Mary Donaldson (Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark)

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark became a Patron of United Nations Population Fund in 2010.

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark(Hendes Kongelige Højhed Kronprinsesse Mary af Danmark, Grevinde af Monpezat), Countess Mary of Monpezat, R.E. is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, the heir apparent to the throne, which means that should Frederik succeed, she will automatically become Queen of Denmark.

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was born to Scottish parents. During her childhood she studied music, playing piano, flute, clarinet, and was also involved in sports like basketball and hockey.

She studied at the University of Tasmania from 1990 to 1994, graduating with a combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degree on 27 May 1995. Between 1994 and 1996, she attended a graduate program and qualified with certificates in advertising from the Advertising Federation of Australia (AFA) and direct marketing from the Australian Direct Marketing Association.

Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark on their wedding day

Donaldson met Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark on 16 September 2000 at the Slip Inn, a pub in Sydney when the prince was visiting Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics.

They conducted a long-distance relationship and Frederik made a number of discreet visits to Australia.
The couple became officially engaged on 8 October 2003. Prince Frederik presented her with an engagement ring featuring an emerald-cut diamond and two emerald-cut ruby baguettes, which are similar to the colour of Denmark's flag.

Donaldson and Crown Prince Frederik married on 14 May 2004 in Copenhagen Cathedral, in Copenhagen. She wore a wedding gown designed by Danish designer Uffe Frank. The couple have four children and currently reside at Frederik VIII's Palace, one of the four palaces that make up the Amalienborg Palace complex. From May 2004, they have also resided at the Chancellery House, a building in the park at Fredensborg Palace, during the summer months.

Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark with their four children

FIGURE

Height / Taille / Altezza / Alto / Größe / 高さ / 高度:
5 ft 7 inch / 172cm

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UK / EU / US

Shoe size / Chaussure / Calzature / Calzado / Schuhgröße / 靴のサイズ / 鞋码:  
EU / US

sTYLE influence

Mary is an active patron of Denmark's third-highest-earning export industry, the fashion industry, and is Patron of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit.

She has been named one of the world's most fashionable people in Vanity Fair's annual International Best-Dressed List and has posed and given interviews for magazines including Vogue Australia (where she used pieces of foreign designers, such as Hugo Boss, Prada, Louis Vuitton or Gaultier, and Danish designers, as Malene Birger and Georg Jensen), Dansk (Danish Magazine, dedicated to Danish fashion), German Vogue (where she was photographed between pieces of Danish modern art in Amalienborg Palace). Mary also posed for other magazines during her life as a royal, such as Women's Weekly Australia magazine (to which she spoke on several occasions about her life as a royal and her family), and Parade Magazine.

Her elegance was praised by designer Tommy Hilfiger.

Wardrobe

The designers

Clothing:

Alberta Ferretti
Alex Perry
Alexander McQueen
Alice+Olivia
Altuzarra
Apiece Apart
Baum & Pfergarten
Birgit Hallstein
By Marlene Birger

Emilia Wickstead
Erdem
Hugo Boss
Signe Bogelund Jensen

Shoes:

Giavanti Rossi

Handbags:

Bottega Veneta
Carlene Copenhagen

Gloves:

Jewellery:

Wardrobe highlights

Crown Princess Mary wearing a Jesper Høvring gown for new year party at Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019

Princess Mary wore a custom white long-sleeved tweed dress by Danish designer Mark Kenly Domino Tan, with Nike’s white VaporMax Explorer low-tops

Crown Princess Mary wearing a Jesper Høvring gown for new year party at Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019

LIFESTYLE

Houses

Main House:
From May 2004 to mid-December 2010, the royal family lived at the Chancellery House, a side building at Fredensborg Palace.

Chancellery House, a side building at Fredensborg Palace.

The Crown Princess Mary and her husband Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark reside at Frederik VIII’s Palace, one of the four palaces that make up the Amalienborg Palace complex.