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King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark's Royal Love Story
On January 14, 2024, Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, became King Frederik X and Queen Mary as Frederik's mother, Queen Margrethe, stepped down as monarch.
The royals will become king and queen amidst a swirl of drama in Denmark's royal family.
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The spotlight won't be anything new for this royal couple, though, who have been headline darlings since the start of their storybook romance. Here, we're taking a look back at the real life fairy tale love story of King Frederik and Queen Mary.
1968
Prince Frederik and his parents, 1968.
The eldest son of Queen Margrethe II and her husband, Prince Henrik, Frederik (who was christened Frederik André Henrik Christian) was born on May 26, 1968, just four years before his mother would become queen.
Following Margrethe's coronation, Frederik took on the title Crown Prince.
1972
Though she would go on to become a member of the Danish royal family,