Frederik X has officially been crowned King of Denmark, with his wife becoming Queen Mary following the abdication of Queen Margrethe II.
Margrethe became the first Danish monarch to relinquish the throne in almost 900 years. She will retain the title of Queen while Frederik's wife becomes Queen Mary.
Born in Australia, Mary is the youngest daughter of Scottish academics John Dalgleish Donaldson and Henrietta Clark Donaldson (née Horne), who grew up in Port Seton, East Lothian and emigrated to Australia shortly after marrying in 1963. Mary and Frederik were married in 2004 and with Frederik's ascension to power, their eldest son, Christian, 18, will become Crown Prince and heir to the throne.
5. Her official coat of arms includes Scottish heritage
Created when she married King Frederick in 2004, Queen Mary’s coat of arms includes references to both her Australian and Scottish heritage, with the main field of her personal coat of arms featuring a MacDonald eagle and a boat. | Getty Images
6. Queen Mary of Denmark's stepmother is famous novelist Susan Moody
Queen Mary’s father remarried in 2001, following the death of her mother in the late nineties. His wife is the famous British novelist Susan Moody whose work includes crime and romance books. | Getty Images
7. Queen Mary and King Frederick share four children
The 51-year-old and her husband share four children together. They had their first child, Prince Christian, in 2005, followed by Princess Isabella in 2007 and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine in 2011. | Getty Images
8. The Queen established charity, The Mary Foundation
The Mary Foundation was established by the Queen of Denmark in 2007. It looks to tackle social isolation in three areas: bullying and well-being, domestic violence and loneliness. The Queen looks to emphasise that everyone has a right to community, and as such supports those who are particularly vulnerable or exposed. She also advocates for women’s reproductive rights, maternal health, sexual and reproductive rights in developing countries as well as international LGBTQ+ rights. | Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima