Fans of Princess Mary are clinking their glasses to the soon-to-be Danish Queen in the humble Sydney pub where she met her prince almost 24-years ago.
Mary Donaldson grew up in Tasmania and was working as a real estate agent in Sydney when she caught the eye of Danish Prince Frederik at the Slip Inn pub during the 2000 Olympics.
The pub — which is now called El Loco — is celebrating the couple's imminent accession to the Danish throne on Sunday with Mary-themed cocktails and traditional Danish food.
The usually Mexican bistro has transformed into DenMex — Danish and Mexican cuisine, with traditional Danish-style smoked hot dogs with chilli ketchup, mustard, onion, gherkins and fried shallots.
A special cocktail has also been added to the menu honouring Princess Mary.
The There's Something About Mary is a mix of Aquavit, Vodka, lychee, lemon, vanilla and aquafaba, presented in the white and red colours of Denmark's flag.
To mark the occasion, the venue has been fitted out with the national flower of Denmark — the daisy — and the national flag.
Sharon Atherton and Adam Knight ordered both the tributary cocktail and the smoked hotdog at the Slip Inn.
Ms Atherton, a self-confessed royalist, said she admired how well Princess Mary had adapted to her royal role.
"I'm actually so proud of her. I think she's done really, really well," she said.
"She represents Australia beautifully, and she's nailing it."
Mr Knight said he visited the Slip Inn a few times during the 2000 Olympics and was surprised a Prince had visited there.
"What are the chances of someone walking into a 130-year-old pub and meeting a prince and becoming a Queen of a European country?," he said.
"It'd have to be like a million billion trillion to one. It's quite incredible."
From commoner to Queen
Mary Donaldson grew up in suburban Hobart with a middle class life that was far from the glamour of European royalty.
She was 28-years-old and had recently shifted to working in luxury real estate in Sydney when her life was suddenly turned upside down.
Prince Frederik was in Sydney for the Olympic Games, and was out for drinks at the Slip Inn on September 16, 2000 when he met Mary through friends.
A romance blossomed and less than four years later the couple were married at Copenhagen Cathedral, making Mary the first Australian to stand in line to be a queen.
Danish Queen Margrethe II caught Denmark by surprise when she announced she would be abdicating earlier last month.
The 83-year-old is Europe's longest-serving monarch, having headed Denmark for more than half a century.
On Sunday, Mary and Fredrik will accede the throne in a ceremony at Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace.
The unlikely couple will then officially become the new Queen and King of Denmark.
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