Danish royals embrace green streak on Australian tour
The Danish royal family is continuing its green streak Down Under by encouraging greater collaboration and investment between Australia and Denmark in renewable energy sources and medical research.
King Frederik and Queen Mary began their final day in Melbourne as part of a state visit, attending an event focused on supporting commercial and corporate cooperation between countries for a green transition.
The King addressed an audience of business leaders, including Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen.
Rulers then turned their attention to health collaborations; They visited a stem cell innovation research event at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Royal Children’s Hospital, where they toured the site and discussed the latest advances in medical technology.
A crowd of excited staff, parents and children had gathered inside the building hoping to catch a glimpse of the Australian-born royal.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who hosted the couple in Canberra and will meet them again in Hobart, said they were pleasant, modest, interesting and very interested in Australia, especially Tasmania, where the queen is from.
“It’s extraordinary; it’s the whole story, and I think it’s a compelling story,” he told reporters in Burnie, Tasmania.
“Isn’t it wonderful that in a time when there is so much negativity in the world, we have this relationship and story to celebrate?”
The royal family is in Australia for a six-day visit, their first since Frederik becomes king in 2024.
On Tuesday, the royal family attended an official reception at Government House, toured sustainable and renewable energy developments and played football at the MCG.
The pair met Mr Albanese and other dignitaries in Canberra and also visited Uluru.
The royal family aims to deepen trade ties between Queen Mary’s adopted countries and indigenous countries by focusing their visit on clean energy.
Their last stop is Mary’s native Tasmania; There they will spend time with the Queen’s relatives, including her elderly father John Donaldson.
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