Australia’s Princess Mary about to turn into queen of Denmark

On a chilly however clear Copenhagen day, Mary Donaldson is about to turn into the queen of Denmark whereas her native Tasmania sleeps.

The odd Australian flag fluttered amid crowds of excited Danes alongside Toldbodgade because the royal couple set out from Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, to Christiansborg Palace simply after 11.35pm (11.35pm AEDT) on Sunday.

Minutes behind, Queen Margrethe, who set this historic day in motion with a New 12 months’s Eve speech saying her intention to abdicate after 52 years on the throne, began her personal experience to finish her reign.

The outgoing royal beamed and waved a gloved hand from inside a grand black carriage accompanied by tens of hundreds of wellwishers on her brief journey to finish her reign

The horseback Guard Hussar Regiment and police on motorbikes accompanied the tassled coach on the queen’s kilometre-long journey from the neighbouring Christian IX’s Palace to Christiansborg.

From there, Margrethe was set to signal a declaration of her abdication throughout a Council of State assembly at Christiansborg Palace.

Mary was anticipated to be current together with her husband for the second, together with their oldest son, Prince Christian, and members of the federal government.

After a small perform for specifically invited visitors, the brand new king and queen shall be proclaimed from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace at 3pm (1am AEDT), adopted by a brief speech and a cannon salute.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will step onto the balcony to proclaim the brand new monarchy.

Later, there shall be a proper switch of the royal colors and a reception to have fun the accession.

Rehearsals at Christiansborg Palace passed off forward of the understated occasion.

They included not solely the royal horse guards however a stand-in carriage for the one that can carry one monarch in and a brand new king and queen out.

Copenhagen’s streets function a couple of unexpectedly improvised nods to the royal shakeup.

One which has locals queuing up is at La Glace bakery, which has a 150-year historical past of constructing desserts in tribute to the royals.

After promoting Queen Margrethe desserts for 52 years, they’ve had days to provide you with a recipe for King Frederick.

Opinion polls present in terms of who’s the most well-liked royal after Margrethe, it is Mary.

The information that Frederik’s massively fashionable mom, the world’s solely reigning queen, would relinquish the throne, shocked Danes.

She is going to step apart 52 years to the day after she ascended the throne.

Solely the principle royal household and the Danish prime minister are prone to be in attendance.

The handover of energy might hardly be extra easy.

Margrethe will signal a doc of abdication, and at that second Frederick turns into King Frederick X and Mary turns into Queen.

Mary was born in Hobart, the youngest of 4 kids of two Scottish teachers.

Mary’s father, John, is a professor of utilized arithmetic whereas her late mom Henrietta labored as the manager assistant to the vice-chancellor of The College of Tasmania.

Mary labored as an property agent earlier than assembly Frederik.