Mary Donaldson: Last News

The girls in the green and gold are set to face off against Denmark on Monday night, a match which is sure to test the loyalties of Australian-born turned Danish Princess, Mary Donaldson.

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READ MORE: Inside the Queen's relationship with football - from World Cup win to who she supportedAlongside her royal blood, Caroline's daughter, Josephine, is the goddaughter of Mary Donaldson, the crown princess of Denmark.The pair were seen together at Hyde Park in London on November 2009, having reportedly met when Caroline was filmed renovating her family home, Valdemar's Castle, on a reality show. The Arsenal man was a guest on the show.The following year Caroline gave birth to Bendtner's son, but in 2011 the couple went their separate ways. What did you think of Nicklas Bendtner's time at Arsenal? Let us know in the comments section A friend of the couple told The Sun after it was announced the pair had split: "It was a whirlwind romance and they were madly in love – perhaps they did realise in the end they were poles apart in age and outlook."The birth of a child can put a strain on any relationship but there seems to have been more pressure on them both recently in the last couple of weeks."Another source added: "They decided to go their separate ways now rather than have a messy divorce in the future.

Then came the dramatic step of regal types marrying “commoners”, as Prince Andrew did with Sarah Ferguson, then Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson, and Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Tasmanian-born advertising executive Mary Donaldson, then 28, was at the Slip Inn with a girlfriend when they began chatting with a group of European men. The playful topic of conversation was whether or not a man was attractive with a hairy chest.