Queen Mary of Denmark will be well cared for “by the people” if she survives her husband, King Frederick.
Under a proposed bill, which also outlines the couple’s possible new “salary”, the Australian-born queen will receive around 2.5 million Australian dollars (11,300,000 Danish crowns) a year and will stay in a Danish castle if the king dies first.
The pension would be paid monthly to the dowager queen and would amount to about A$208,000 per person.
She is also likely to stay in the family mansion, as other widows have been given the green light to maintain their residence.
If she cannot stay in the family home, she will be assigned one of the royal residences to live her life as befits a former queen.
It includes parts of Christiansborg Castle, Fredensborg Castle, Grasten Castle and Amaliegade 18, all of which are state property but reserved for the use of the royal family.
Queen Mary of Denmark will be well cared for “by the people” if she survives her husband, King Frederick
The proposals were drawn up and presented by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on April 10, as part of King Frederik’s Civil List.
The documents also propose the royal couple’s new base salary, which is notably higher than the A$3 million they received as Crown Prince and Princess.
According to the documents, they could pocket just over $27 million a year for their efforts, more than double what Queen Margaret received.
Of this amount, A$309,500 will be given to Princess Benedikte, King Frederick’s aunt, and A$884,300 will be reserved for Crown Prince Christian.
This would leave the popular Danish royals with around A$25,900,000 in their coffers, or just over A$2,150,000 each month.
The pension would be paid monthly to the Dowager Queen and would amount to about A$208,000.
“The proposed level of state subsidy is an expression of a modernization of the financial conditions of the Royal Household,” the document states.
Queen Mary’s “pension” could be changed upon the king’s death; However, the changes would have to go through parliament to be approved.
The Queen would receive the money outlined in the King’s Civil List, once approved, as well as the manor during any transition period.
The document does not describe what would happen if the couple divorced or separated, only what would happen if the King died before his Queen.