As Crown Princess Mary of Denmark prepares to take the throne this month following the abdication of her mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe II, the Princess of Wales’ interactions with European royalty are the subject of a new viral video. .
Since marrying Prince William in 2011, Duchess Kate has been photographed with some of the world’s most prominent members of the royal family, and in 2022 she and her husband will join the ranks of senior princes and princesses as the next in line to the throne.
The British royal family is related to most of Europe’s monarchies through Queen Victoria, and has numerous cousins to varying degrees.
The Danish and British royal families, currently headed by Queen Margrethe II, are most closely linked through their joint ancestor, King Christian IX of Denmark. Margrethe is a direct descendant of the King of England, Charles III of the United Kingdom, and Prince William, Christian’s eldest daughter, Princess Alexandra of Denmark (who later married Queen Victoria’s eldest son and became Queen Alexandra in 1901). descendants.
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The Danish and British royals have been photographed together for generations, and the late Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Margrethe II knew each other by the nicknames “Lilibet” and “Daisy”.
I have also met their children and grandchildren at official and private events. In 2022, Duchess Kate made a rare solo overseas trip without her husband, spending an overnight in Denmark to attend an event related to her work raising awareness of early childhood development.
On January 4th, a video of Duchess Kate meeting Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in Copenhagen, uploaded to TikTok by user princess__jo, went viral, racking up over 350,000 views in 24 hours. did.
Kate and Mary are both married to heirs to the throne, meaning they will become queens of their respective countries if their husbands ascend to the throne.
Australian-born Mary is 10 years older than Kate. She met her husband, Prince Frederick, at a bar in Sydney during the 2000 Summer Olympics. The couple married in 2004 and have four children.
The video clip shows Duchess Kate and Prince Mary strolling through Copenhagen before attending an official event related to the royal family’s interest in early childhood development.
The images also show the princesses during their last meeting in the UK, where they attended the Royal Ascot horse race at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II.
The video, captioned “Queens in waiting,” has so far received more than 6,000 likes and 100 comments, many of them drawing parallels to the royal family. It was something to praise.
“They may not be royal by blood, but they were born to be queens,” one TikTok user wrote.
Another post said, “Both are amazingly beautiful women inside and out,” and added, “Women with substance.”
On December 31, 2023, Queen Margrethe made the shocking announcement during her traditional New Year’s speech in Denmark that she would abdicate the throne just two weeks ago, citing health reasons.
She announced on January 14 that her son would ascend the throne as King Frederick X. Therefore, Crown Princess Mary becomes Queen Mary from the moment her husband ascends the throne.
James Crawford-Smith is newsweekA royal correspondent based in London. He can be found on his X (formerly Twitter). @jrcrawforsmith and read his story newsweekThe Royals Facebook page.
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