Two trees planted simultaneously in Tasmania and Denmark in honor of Queen Mary

Queen Mary of Denmark, accustomed to planting a tree to leave a souvenir during certain official visits, was invited this Monday to plant a tree in her honor. While she planted an oak tree in Copenhagen, another tree was planted at the same time in Hobart, Tasmania, Mary's birthplace.

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Tasmania plants tree in honor of town boy who became Queen of Denmark

Mary Donaldson, daughter of two Scottish emigrants, was born in Hobart, capital of Tasmania, in 1972. After her degree in commercial law, Mary left her native island to go to Melbourne, then Sydney, where she met Crown Prince Frederik in 2000. The couple married in 2002 and Mary embraced her new life in Denmark, leaving family and friends behind in Australia.

Mary never forgot Australia and in particular her birth island, Tasmania. Tasmania, an Australian island located to the south of Australia, has an area comparable to that of Ireland. There are nearly 600,000 inhabitants, of whom 250,000 live in Hobart.

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An oak tree is planted in Copenhagen and a eucalyptus tree is planted in Hobart

On January 14, 2024, his mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe, abdicated, leaving her place to Frederik reign. This Monday, December 2, Queen Mary was invited to plant an oak tree in Copenhagen, accompanied by the mayor, Lars Weiss.

A new tree has been planted in a public space in the capital to commemorate the accession of King Frederik X and his wife, Queen Mary. This is an initiative launched by the city of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, which succeeded in convincing Copenhagen to carry out a joint symbolic gesture. At the same time, a tree was planted in Hobart to pay tribute to the native of the city, who had become queen on the other side of the earth. The tree planted in Hobart is a eucalyptus, also called blue gum, which is the plant emblem of Tasmania.