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Royal Scare: Queen Mary Stricken by Mystery Illness – All Engagements Canceled!

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Queen Mary of Denmark has postponed planned events due to developing an unexpected ailment.

The Aussie-born royal was due to attend the Danish Heart Association event Together for the Heart in Copenhagen on Wednesday. 

It was anticipated that she would attend an event hosted by the Mary Foundation, which took place at the University of Copenhagen on a Friday.

On Monday, a statement was released by the Danish Royal House’s Communications Department, stating that, similar to many individuals currently, Her Majesty the Queen has fallen unwell, causing her regrettable absence from the Heart Association’s award ceremony.

An additional message was shared to the Royal Family’s official Instagram account this week.   

Queen Mary expressed her gratitude in a caption accompanying a get well soon card and flowers she received from twins Alma and Ellen, whom she had recently met at the Heart Association awards.

‘What a lovely surprise to receive this bouquet and drawings, even though illness prevented me from participating in the Danish Heart Association’s event “Together for the Heart”‘ she continued. 

I was eagerly anticipating presenting the Heart Award alongside Alma and Ellen, as well as getting the chance to meet some youths who are battling heart disease. Fingers crossed, we can cross paths again in the future.

The captioned continued: ‘As patron of the Danish Heart Association, I would like to congratulate the healthcare staff at Denmark’s three largest pediatric cardiac outpatient clinics on receiving the 2025 Heart Award – thank you and to all those who make a difference in the field of heart disease every day’.

Earlier this month, Queen Mary looked well while on trip to Finland with King Frederik.

She snapped a picture with her spouse, both donned in cold-weather gear – a blue beanie, black neck warmer, and a blue coat – to keep cozy. Bystanders wouldn’t have recognized their proximity to nobility.

King Frederik was all smiles for the photo while a reindeer stood in the background pulling a sleigh.  

During their journey, President Alexander Stubb of the Republic of Finland and his companion Suzanne Innes-Stub were also present.

The mother-of-four also shared two videos on Instagram last week – one from the sled and another from a Finnish restaurant sprawling with fairy lights on the ceiling and centre fireplace.

With the Presidential pair, we glided through Finnish nature, just as it’s meant to be, on cross-country skis beneath us.

‘We are looking forward to starting the official visit tomorrow and getting close to some of all that Finland has to offer in the coming days.’

Another image shows the royal couple, president and his partner posing for a photo with skis. 

The visit is said to ‘further strengthen the excellent relations between Finland and Denmark’.

In the previous month, the royal pair participated in a touching ceremony held at The Church of Holmen – an ancient piece of Renaissance architecture situated in the Danish capital – on the 24th of February.

Earlier in February, Queen Mary slipped into Australia for a short visit with little fanfare. 

The Tasmanian-born royal was spotted shopping at Salamanca Market in Hobart. 

She appeared relaxed as she blended in with the locals during the casual outing. 

Mary was not accompanied by her husband, King Frederik, nor their children, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.

It’s clear that Mary, along with her spouse and kids, are enjoying a personal getaway as a family.

Mary was last in Australia in November with her children, enjoying a low-key trip to her homeland.

The Australian-born Danish monarch flew home to Hobart to attend her niece’s wedding before travelling to Sydney, where she soaked up the sun at some of the city’s most picturesque beaches .

Following nearly a week’s stay, Mary was observed departing from Australia with her twin children, Josephine and Vincent.

During that journey, however, the queen attended an official royal event in Australia last year, despite it being a solo trip where she did not have her husband accompanying her.

She visited Sydney for a day in late April 2023 to ‘participate in an event with Danish business representatives involved in the green transition in Australia, as well as visit a number of Danish-clad projects related to sustainable construction and transport’.

Queen Mary, formerly Mary Donaldson, spent her early years in Taroona, Tasmania. 

While living in Australia, Mary, who was working was on the management team at Belle Property, was just 28-years-old when she first laid eyes on her Prince, a Captain in the Danish Reserve, or Air Force. 

The pair met at The Slip Inn during the 2000 Summer Olympics, with it previously reported Mary supposedly had no idea the handsome European tourist she had been chatting to for hours was actually the future king of Denmark. 

In 2021, I learned from Amber Petty, a bridesmaid at their wedding in 2004, that the couple’s initial meeting wasn’t as we thought. It turns out they actually crossed paths at an exclusive private dinner gathering held at a bar, and it was all meticulously planned.

Speaking to Channel Seven breakfast show Sunrise, Petty said the event was attended by a group of royals who were visiting Australia for the 2000 Olympics.

She expressed her apologies, acknowledging that finding princes in casual settings like pubs isn’t usually how things transpire, as she shared during the broadcast.

As a devoted follower, allow me to share an intriguing anecdote. It wasn’t simply a chance encounter, but rather a meticulously arranged dinner held during the Olympic Games. Remarkably, I was among those invited, and it so happened that most of the attendees were members of royal families.

Following their meeting at the pub, the 32-year-old Fred (who was there to cheer on Denmark’s sailing team during the games) approached Mary and requested her phone number. A romantic connection soon developed between them.

In her interview, Mary shared that our initial encounter with him was marked by a handshake; however, I wasn’t aware he was the Prince of Denmark. Approximately thirty minutes later, someone approached me and inquired, “Do you know who these people are?

They maintained a long-distance relationship for a year, with Frederik making secret trips Down Under before Mary moved to Denmark to study Danish language at Copenhagen’s Studieskolen in 2001.

In early 2003, Frederik’s mother Queen Margrethe publicly acknowledged the relationship and the couple announced their engagement at Amalienborg Castle later that year on October 8.

Frederik and Mary married on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral, with the newly minted Crown Princess opting for a beautiful gown by Danish designer Uffer Frank and a veil first used by Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden in 1905.

As a tribute to her roots, Mary held a bouquet that included Australian snow gum eucalyptus and flowers picked from the palace garden.

Standing at the altar, Frederik declared: ‘Starting from now, Mary belongs to me, and I belong to her. I am deeply in love with her and will shield her with every ounce of my affection.’

Their first child, Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, was born October 15, 2005; Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe followed on April 21, 2007.

Approximately four years after, Mary and Frederik welcomed two babies, named Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda and Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, into their family at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on the 8th of January, 2011.

Standing on the hospital steps, a beaming Frederik declared: ‘It’s a miracle.’

The family has returned to Mary’s native Australia on many occasions, visiting famous landmarks in Sydney, Canberra and the Northern Territory and even spending Christmas Down Under.

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2025-03-17 14:36

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