Queen Mary takes the lead in a popularity poll on the new King and Queen of Denmark.
The new study found that both King Frederik and Queen Mary are widely popular amongst Danish people.
The survey found that 82 percent of respondents felt that Frederik will fare “well” or “very well” in his new role.
But Mary scored even higher with 86 percent of Danes feeling that she will do well as Queen of Denmark.
Both the King and Queen of Denmark scored highly in a new popularity poll.
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The Australian-born queen worked in marketing communications and advertising before meeting Frederik in a Sydney bar during the 2000 Summer Olympics.
She is the world’s first Australian born Queen.
Mary remains popular amongst Danes as she advocates for the rights of girls and women.
In 2007 she founded The Mary Foundation, which combats bullying, domestic violence and fights “social isolation based on the belief that everyone has the right to belong.”
King Frederik and Queen Mary on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace.
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It was reported that Mary did not know Frederik’s royal title when they first met in Australia as he introduced himself as just “Fred.”
Mary talked about their first meeting in an interview for her 50th birthday stating: “Once we started our conversation, it never stopped.”
The royal couple continued their long-distance relationship until they were married in Copenhagen in 2004.
The royal couple’s relationship was brought to media attention over the last couple of months as rumours of an affair between Frederik and Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova circulated.
The royal couple were married in Copenhagen on May 14, 2004.
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The King and Queen arrive at the Danish parliament.
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The pictures were taken on a night out in Madrid in October where the pair were pictured together.
Casanova denied claims of an affair calling the rumours “malicious.”
On Sunday, Queen Margrethe II abdicated the throne after 52 years during which she was the longest-running living monarch in Europe.
Her son, Frederik, and his wife, Mary, became the new King and Queen of Denmark on the same day.
