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Lisa Martin

Mary Mania as Aussies in Copenhagen celebrate new Queen

Australian expat Leon Fischer and his Danish-born wife Susan are in Copenhagen for the succession. (Lisa Martin/AAP PHOTOS)

Couples in Denmark with their own Danish-Australian love stories are among those celebrating the royal succession in which Frederik and his Hobart-born wife Mary become King and Queen.

The modern-day fairytale - which began in a Sydney pub during the 2000 Olympics when Mary met the Danish Crown Prince - took a major twist on New Year's Eve when Queen Margrethe II announced a surprise abdication.

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