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Denmark’s King Frederik X and Queen Mary and members of the royal family arrive at Folketing, the Danish Parliament.

‘He should know better’: How do you cover, if at all, a Danish royal scandal?

Denmark has traditionally respected the privacy of its royal family. But now with King Frederik and Queen Mary on the throne things could be about to change.

  • Rob Harris

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Danish King Frederik X and Queen Mary kiss on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace.

Mary and Frederik respond to scandalous rumours with a fairytale moment

Europe correspondent Rob Harris was among the 100,000 people on the streets of Copenhagen watching on in below-freezing temperatures as Mary Donaldson from Hobart became Denmark’s new queen.

  • Rob Harris
Denmark’s King Frederik X and Queen Mary wave from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace.

Australian-born Mary becomes Queen after King Frederik X takes the Danish throne

King Frederik X has acceded to the Danish throne after his mother, Queen Margrethe, formally signed her abdication.

  • Rob Harris
Queen Mary on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in a drfess by Soeren Le Schmidt; Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars’ in a dress by Oscar-winner John Mollo; Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following her coronation in May, wearing a Burce Oldfield tunic. Getty, Supplied, Alamy

The fashion force of Queen Mary at the coronation

In a white dress and ruby jewellery, Mary flew the Danish flag with stellar results.

  • Damien Woolnough

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