Crown Princess Mary’s children have given an insight into their family life at the Danish royal court for a TV special. They also shared a few fun details.
Copenhagen – All of Denmark celebrated together with its crown princess her 50th birthday on February 5th. On the occasion of the anniversary, among other things, a TV special was broadcast in honor of Mary, in which her four children also had their say*.
Crown Princess Mary fails because of the Danish language: Funny anecdote
Crown Princess Mary is the all-purpose weapon of the Danish Royals. Queen Margrethe II (81) thinks highly of her daughter-in-law* and the wife of Crown Prince Frederik (53) is also extremely popular with the people. So it’s no wonder that Mary’s 50th birthday has almost become a national holiday. Countless congratulations from all over the world came to Amalienborg Palace*. A book of unseen photos* was also published in Mary’s honour, a new portrait of the Crown Princess was unveiled and a major special about her life was aired on Danish TV.
The four children of the 50-year-old also had their say in the show and surprised the viewers with insights into their everyday family life. Prince Vincent (11) and Princess Isabella (14) caused a laugh with a private detail.
Crown Princess Mary fails at Danish – much to her family’s amusement
Crown Princess Mary* was born in Tasmania and grew up speaking English as her mother tongue. Even though she speaks fluent Danish after more than 20 years at the royal court, a few words apparently still cause her difficulties at times – much to the amusement of her children.
“She has an Australian accent, so there are some words that she says a little funny,” Billed Bladet quoted Princess Isabella* from the TV interview. Especially when pronouncing the supposedly simple terms “little” and “apple” it is noticeable that Mary is not a native speaker, added Prince Vincent*. “Then we all tease her that she can’t pronounce it properly. She then just says, ‘Yes, yes, yes, I’ve said it correctly enough,'” says Isabella.
Incidentally, the wife of Crown Prince Frederik* didn’t mind her offspring for making their little language difficulties public. She laughed heartily when shown the scenes from the TV special, according to Billed Bladet. *24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
List of rubrics: © Henning Bagger/dpa
