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Mary: The Making of a Princess | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Samantha Strauss |
Directed by | Jennifer Leacey |
Starring | Emma Hamilton Ryan O'Kane Gig Clarke Renae Small Nicholas Hope Gareth Reeves Alin Sumarwata James Lugton Shane Briant Leah Purcell Angela Punch McGregor |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Antonia Barnard |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Production company | FremantleMedia Australia |
Original release | |
Network | Network Ten |
Release | 15 November 2015 |
Mary: The Making of a Princess is an Australian television film produced for Network Ten. [1] It premiered on Network Ten on 15 November 2015. [2]
The film is about the courtship of Australian commoner Mary Donaldson and Frederik X of Denmark (who at the time was Crown Prince).
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The wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Mary Donaldson took place on 14 May 2004 in the Copenhagen Cathedral.