Mary ( Mary Elizabeth Donaldson) is Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Frederik X.

Mary (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Frederik X.
Mary
Mary in 2023
Queen consort of DenmarkTenure14 January 2024 - present
BornMary Elizabeth Donaldson
5 February 1972 (age 52)
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaSpouse
Frederik X
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(m. 2004)​
Issue
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
Princess Isabella
Prince Vincent
Princess Josephine
FatherJohn Dalgleish DonaldsonMotherHenrietta Clark HorneMilitary careerAllegiance Kingdom of DenmarkService/branch Home GuardYears of service2008-presentRankMajor[1]
In 2000, Mary met Frederik (then Crown Prince of Denmark) while attending the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They married on 14 May 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral. They have four children: Christian, Isabella, Vincent and Josephine. Since her marriage, she has carried out engagements on behalf of the Danish monarchy, and she serves as patron of over 30 charitable organisations, including the United Nations Population Fund, the European regional office of the World Health Organization, the Danish Refugee Council and Julemærkefonden. She founded her award-winning social organisation, the Mary Foundation, in 2007.
In 2019, Mary was made a rigsforstander, which allows her to act as regent when the monarch is abroad. She became the first Australian-born queen of a European country upon the abdication of her mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe II, on 14 January 2024.[2]