The world's first Australian-born queen set for January proclamation

From Tasmania to the throne, she is the world's first Australian-born queen.

Crown Princess Mary will take the Danish throne in less than two weeks after Queen Margrethe II's surprise abdication.

It's the next chapter in Mary's fairytale story - entering royal life after a chance meeting with a prince at a Sydney pub.

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Australian Women's Weekly editor at large Juliet Rieden said Prince Frederik and Princess Mary's ascension to the throne came as a shock to many.

"Obviously we always knew it was going to happen, you know, she's Crown Princess Mary, she was going to be queen one day.

"What we didn't know was that it was going to happen so soon."

While there won't be a traditional coronation ceremony, Rieden said the January 14 event will consist of a proclamation at Christiansborg Palace, where the Danish Prime Minister will proclaim Frederik and Mary king and queen.

"We're not going to see a coronation like King Charles III, the Danes got rid of that in the 1800s," Rieden said.

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"There may be a gala, we don't know yet. There has been nothing confirmed from the palace, but they did say that it's going to be an extraordinary and an historic event."

Rieden said it was unlikely there would be any Aussie appearances at the coronation.

"I don't think our prime minister is going to be flying over there for that," Rieden said.

"Obviously Mary has family over here, but she just saw them and I wonder whether she came out here to Australia in full knowledge of what was going to happen so she could see her family before this event."

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