Around the country people are celebrating the unlikely event of an Australian becoming a queen. Those from her home suburb in Tasmania are proud of 'their Mary' and are keen to claim her as their own.
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00:00 Raising a glass to Mary's rise to the throne.
00:07 Cheers from Taroona!
00:09 A picnic in the park.
00:11 And a high tea.
00:14 There we go.
00:16 Here in Taroona, there's a particular pride that a local girl who went to the local public school grew up to become a European queen.
00:25 Taroona local Jenny Holmes is what you might call a superfan.
00:31 I haven't actually met her and I wish I had but she only lived three blocks from our house.
00:37 Over the past 12 years, she's created a scrapbook of Mary's life.
00:43 Then she had the twins, so that's the castle, beautiful castle, palace fit for a king.
00:50 In Melbourne, dozens gathered at Denmark House, basking in traditional Danish culture.
00:57 Celebrating the soon-to-be king and queen at the 135-year-old club.
01:04 We all do like Frederik and Mary, so we are very excited. They're going to be amazing.
01:11 Well, we have to celebrate that we are getting a new king and of course say thank you to our queen who has been doing a fabulous job.
01:19 And celebrating the reign of Queen Margrethe.
01:23 I was in the Danish Royal Guard, so protecting the queen when I was a young soldier.
01:29 So, yeah, it means a lot to me to come in here and celebrate it.
01:33 Many Danish expats excited to have an Australian connection to their home country.
01:40 Skål!
01:41 Go!
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