This week would mark 5 years since Australian Mary Elizabeth Donaldson married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, and became simply known as Crown Princess Mary.
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This is supposed to be a festive, loving time for the royal couple. But a new book coming out Monday has put a dark cloud over it.
The King and Queen of Greenland by former royal correspondent Trine Villeman, takes a look at the Danish royals, as a follow up to her previous book, 1015 Copenhagen K – which portrayed Frederik and Mary’s marriage as anything but happy.
In her latest book, Villeman accuses Frederik as a playboy who parties hard. She also says the crown princely couple’s spending is out of control, and suggests they should move to Greenland to “get back in touch with reality.”
“Mary is busy exhibiting her large social heart, but also showing her even larger designer wardrobe,” Villeman said to MSN Starlounge, a Danish website.
“The royal couple represents… that vulgar culture of just getting as much as possible. Mary does not hesitate to swindle her position as princess and she offers our old monarchy to the highest bidder in her pursuits.
“While Michelle Obama plants an organic vegetable patch in the gardens of the White House, our Crown Princess flies off on a private jet on one of her holidays.”
In her other book, 1015 Copenhagn K, Villeman claimed Frederik’s real true love was a lingerie model named Katja Stockholm. But other royal watchers doubt Frederik and Mary are on the rocks.
“They are still very much in love. I have no doubt about it. You can see it in the way they look at each other,” one royal watcher says.
Despite the book’s claims, the crown princely couple are enjoying high approval ratings. Many Danes feel the two are both ready to be King and Queen.
Another survey labeled Mary as the most popular member of the Danish royal family.
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