The father of Danish Queen Mary, Professor John Dalgleish Donaldson, has died at 84 years old.
The Danish royal house announced the passing of Prof Donaldson on Sunday, just weeks after King Frederik X and Queen Mary visited Australia.
‘My heart is heavy, and my thoughts are grey. My beloved father has passed away,’ Mary said in a statement.
‘But I know that when the grief settles, the memories will brighten my day, and what will remain strongest is love and gratitude for everything he gave me and taught me.’
Denmark’s royal house said Prof Donaldson’s ‘health has been declining over the past few years’ and Mary visited him in late March.
