Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary has become the patron of a new charity that aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged children, adults and families.
The princess, who is married to Crown Prince Frederick, has given her name to the Mary Foundation, which will encourage tolerance of diversity and help those who are socially isolated.
Speaking at the announcement of the charity at Copenhagen’s Amalienborg Palace on Tuesday (11.09.07), Mary said: ‘The Mary Foundation will be an exciting and rewarding addition to my current work as Crown Princess. ‘I strongly believe that every individual has the right to belong to a community and to know that there are people who understand them and are concerned for their wellbeing.’ The foundation has already secured $16.8 million of money, with the initial $244,000 donated by the people of Denmark and Greenland at Mary’s 2004 wedding to Frederick.
The princess intends to publicly present the foundation’s opening initiatives at the beginning of next year.
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