Mary Donaldson will become the new queen consort of Denmark on January 14. The princess, born in Tasmania (Australia) in 1972, who has been married to Frederick of Denmark since 2004, has not had a good time in recent months since the Danish heir was caught in Madrid on a night out with the socialite Genoveva Casanova. The princes will become kings on January 14, a date that Queen Denmark announced this Sunday in her New Year's Eve speech to end her reign, 52 years after succeeding her father, King Frederick IX of Denmark. . Although rumors of Queen Margaret's abdication had been brewing in Denmark for months, the repeated occasions on which the Danish sovereign had declared, following in the wake of Queen Elizabeth of England, that her destiny was for life, made an abdication unthinkable. voluntary. It has been her repeated health ailments, especially regarding her battered back, that have advised her retirement, as well as her desire to give way to a new generation.
Margaret will pass the throne to her eldest son, Frederick, 55 years old, the same generation as Philip VI and William of Holland, who came to the throne ten years ago, also due to the abdication of their respective parents, John Charles I and Beatrice of Holland.
Federico and Mary, who married on May 14, 2004, a week before Felipe and Letizia, are parents of four children, Christian, who will be the new crown prince, 18 years old; Isabel, 16, and the twins Vicente and Josefina, 12. After a scattered youth, in which numerous romances were attributed to him, Federico met Mary in 2002, during the Sydney Olympic Games, and two years later they married in Copenhagen. .
Mary Donaldson, who worked as a lawyer, integrated into Danish culture and has been a popular princess over the years, more so than her husband, to whom a certain indolence is attributed. Rumors of marital crisis have accompanied them in recent years, especially on the many occasions when Princess Mary traveled to Australia, where she spent some time. Her last getaway was just before this Christmas, when she, in the company of her young children, traveled to the antipodes. Shortly after, Federico went looking for her and photographers captured some images of the princess crying, which was attributed to her low mood.
The shadow of infidelity had been following them since last October, coinciding with the State trip of the Kings of Spain to Denmark, the magazine Lecturas published some photographs that attested to the presence of Federico in Madrid in the company of Genoveva Casanova. The Danish press then questioned the suitability of the crown prince to succeed his mother, not because of his private affairs, but because of the unconsciousness of having traveled to Madrid without security and incognito, which put his safety at risk.
Despite the scandal, greater in Spain than in Denmark where they are very respectful of the private life of their royal family, Princes Frederick and Mary starred in Christmas scenes to give the image of a united family. Whatever happens between them, the truth is that their next rise as kings leaves all those issues behind and together they will occupy the throne of Denmark.
