Queens are not born, they become. And proof of this is the fate of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, now Crown Princess Mary. Before her marriage to Danish Prince Frederick, her life was full of care for her studies, career and parents. But once she met her prince, and other colors bloomed in the life of a little-known girl.
Call me to australia
Maria Donaldson, the future Princess of Denmark, Marie, was born in 1972, February 5, in Australian Hobart. She was the third child of immigrants from Scotland John and Henrietta Horne.
Mary's parents got 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.
Younger Mary learned science from infancy.
- From three to five years old - a school for kids in Sandy Bay.
- Then the elementary school in Hobart through 1982.
- High school in Taron from 1983 to 1986, where she excelled in the sports field.
- Finally, he entered the University of Tasmania in 1989 and received a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Law in 1994.
It would seem that you can still dream about: successful completion of studies and further work at the DDB Needham advertising agency, in Melbourne.
However, in 1996, Mary dies with her mother, whose death seriously affected the condition of the girl. She decides in 1997 to go to Europe and devote her time to getting to know Scotland, the homeland of her ancestors. At this time, she travels a lot in Europe, works in Edinburgh, Copenhagen.
1999 was a landmark year in her life, the future Princess of Denmark Marie returns to Australia to work in Sydney.
At a table in a nearby cafe
It was in Sydney, during the Summer Olympics in 2000, that Mary met a man who forever changed her life. Crown Prince Frederick 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; he called her the next day. Thus began the history of long-distance relationships, and then the Danish princess Mary appeared.
Through the years, through parting
From the day he met Frederick often came to Australia to see Mary. Finally, in early 2002, Mary made up her mind and moved to Europe. She first lived in Paris, where she taught English at a business English school. Later that year, Mary moved to Copenhagen and got a job at Microsoft. What about the prince? Apparently, the royal family was informed about the history of lovers.
- On September 24, 2003, the Danish court stated that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark intends to formally consent to the union at a meeting of the Council of State on October 8, 2003 for Marie’s official engagement with the crown prince.
- Before the wedding, Mary had to start learning Danish and change her religion by going to the Lutheran church. These were the conditions under which the Princess of Denmark Marie 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 in honor of the wedding of Frederick and Mary this year.
