\nDenmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, center, pose with their parents at the wedding ceremony in 2004(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/button><\/div>\n
Donaldson finished his PhD in mathematics at the University of Tasmania and worked as a professor of applied mathematics. After the death of Henrietta in 1997, he later married Susan Moody in 2001.<\/p>\n
His youngest daughter, March, became Denmark’s queen in January 2024 after two decades as crown princess when her husband became the Scandinavian country’s monarch. He was proclaimed King Frederik X following the abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II.<\/p>\n
Frederik and Mary met during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and tied the knot in 2004.<\/p>\n
The royal statement today quoted Mary as saying: “My heart is heavy.”<\/p>\n
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\nJohn Donaldson, centre right, with his wife(Image: AP)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/button><\/div>\n
“But I know that when the grief settles, the memories will brighten my day, and what will remain strongest is love and gratitude for everything he gave me and taught me,” she added.<\/p>\n
The statement said the family will hold a private memorial service for Donaldson “at a later date.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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