King Fred ruins Queen Mary’s big moment

And so it was completed. 235 years after an apprentice shopkeeper from Yorkshire became a sailing opportunist and disparaged Australia in the name of King George III, the country has its first true homegrown queen.

AEDT In the early hours of Monday, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson officially became Her Majesty Queen. This included removing identifying details from the title and instead assuming the mantle of King of Gorm, which dates back to the 10th century. Auld’s wife, Queen Suria.

Today, you and I should celebrate, fueled by collective pride and a sense of ownership, at least in part, of the historical moment taking place on the other side of the world.

We should be deeply pleased to see Mary finally take on the role she was promised for so many years. This is an undiluted joy, an unmitigated jubilation for Australians, the kind of national unity united in joy for ourselves that usually takes inspiration from a World Cup or a love-at-first-sight finale. This should be the moment.

However, we were denied this thanks to King Frederick X, who managed to ruin what should have been a perfect moment.

This painful fact is illustrated by the undoubtedly awkward kiss the King and Queen shared on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace, with the King leaning into the Queen and the Queen appearing to lean in. If Frederic was hoping that a little lovey-dovey affair with his wife of nearly 20 years would put to rest rumors of a recent affair, it was bad news. It all felt uncomfortable and a bit performative.

It was bittersweet to see our Mary, our Mary, waving to the thousands (if not tens of thousands) of people who crowded into the plaza below the balcony to see the new king and queen. Today, instead of experiencing simple euphoria without any problems, it’s impossible to escape the feeling that this whole thing is a bit heartbreaking, a seismic moment fraught with humiliation and hurt and doubt.

The Copenhagen scenes are not simple bliss, but have a more complex and emotional atmosphere of regret.

And the reason was entirely the man to the right of the new queen. This is a man born to a thousand-year-old throne, and one who has fought a valiant battle for the right of princes to grow sexy, scruffy beards.

Countless green rashes and occasional lowland infections, the culmination of a love story that began in the same place as a Sydney slip-in, an unlikely and glorious fairy tale about to come true.

Instead, we are in a situation that requires a great deal of personal self-restraint to avoid using the clichéd line about “storm clouds over the palace.”

Aside from a rift in 2022 caused by Queen Margrethe’s decision to brutally sever the titles of her second son Prince Joachim’s four children, the Danish monarchy is no different from the British monarchy in its toe sucking and tampon propensity. I have never experienced such a horrible fate. – Fantastic Central Asian dictator – Lives with and vacations with a convicted sex offender.

I mean, the Danish royal family generally lives a pretty reputable life, winning accolades, beating the drum against the climate crisis, and getting it all done in time to peddle their kids well-behaved from school to home. It means that there is. It was wholesome and dignified, something the late Queen of England could only dream of. Because every morning for decades, my Special K bowl was drenched as I waded through countless front pages featuring the latest PR disaster caused by one person. her children.

That was until a Spanish magazine published it in November. lecture He released a photo of Frederic and Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova. Photos taken in Madrid in October show the pair wandering around the city, going out to dinner, and now the king leaving his apartment at 8:30 a.m., carrying some rather shabby luggage. Ta. (Here’s the story we need to get into: Could the heir to the throne have done a better job of rolling suitcases like those sold at Myer’s clearance sale in the 1990s?)

Genoveva said: Hello“I categorically deny any statements suggesting a romantic relationship between Prince Frederik and me.”

Whatever may or may not have happened inside her apartment, what is indisputable is that Mary quickly became living proof that princesses are made, not born. She went from being a respected and worshiped person to becoming a princess. An object of pity.

Her husband, the man who shed tears during their wedding, was truly worthy of being called “charming,” and yet he had just humiliated and embarrassed his wife in front of the whole world.

A photo of Mary taken the day after the incident. lecture The stories that have come out are just painful to watch. So many emotions are clearly rippling beneath the surface.

What this means is that less than two months after these Madrid photos were published, we are at this historic turning point where 1,000 new stamps will be released and maintained . Women’s weekly magazine Until our AI masters take over, the cover story makes it impossible to ignore the bad taste we’re all hearing.

When Frederick emerged from his Genovese apartment on a cool autumn morning in October, what he had actually done was to puncture and burst a fatal hole in his and Mary’s bubble as a perfect couple. . His actions led him to spend a night in a foreign city with a woman who was neither his beloved wife nor the mother of his children, and now the Queen would forever be part of their coronation story.

That begs the question. Queen Margrethe, the first Danish monarch to voluntarily abdicate her throne since 1146, now abdicates suspicions of what her real motives were. (History buffs, Eric III.)

Yes, the 83-year-old has recently faced health issues, including back surgery, which has left him unable to stand for long periods of time. Honestly, staying vertical and keeping your limbs ready is an important part of a monarch’s job.

Still, was this really what tipped the scales for her in making the historic decision to make way for her son? Or was it sparked by a scandal involving Amalienborg Palace, where they all live?

Some reports have speculated that Margrethe’s very surprising decision, announced only on New Year’s Eve, may have been partly due to the Tasmanian-born royal being forced into golden handcuffs. To stop Mary from unbolting or idly thinking about bolts.

King Frederick and Queen Mary’s reign is beginning under suspicion after nearly 20 years of great, if not nearly perfect, work for her. The pair may have kissed in front of the crowd on the balcony of Christiansborg Castle, but they clearly had deep feelings.

But the spell on their marriage was broken, and Frederik’s return ticket to Madrid fixed it. Despite the smile, despite the wet eyes, despite all the waving, I don’t think it will be possible to completely restore it to its original position.

Daniela Elser is a writer, editor and royal commentator with over 15 years’ experience working across Australia’s major media outlets.