The love story of Crown Princess Mary and her husband, Prince Frederik of Denmark, captured the imagination of millions.
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The pair met almost 17-years ago when the prince was visiting Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.
They were introduced by friends at the Slip Inn, a pub in Sydney and from there a long-distance romance blossomed.
News of the courtship was first revealed in 2001 and on September 24, 2003 the Danish court announced Queen Margrethe II intended to give her consent to the marriage.
The couple became officially engaged on October 8, 2003 after a State Council meeting.
The date was set for May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral
Thousands of people from around the world, including royalty from every monarchy in Europe, prime ministers and president, nobles and diplomats flew to the country to see a commoner marry the heir to Denmark's 1000-year-old throne.
Thirty-two members of the Donaldson clans also made their way to Copenhagen for the royal nuptials.
The Examiner spoke with Mary’s first cousin Alison Donaldson, who arrived in Denmark two days before the wedding after a large family reunion in Scotland.
“She is just Mary, she hasn't changed,” she said before the wedding.
“She is not at all flustered. She is very poised and calm and she is really looking forward to the wedding but she is still our Mary.”
Alison also told The Examiner that her family were staying at Skolund in “what is supposed to be a country house but it's huge, it's a palace”.
All members of the Tasmanian Donaldson family arrived together on the Tuesday before the wedding.
“We were taken off the terminal in a bus with blacked- out windows and with secret police as escorts,” Alison said.
Reflecting on the wedding ten years later another of Mary’s cousins, Jacqueline Mary Johncock, formerly Donaldson, said words could not explain how amazing the experience had been.
“It was amazing meeting all the different royalty around the world,” she told The Examiner.
“We do speak to her and keep in touch and she's no different today than the day she got married. She loves it there and couldn't be happier … and Frederik's just amazing ... he loves her dearly.”
Mary and Prince Frederik have managed to visit Tasmania a number of times, including a trip for a family wedding at Swansea.
The couple have four children: Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, born October 15, 2005, Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe, born April 21, 2007 and twins Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander and Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda, born January 8, 2011.