Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
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{{Infobox_Person
| name = Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
| image =Princess Mary of Danmark.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption =The Crown Princess during a visit to the [[Faroe Islands]] in [[2005]].
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|2|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]
| title = Crown Princess of Denmark<br />Countess of Monpezat
| religion = [[Church of Denmark|Lutheran]]; [[Presbyterian]] before marriage
| spouse = [[Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark]]
| children = [[Prince Christian of Denmark|Prince Christian]]<br />[[Princess Isabella of Denmark|Princess Isabella]]
| website = [http://www.crownprincecouple.dk Official website]
}}
'''Mary Elizabeth, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat''' ([[Danish language|Danish]]: ''Mary Elizabeth, kronprinsesse af Danmark'', ''grevinde af Monpezat''; [[née]]: ''Mary Elizabeth Donaldson''; born: [[5 February]] [[1972]]) is the wife of [[Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark|Crown Prince Frederik]], who is the [[heir apparent|heir]] to the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Danish throne|throne]].
==Early life==
Mary was born and raised in [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. She completed her secondary education at [[Taroona High School]] and Hobart College before studying at the [[University of Tasmania]] for five years. On graduation Mary moved to [[Melbourne]] to work in her chosen career of [[advertising]]. Some months after the death of her mother in 1997, Mary travelled extensively through [[Europe]] and the [[United States]]. Upon her return to [[Australia]] Mary moved to live and work in [[Sydney]]. As a girl Mary was heavily involved in sport and other extra-curricular activities both at school and outside. Mary's early love of horses led her to ride [[equestrianism|competitively]] as a teenager with her horse Sultan.
==Family==
Mary is the youngest of four children born to John and Henrietta Donaldson. Her parents emigrated from [[Scotland]] to Australia in 1963.
Mary has three siblings:
* Jane Alison Stephens (b. [[26 December]] [[1965]]);
* Patricia Anne Bailey (b. [[16 March]] [[1968]]);
* John Stuart Donaldson (b. [[9 July]] [[1970]]);
Mary's father is Professor John Dalgleish Donaldson, an applied mathematician with a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from the [[University of Tasmania]]. His Bachelor of Science (BSc) was completed at the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1963. Professor Donaldson has had an academic career at the [[University of Tasmania]], and taught and researched in [[University of Houston|Houston]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology|South Korea]] and most recently in [[Denmark]] at the [[University of Copenhagen]] and the [[University of Aarhus]].
Mary's mother was Henrietta Clark Donaldson (née Horne), known as Etta. She worked for many years at the [[University of Tasmania]] and before she retired she was the executive assistant to the [[Vice-Chancellor]]. Etta died on [[20 November]] [[1997]], following complications six weeks after a heart operation for a long-term heart condition.
In 2001 John Donaldson married for the second time to English author Susan Elizabeth Donaldson, née Horwood, who writes novels under several pseudonyms including [[Susan Moody]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth203|title=Susan Moody - British Council Arts}}</ref>. In 2006 she taught creative writing at the [[University of Copenhagen]]. The couple currently live in [[Aarhus]] where Professor Donaldson teaches at the [[University of Aarhus]]. He will return to teaching at the [[University of Copenhagen]] next year, before retiring to France, according to recent reports
Mary's siblings live in Australia with their families. Jane (a pharmacist) and Patricia (an intensive care nurse) each have three children and John Stuart (a geologist) has two.
==Education and career==
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Mary began elementary school in Clear Lake, [[Texas]], while her father was working there. On returning to [[Hobart]] she attended [[Sandy Bay, Tasmania|Sandy Bay]] Infants School, Waimea Heights Primary School and then [[Taroona High School]] in [[Tasmania]]. For the last two years of her secondary education Mary attended [[Hobart College (Tasmania)|Hobart College]] from which she graduated. From 1989 to 1994 Mary did a combined degree in [[Bachelor of Commerce|Commerce]] and [[Bachelor of Laws|Law]] (BCom.LLB) at the [[University of Tasmania]]. Mary later qualified for professional certificates in advertising and direct marketing. Mary worked for Australian and global advertising agencies after graduation including [[DDB Worldwide|DDB Needham]] and Mojo Partners in [[Melbourne]], then [[Young & Rubicam]], Love Branding and Belle Property Group in Sydney.She also held a joint business interest in a company called Kingcash with Brent Annells, with whom she had a seven year relationship in the 1990s.<ref>Healey, Kelvin: ''Old flame ends his long silence'', ''Sunday Tasmanian'' 23 May 2004.</ref> After leaving Australia, Mary taught business English in [[Paris]]. On moving to [[Denmark]] permanently she worked at Navision/Microsoft Business Solutions outside of [[Copenhagen]].
==Courtship and engagement==
Mary Donaldson met Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at the Slip Inn [http://www.merivale.com/slipinn] during the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] on 16 September in [[Sydney]]. They conducted a long-distance relationship by phone, email and letter and Frederik made a number of discreet visits to Australia. On 15 November 2001 Anna Johannesen [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/07/1046826529873.html] of the Danish weekly magazine ''Billed Bladet'' named Mary as Frederik's girlfriend. Mary moved to Europe in December 2001 and while working as an English tutor in Paris she visited Denmark privately and was photographed attending weddings and christenings of friends with Frederik. She moved to Denmark in August 2002 and on 4 September 2002 Mary began working at Navision/Microsoft [http://www.datamuseum.dk/site_dk/20040213/navision/index.htm] in Vedbæk. Mary and Frederik were photographed during 2003 at various private outings in Denmark. On 24 September 2003 the Danish court announced [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen Margrethe]] intended to give her consent to the marriage at the State Council meeting scheduled for 8 October 2003.
Mary Donaldson and Crown Prince Frederik were officially engaged on [[8 October]] [[2003]].
==Marriage==
Mary Donaldson and Crown Prince Frederik married on [[14 May]] [[2004]] in [[Copenhagen Cathedral]]. Mary wore a wedding gown designed by Danish designer Uffe Frank and had a small bridal party which included her two sisters and her friend Amber Petty, a radio announcer on commercial radio in Australia. [[Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark|Frederik]] was supported by his brother [[Prince Joachim of Denmark|Prince Joachim]]. Three of Mary's nieces, Erin and Kate Stephens and Madisson Woods, were flower girls; Frederik's nephew [[Prince Nikolai of Denmark]] and first cousin once removed, [[Count Richard von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth]] were pageboys. The wedding <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/9f000c|title=Wedding 14 May 2004}}</ref> was celebrated in [[Copenhagen]] and at [[Fredensborg Palace]]. The couple reportedly spent their [[honeymoon]] in [[Africa]].
The monograms of Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Frederik's and Mary's combined monogram and Prince Christian's are all designed by Queen Margrethe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/1880029|title=The Crown Prince and Crown Princess - Monograms}}</ref>
==Citizenship and marriage agreement==
The Danish [[Folketing]] (parliament) passed a special law (Mary's Law) giving Mary Donaldson Danish [[citizenship]] upon her marriage, a standard procedure for new foreign members of the royal family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=28968|title=Mary's Law}}</ref> Mary was previously a dual citizen of [[Australia]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Formerly a [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]], Mary became [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]]. On entering the royal family, Mary signed a marriage agreement similar to those of her father-in-law and her commoner ex-sister-in-law. The agreement was subsequently updated in late 2006. The details of the first and second agreements have never been made public.
==Children==
At 1:57 local time on [[15 October]] [[2005]] Mary gave birth to a boy at [[Rigshospitalet|Copenhagen University Hospital]]. Frederik was present for the delivery and the little prince was healthy, weighed 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs) and measured 51 cm (20 ins). His name, [[Prince Christian of Denmark|Christian Valdemar Henri John]], was announced at his [[infant baptism|christening]] on [[21 January]] [[2006]] at [[Christiansborg Palace]] Chapel in Copenhagen. He will be Christian XI on ascension to the throne after his father. Kings in Denmark are traditionally called either Frederik or Christian. [[Valdemar II of Denmark|Valdemar]] is a historically significant name in [[Denmark]], associated with both the Danish royal family and the national flag [[Flag of Denmark|the Dannebrog]]. Henri and John are the names of his two grandfathers.
On [[21 April]] [[2007]] Mary gave birth for the second time at [[Rigshospitalet|Copenhagen University Hospital]] at 16.02 local time. The newborn girl weighed 3.350 kg and was 50 cm tall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/4bd2774|title=A Princess is Born|date=[2007-04-22]]|accessdate=2007-04-22}}</ref> The new princess is third in line to the throne after her father [[Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark|Crown Prince Frederik]] and her brother [[Prince Christian of Denmark|Prince Christian]]. The little princess was christened at [[Fredensborg Palace]] chapel on [[1 July]] [[2007]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/4c42774|title=TRH The Crown Prince Couple - Christening|date=[[2007-04-27]]|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref> The name of the new princess is [[Princess Isabella of Denmark|Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe]]. Henrietta and Margrethe are the names of her two grandmothers. Ingrid is the name of her great-grandmother, Queen Ingrid, who passed away in November 2000, aged 90.
==Royal life==
After the wedding, in 2004, the couple went on a summer cruise of mainland [[Denmark]] on the royal yacht the [[Dannebrog (ship)|Dannebrog]], then to [[Greenland]] and to the [[2004 Athens Olympics]]. In [[2005]] during the celebrations for the 200<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of [[Hans Christian Andersen]], the royal family was involved in related events throughout the year. Frederik and Mary marked it in [[London]], [[New York]] and in Australia, where Mary was made Honorary HCA Ambassador to Australia in the Utzon Room of the [[Sydney Opera House]]. Since becoming Crown Princess of Denmark, Mary has made a number of international visits{{fact|date=August 2007}} and Frederik and Mary participated in the reburial ceremonies for Empress [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Maria Feodorovna]] in Denmark and [[Saint Petersburg]]. In the context of [[Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration (Denmark)|immigrant issues]] in Denmark, Mary has visited the disadvantaged migrant areas of Vollsmose (2006) and Gellerup (2007).{{fact|date=August 2007}} Mary has played an active role in promoting an anti-bullying program based on an Australian model through the auspices of Denmark's [[International Save the Children Alliance|Save the Children]].{{fact|date=August 2007}} Mary is also involved in a new campaign to raise awareness and safe practices among Danes about skin cancer through [[The Danish Cancer Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cancer.dk/Cancer/Nyheder/2007kv1/kronprinsessensolkampagne.htm|title=Kronprinsesse Mary åbner solkampagne}}</ref> Mary is also an active patron of Denmark's third highest earning export industry, the fashion industry. In September 2007 Mary formally established the Mary Foundation, with capital from public and private donations, to advance cultural diversity and encourage a sense of the right to belong and contribute to society for those who are socially isolated or excluded.
As a native English-speaker<ref>{{cite web|url=http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,692435&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL|title=Mary's big task}}</ref> Mary's main priority from the time of her engagement was to master the [[Danish language]]. Mary has acknowledged this has been a challenge for her in several interviews at the time of her engagement and marriage.{{fact|date=August 2007}}
==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
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===Titles and styles===
* '''[[5 February]] [[1972]] - [[14 May]] [[2004]]''': ''Miss'' Mary Elizabeth Donaldson
* '''[[14 May]] [[2004]] – [[29 April]] [[2008]]''' ''Her Royal Highness'' Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
* '''[[29 April]] [[2008]] – present:''' ''Her Royal Highness'' Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat<ref>{{da icon}} [http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?id=16821 Kongehuset - Aktuelt - Nyheder]</ref>
Her official title in [[Danish language|Danish]] is ''Hendes Kongelige Højhed Kronprinsesse Mary af Danmark, Grevinde af Monpezat''
===Honours===
* Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] (R.E.), Denmark
* [[Order of Saint Olav]], Grand Cross, [[Norway]] (No.St.0.1.)
* The [[Order of Stara Planina]], 1st cl., [[Bulgaria]] (Bu.S.P.1.)
* [[Order of the Polar Star]], Grand Cross, [[Sweden]] (Sv.N.Stj.1.)
* The Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross, Brazil (Br.S.K.1.)
===Arms===
A new [[coat of arms]] has been designed for Mary (as Crown Princess and holder of the [[Order of the Elephant]], see also [http://www.heraldryaustralia.org/news_and_events.htm Heraldry Australia]). It has been hung in the [[Frederiksborg Palace|Chapel of the Royal Orders]] at [[Frederiksborg Palace|Frederiksborg Castle]]. The coat of arms and its details are not yet published on the Crown Prince Couple's official website.
==Residences==
The official residence of the Crown Prince family is [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/53000c The Chancellery House,] an early [[18th-century]] house within Fredensborg Palace, 40 km (25 miles) north of Copenhagen. It was previously the home of Frederik's maternal grandmother, [[Ingrid of Sweden|Queen Ingrid]]. They also have a [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/52000c temporary apartment] in Copenhagen at [[Amalienborg]] while renovations are completed on their permanent city residence, Amalienborg's [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/8f000c Federik VIIIs Palace] [http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,692369&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Frederik VIII (or Brockdorff's Palace)] which was also the home of the Crown Prince's maternal [[grandparents]], [[Frederick IX of Denmark|Frederik IX]] and Queen Ingrid, formerly Princess Ingrid of Sweden.
==Patronages==
Since 2004 Crown Princess Mary has steadily worked to establish her relationships with various organisations, their issues, missions, programs and staff. Mary's patronages range across areas of culture, the fashion industry, humanitarian aid, support for research and science, social and health patronages and sport (golf and swimming). The organisations for which she is patron have reported positive outcomes through their relationship with Mary and there are various reports in the Danish media and on some of the websites of the organisations themselves about Mary being quite involved in her working relationship with them. Mary is currently involved in [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/4a32774/Year/2007 supporting anti-obesity] programs and vaccination for children in the [[European Union]] through the [http://www.euro.who.int/ World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe].
Mary's [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/a1000c current patronages] include cultural organisations [http://boernekor.dk/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=82] [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/31f0029] [http://www.dankultur.dk/index.htm], the Danish fashion industry [http://www.ciff.dk/english] [http://www.cphvision.dk/Designer_s_Nest/designer_s_nest.html], humanitarian aid [http://www.drc.dk/], research and science[http://www.unf.dk/english.php] [http://www.forskningensdoegn.dk/flora/flora.asp?page=8647], social, health and humanitarian organisations [http://www.bhd.dk/] [http://www.sind.dk/] [http://www.sjaeldnediagnoser.dk/?lang=uk] [http://www.amf.org.au/] [http://www.julemaerket.dk/index.php?id=483] [http://www.hjerneskadeforeningen.dk/] [http://hjerteforeningen.inforce.dk/sw645.asp] [http://www.nyreforeningen.dk/velkommen.php] [http://www.psykiatrifonden.dk/] [http://www.euro.who.int/] ([http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/4722774/Year/2006 see Crown Princess Mary's inaugural speech for WHO Europe]) and sporting organisations[http://www.dgu.org/] [http://www.svoem.dk/]
Crown Princess Mary is also the [http://www.victorchang.edu.au/public/welcome.cfm?cid=14 Honorary Life Governor] of the [[Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute]] based at the Garvan Institute/[[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney|St Vincent's Hospital]], Sydney, a member of the [http://www.cartercenter.org/health/mental_health/intl_women.html International Committee of Women Leaders for Mental Health] and a member of various sporting clubs (riding, golf and yachting). Mary lends her support to a number of other 'one off' Danish causes, industry events and international conferences convened in Denmark.
==The Mary Foundation==
On [[11 September]] [[2007]] Crown Princess Mary announced the establishment of the Mary Foundation [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/d3000c] at the inaugural meeting at [[Amalienborg Palace]]. The Foundation's aim is to focus on co-operative community initiatives to advance the understanding of cultural diversity and the principle of the right to belong. The intitial funds of DKK 1.1 million were collected in Denmark and Greenland and donated to Frederik and Mary as a wedding gift in 2004. In addition the Mary Foundation has a capital base of DKK 73.6 million comprising donations from eight co-founders. Crown Princess Mary is the chairman of eight trustees. See the [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/50f0029 press release] announcing objectives, participants and other details about how the Foundation will function. The Mary Foundation aims to improve lives compromised by environment, heredity, illness or other circumstances which can isolate or exclude people socially. By creating opportunity and giving a sense of affiliation and belonging to community, the Foundation intends to improve individual lives and those of families.
==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikinews|Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gives birth to male child}}
* [http://www.crownprincecouple.dk Official website]
* [http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/AboutDenmark/RoyalDenmark/TheCrownPrinceCouple Denmark.dk The Crown Prince Couple]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/07/1046826529873.html" The Sydney Morning Herald - Quite contrary about princess Mary] (article with errors 8 March 2003)
* [http://goaustralia.about.com/cs/people/a/marydonaldson.htm Mary Donaldson: A Fairy-Tale Romance]
* [http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,690763&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Denmark.dk - Costly refurbishment at Frederik VIII Palace] (27 April 2004)
* [http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,690764&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Denmark.dk - Bishop's wish for intimacy on Royal Wedding day] (27 April 2004)
* [http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,690766&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Denmark.dk - Plenty of pomp in store for wedding cdortege] (3 May 2004)
* [http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,690778&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Denmark.dk - A fairytale wedding like none other] (18 May 2004)
* [http://www.qtvr.dk/bryllup/ Interactive fullscreen panoramas from the Royal Wedding] ''(Quicktime)''
* [http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/50f0029 HRH Crown Princess of Denmark establishes The Mary Foundation]
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