Australia celebrates Australian-born queen of Denmark with cocktails, picnics

Menawhile, a day after an Australian became queen of Denmark. her native land on Monday celebrated the unlikely fairy tale with cocktails, picnics and a “Danish Fiesta.”
Mary Donaldson’s journey from Tasmania to the world’s first Australian-born queen has captivated both Danes and Australians.
People gathered to mark the occasion across Australia, including Queen Mary’s hometown of Hobart, the capital of the southern island state of Tasmania.
In Melbourne, scores gathered at Denmark House, one of Melbourne’s oldest social clubs, to celebrate the coronation with a special cultural event.
Queen Margrethe II, announced she would be the first Danish royal to abdicate in about 900 years.