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.
Here are 10 things you need to know about Queen Mary of Denmark: a former commoner born to Scottish parents who is now part of the Danish royal family.
1. Queen Mary's father was a Professor of applied mathematics
Having studied at the University of Edinburgh, John Donaldson obtained his BSc with honours in mathematics and physics in 1963. He then moved to Australia to work under a professor at the University of Tasmania where he earned a PHD in mathematics in 1967. He served as a lecturer and Dean at the University before his retirement, when he travelled around institutions including Oxford as a visiting professor.
2. She worked in Scotland before she was a royal
Following university, in 1998 Queen Mary travelled around America and Europe where she worked in Edinburgh for three-months as an Account Manager for Rapp Collins Worldwide.
3. Her mother died before she met her husband King Frederick X
Queen Mary's mother, Henrietta Donaldson, worked as an executive assistant to the vice chancellor of the University of Tasmania and died in 1997. It wasn’t until 2000 that she reportedly met her husband King Frederick X. In 2013, she told Australian Women's Weekly: "I’m sure she would be very happy to see me where I am, not only happy in my family life and as a mother, but also to see that I’ve used my new situation and the resources and skills I have to form a platform to make a difference where I can."
4. The King and Queen of Denmark met in a bar
During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, one night Mary was at a bar with friends when she met Prince Frederik of Denmark who was reportedly with a group including his cousin, Prince Nikolaos of Greece, his brother, Prince Joachim, and Princess Martha of Norway. The future Queen reportedly had no idea who she was speaking with until after they had first met. They continued their long-distance relationship in secret until reports broke in 2001.