Crown Princess Mary is ready to step up to the top job, following the recent announcement authorising Princess Mary to take on Queen Margrethe’s royal duties in her absence.
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“The Crown Princess will in future be able to fulfil the Queen’s obligations as head of state, when the Queen is prevented from doing so, for example when staying abroad,” read the statement.
That moment has arrived quicker than expected for the Tasmanian-born royal, with both Queen Margrethe II and Crown Prince Frederik set to be overseas this month, from December 6-8.
According to royal insiders, this opportunity presents a good practice run for Mary, who will take on a leading role when the 79-year-old Queen eventually abdicates.
In the absence of both the Queen and Prince Frederik, Mary will have her first taste
of her future responsibility as the queen when her husband ascends the throne.
The source adds that Princess Mary, 47, has already earned her royal mother-in-law’s blessing. “She thinks Mary is a very strong woman who brings out the best in her son,” says the royal insider.
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