Top 10 Interesting Facts About Queen Mary of Denmark and Her Sydney Connection

First Meeting at Sydney Olympics – Queen Mary met Prince Frederik of Denmark in Sydney at the 2000 Olympics. They met at a bar called the Slipp Inn.

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