian to the Danish Lutheran church, learn Danish perfectly and agree to give up all children born in the marriage in the event of divorce.
The wedding ceremony took place on May 14, 2004. Mary chose a dress from the Danish designer Uffe Frank and adorned her head with a veil, which was worn by another Danish crown princess, Margaret, in 1905. The princess's petticoat took about 31 meters of tulle edged with French lace, and the 6-meter train required 24 meters of satin. The only accessory was earrings with diamonds and pearls.
The future princess also did not forget about her homeland - she was holding a bouquet of white roses and Australian eucalyptus leaves in her hands.
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in her wedding dress
The bridesmaids - two sisters and Mary's friend - wore bright red and pink outfits. They helped carry the veil and hem of the bride's dress as the future Crown Princess walked down the aisle.
Wedding of Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik
The wedding took place in cathedral Copenhagen. Monarchs received gifts from city residents - set glassware self made, as well as from the Australians - local trees as a symbol of connection with the homeland of the future princess.
In honor of the wedding in Denmark, festive coins in denominations of 20 and 200 kroner were issued, as well as postage stamps with a portrait of the newlyweds.
Postage stamp with newlyweds
Wedding of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson and Crown Prince Frederick
Portraits of the bride decorated all the shop windows in Copenhagen
Present at the ceremony Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, actor Roger Moore and his wife, Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, other monarchs from Norway, Luxembourg, Spain, Iran and many celebrities.
Queen Beatrice (Netherlands) and Queen Sofia (Spain)
Roger Moore with his wife Christina Tolstrup
Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
Swedish monarchs - Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine
Belgian monarchs - King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
Dutch monarchs - King Willem-Alexander and Maxima
The newlyweds left the Cathedral in a black carriage, the couple once again drove along the fences and waved to everyone gathered local residents and the tourists who came to greet new princess Denmark.
In the evening, the monarchs staged a luxurious fireworks display in honor of the holiday.
Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik
Now Crown Princess Mary and Prince Frederick have four children. Prince Christian was born first in 2005. Then, in 2007, a girl, Isabella, was born into the royal family. In addition, the couple are raising three one-year-old twins - Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen,
There is something of the legendary Jacqueline Kennedy in the appearance of Crown Princess Mary.
"A dark-haired, slender beauty with a truly royal dignity."
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HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (Mary Elizabeth Donaldson) was born on February 5, 1972, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Mary's parents emigrated to Australia from Scotland in 1963. Mary is the youngest of four children of John and Henrietta Donaldson. Mary's father John Donaldson is a professor of applied mathematics, he taught at the University of Tasmania in Australia, in the USA, South Korea and Great Britain. He now lectures at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University in Denmark. His mother Mary died in 1997.
U crown princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik had 4 children:
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On October 15, 2005, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess had a son, Prince Christian Waldemar Henri John, who is second in the line of succession to the Danish throne. His christening took place on 21 January 2006 in Christiansborg Palace Chapel.
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On April 22, 2007, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary had a daughter - Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe.
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On January 8, 2011, Crown Princess Mary gave birth to healthy twins - a boy and a girl: Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
The Crown Princess of Denmark is particularly reverent about social activities, at one time Mary created her own foundation, which she named in her honor - the Mary Foundation. The foundation's work is aimed at solving children's problems, in particular problems related to domestic violence against children. Recently, the Crown Princess's foundation was awarded the national Femina Womens Prize, and Mary herself was named "Woman of the Year" by the local magazine ALT for Damerne, for which she received the award of the same name.
In addition, the Crown Princess of Denmark was awarded:
Order of the Elephant
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (Norway)
Order of Stara Planina, 1st class (Bulgaria)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
Grand Cross of the Order of Charity (Greece).
2 years ago, Mary of Denmark decided to serve in the army. On the one hand, each princess should have her own little whims and oddities, but on the other hand, serving in armed forces- This is a long-standing tradition among members of the royal family. For example, Queen Margaret II was a military pilot, and even rose to the rank of major.
Queens are not born, they are made. And proof of this is the fate of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, now Crown Princess Mary. Before marriage Danish prince Frederick, her life was full of worries about her studies, career and parents. But one day she met her prince, and few colors blossomed in life famous girl.
Call me to Australia
Maria Donaldson, the future Princess Marie of Denmark, was born in 1972, on February 5 in Hobart, Australia. She was the third child of Scottish emigrants John and Henrietta Horne.
Mary's parents married in 1963 and immediately emigrated to Australia. His father was a professor of applied mathematics, and his mother worked as an assistant vice-chancellor of the University of Tasmania.
The youngest Mary learned about science from infancy.
- From three to five years old - a school for children in Sandy Bay.
- Then Primary School in Hobart until 1982.
- high school in Tarona from 1983 to 1986, where she excelled in the sports field.
- Finally attending the University of Tasmania in 1989 and graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce and Law in 1994.
It would seem that what else can one dream of: successful completion of studies and further work at advertising agency DDB Needham, Melbourne.
However, in 1996, Mary’s mother died, whose death had a serious impact on the girl’s condition. She decides to go to Europe in 1997 and devote her time to getting to know Scotland, the homeland of her ancestors. At this time she travels a lot around Europe, working in Edinburgh and Copenhagen.
1999 was a significant year in her life, the future Princess Marie of Denmark returned to Australia to work in Sydney.
At a table in a nearby cafe
It was in Sydney, during the summer Olympic Games in 2000, Mary met a man who changed her life forever. arrived in Australia as a member of the Danish sailing team. On the evening of September 16, he and his friends went to a Sydney pub, where he met the girl of his dreams. She gave her phone number to Frederick and he called her the next day. Thus began the story of a long-distance relationship, and then the Danish Princess Mary appeared.
Through the years, through partings
From the day they met, Frederick often came to Australia to see Mary. Finally, at the beginning of 2002, Mary made up her mind and moved to Europe. She first lived in Paris, where she taught English language at the school of business English. Later that year, Mary moved to Copenhagen and took a job at Microsoft. What about the prince? As it appears, The Royal Family was informed about the lovers' history.
- On September 24, 2003, a Danish court announced that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark intended to give formal consent to the union at a meeting State Council October 8, 2003 for Marie's official engagement to the Crown Prince.
- Before the wedding, Mary had to begin to study Danish and change her religion, moving to the Lutheran church. These were the conditions under which Princess Marie of Denmark could be born.
- The Danish Parliament also passed a special law granting her Danish citizenship.
- In 2004, a postage stamp was issued in the Faroe Islands to celebrate Frederic and Mary's wedding that year.
Dress, wedding, royal affairs
The wedding took place in Copenhagen Cathedral. Mary was titled as Her Royal Highness Marie Princess of Denmark.
- Wedding Dress For the bride, Frederic was created by Armani's student, designer Frank Uffe. A wonderful dress made of 67 meters of ivory silk satin, eight meters of Irish lace, thirty-one meters of the most delicate tulle. All this splendor was trimmed with 100 meters of Chantilly lace, which raised the draperies of the skirt. Masters of sewing and styling took 350 hours to create this dress.
- Bridal bouquet brides from famous florist Erich Buch was created from creamy white roses, rhododendrons, azalea flowers and orange tree. Interspersed with green gloriosa, myrtle and eucalyptus were wrapped in ribbon. The ribbon featured a medallion with the F&M monogram and the wedding date.
Now Mary and Frederick are beautiful and Friendly family, they have four children: Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and wonderful twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. This family is truly royally magnificent.
In the photo below, Mary is the Crown Princess of Denmark with Crown Prince Frederik, surrounded by her children: Princes Christian and Vincent to the left of their parents, Princesses Isabella and Josephine to the right.
The monarchy in Denmark is very popular and is one of the oldest in the world. The ancestry of the current monarch, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, can be traced back to the Vikings to the present day and has a history of more than a thousand years.
The uniquely long preservation of the monarchy suggests that the royal family not only cherishes the best royal traditions, but also keeps up with the times, and therefore is loved and revered by the Danes. A extraordinary story about how Princess Marie of Denmark found her happiness, her marriage and wonderful family are proof of this.
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