Instead, they were king and queen.
The new king then gave his first official address to the nation.
Later, his wife joined them, and they kissed on the balconya visible show of their union.
Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark on their wedding day in May 2004.
In 2000, Princess Mary, then Mary Donaldson, was living in Sydney during the Olympic Games.
Little did she know it would be the night that changed her life forever.
The pair immediately hit it off, despite Mary not knowing who the Prince was at first.
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark arrive at a New Year’s celebration in Copenhagen on January 4, 2024.
I didnt know he was the Prince of Denmark.
Half an hour later someone came up to me and said, Do you know who these people are?
Soon after, they exchanged numbers, and a long-distance relationship began.
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in Sydney, Australia, in 2013.
The two kept their relationship under wraps for well over a year.
Yet, in November 2001, a Danish tabloid reported that Frederik was dating an Australian named Mary Donaldson.
At the time, the Danish royal family declined to comment.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik and his bride, Crown Princess Mary, on their wedding day in May 2004.
However, the rumor mill began to swirl incessantlyand three months later, they confirmed Mary and Frederiks relationship.
By early 2003, Mary had relocated to Copenhagen to work for a subsidiary of Microsoft.
Come September, the palace formally announced their engagement.
On May 14, 2004, the two wed at Copenhagen Cathedral.
Mary wore a long-sleeved ivory silk wedding dress by Danish designer Uffe Frank and an Irish lace veil.
A 400-person reception was later held at Fredensborg Palace on the island of Zealand.
