New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

A fair dinkum Queen!

She made headlines 20 years ago when she went from being a Tasmania-born real estate salesperson to the fiancée of a European prince.

Now the former Mary Donaldson is making history by becoming the first Australian to be a queen. Crown Princess Mary, 51, will become Denmark’s new queen consort when her husband, Crown Prince Frederik, 55, becomes king next week.

Their promotion to the top

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