Australia celebrates Australian-born queen of Denmark with cocktails, picnics and ‘Danish Fiesta’
- Australians gathered to mark the occasion across the nation, including Queen Mary’s hometown of Hobart, the capital of the island state of Tasmania
- The Slip Inn, the Sydney pub where the royal couple first met in 2000, will host a ‘Danish Fiesta’ during January, with a special cocktail
A day after an Australian became queen of Denmark, her native land on Monday celebrated the unlikely fairy tale with cocktails, picnics and a “Danish Fiesta”.
Mary Donaldson’s journey from Tasmania to the world’s first Australian-born queen has captivated both Danes and Australians. People gathered to mark the occasion across Australia, including Queen Mary’s hometown of Hobart, the capital of the southern island state of Tasmania.
In Melbourne, scores gathered at Denmark House, one of Melbourne’s oldest social clubs, to celebrate the coronation with a special cultural event.
“It’s not something that happens every day that you have an Australian becoming queen. I don’t know if it will ever happen again,” Danish Club vice-president Lykka Borup said.
Several landmarks in Hobart were lit up in Denmark’s red and white colours, as many residents celebrated with a picnic or a high tea at Taroona Beach, near Queen Mary’s childhood home.