The princess and Frederik are taking over the Danish throne…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has decided to take a well-deserved break – and she’s handing the royal reins to her son Prince Frederik and our very own Princess Mary.
Denmark’s 73-year-old monarch admits she isn’t the sprightly leader she once was and struggles with back pain. So she and her husband Prince Consort Henrik are taking a three-week vacation at the royal holiday residence, Chateau de Cayx, in southern France, leaving Frederik, 45, as regent, and Mary, 41, to lead their subjects.
It’s only a matter of time before the royal pair officially assume her place, but it won’t come through an abdication from Margrethe, who has ruled since 1972.
Danish magazine Her & Nu says that while Fred and Mary will be increasingly asked to represent the country, it’s not in the nature of the Danish royals to support Margrethe giving up the throne all together.
Read more about Princess Mary in this week’s issue of Woman’s Day, on sale Monday, August 12 2013.
