Here’s exactly what happens to Queen Mary if Frederik dies – as the royal couple’s huge new ‘salary’ is revealed
Queen Mary of Denmark will be well cared for ‘by the people’ if she outlives her husband, King Frederick.
According to a bill, which also outlines the couple’s potential new ‘salary’, the Australian-born queen will receive approximately AUD$2.5 million (DKK 11,300,000) a year and reside in a Danish castle if the king dies first .
The pension would be paid monthly to the widowed Queen, amounting to approximately AUD$208,000 per person.
She will also likely stay in the family mansion, as other widows have been given the green light to keep their homes.
If she can’t stay in the family home, she will be given one of the royal residences where she can live her life in a manner befitting a former queen.
It includes parts of Christiansborg Castle, Fredensborg Castle, Grasten Castle and Amaliegade 18 – all of which are state-owned but reserved for use by the royal family.
Queen Mary of Denmark will be well cared for ‘by the people’ if she outlives her husband, King Frederick
The proposals were compiled and submitted on April 10 by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, as part of King Frederik’s Civil List.
The documents also reveal the royal couple’s new base salary – which is noticeably higher than the AUD$3 million they received as Crown Prince and Princess.
According to the documents, they were able to collect just over $27 million a year for their efforts – more than double what Queen Margrethe received.
Of this amount, AUD$309,500 will be given to King Frederick’s aunt, Princess Benedkeek, and AUD$884,300 will be reserved for Crown Prince Christian.
This would leave the popular Danish royal family with approximately AUD$25,900,000 in their coffers – or just over AUD$2,150,000 per month.
The pension would be paid monthly to the Dowager Queen, worth approximately AUD$208,000
“The proposed amount of the state surcharge is an expression of a modernization of the financial circumstances of the Royal House,” the document said.
Queen Mary’s ‘pension’ could be changed after the king’s death; however, the changes would have to go through parliament to be approved.
The Queen would receive the money listed in the King’s Civil List once it is approved, as well as the stately home during any transition period.
The document does not describe what would happen if the couple divorced or separated; only what will happen if the king dies before his queen.