• Princess Mary becomes Queen on January 14
  • The people of Denmark are marking their calendar
  • But important people from her environment will be missing

But while the country celebrates, the future queen will be separated from two important people in her life. Count Nikolai, her nephew, will not be able to share the historic moment with the family as he is in Australia. Even more serious is the absence of Princess Mary's father, John Dalgleish Donaldson, who cannot make the long journey to Denmark.

It will be a big day

Danish newspapers have confirmed that John Dalgleish Donaldson's old age and associated travel difficulties prevent him from being present at his daughter's proclamation.

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Mary's eldest sister Jane Alison Stephens, however, will be at the ceremony. Mary's eldest sister Jane Alison Stephens, however, will be at the ceremony...

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