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arcticpenguin
24th September 2003, 12:13 PM
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,7365472%255E2702,00.html


Former Sydney real estate agent Mary Donaldson is to marry the heir to the world's oldest monarchy, the Danish royal palace has announced.

The crown prince's private secretary, Per Thornit, said Queen Margrethe would allow her son, Frederik, to marry the Tasmanian-born law graduate.

The union must be officially approved by the Danish parliament on October 8.
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Ms Donaldson, 31, who moved to Copenhagen at the end of 2001, has spent the past year learning Danish. She will have to convert to Denmark's Lutheran Evangelical Church and give up her Australian passport for the wedding.

Crown Prince Frederik, 35, is Queen Margrethe's eldest son.
He needs the permission of Mommy and Parliament before he can marry? What a wuss!
Skeptic
24th September 2003, 12:19 PM
He needs the permission of Mommy and Parliament before he can marry? What a wuss!

A wuss? Are you kidding? It's every bachelor's dream come true: "sure, honey, I would LOVE to settle down with you and marry, but I've got to get parliament to approve first, so..."
Grammatron
24th September 2003, 12:29 PM
Originally posted by Skeptic
He needs the permission of Mommy and Parliament before he can marry? What a wuss!

A wuss? Are you kidding? It's every bachelor's dream come true: "sure, honey, I would LOVE to settle down with you and marry, but I've got to get parliament to approve first, so..."

Can't that door swing the other way though?

Parliament approved it, so there is NOTHING to stop you from marrying me.
Chaos
24th September 2003, 12:37 PM
Originally posted by Grammatron


Can't that door swing the other way though?

Parliament approved it, so there is NOTHING to stop you from marrying me.

In fact, the queen said "Marry!", so it would be High Treason if they didnīt...
DaChew
24th September 2003, 12:41 PM
I wonder if they'll need permission to...you know...do other stuff.
Ed
24th September 2003, 12:57 PM
Originally posted by DaChew
I wonder if they'll need permission to...you know...do other stuff.


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plindboe
24th September 2003, 01:17 PM
Just be happy none of you live in DK. The media goes crazy over this sort of thing. It's so tiresome to hear about. :bricks:
Agammamon
26th September 2003, 08:10 AM
What's the bloody point of being a monarch if you have to get Parliament's permission for everything?