‘I felt very alone’: Queen Mary on the heartbreak she faced in Denmark

Key points

• Queen Mary has opened up about the loneliness she felt after moving from Australia to Denmark. Speaking to Danish children's newspaper Børneavisen, the 54-year-old said not knowing the language made her feel left out in social settings.
• She said losing her mother, Henrietta Etta, in 1997 left her feeling most alone. An insider told Woman's Day that Mary still misses Australia and her family, and that trips home help her recharge.
• Mary chairs the Mary Foundation, which works to tackle social isolation among young people.