Royals attend family wedding in Swansea
21:13 AEDT Sat Mar 12 2005
The Danish royals have attended the wedding of Crown Princess Mary's cousin Alison Donaldson at Swansea on Tasmania's east coast.
Princess Mary hugged family members on arrival at the wedding, which was held at a private home in the historic township 134 kilometres from Hobart.
The princess wore a black twinset with a long strand of green beads and a lace-detailed skirt, while Prince Frederik looked relaxed in a red checked shirt.
The wedding marked the first day of the royal couple's private holiday in Princess Mary's former home state after a 12-day tour of Australia.
Plans for their holiday have been fiercely guarded by the royals' minders and family.
Business owners at Swansea would not confirm details of the wedding, but said Princess Mary did have relatives in the area and there had been a large wedding at a private house.
The royal couple visited the area in January 2004, lunching unnoticed at Kabuki by the Sea, 12 kilometres from the town centre.
Kabuki owner Terry Lanning said Crown Prince Frederik had asked about postal facilities to Denmark during the visit, but his staff had not realised the stature of their guests until a local newspaper called the following day.
Danish television has since featured the restaurant in a Tasmanian special aired before the royal wedding last May.
Princess Mary and Prince Frederik ended their first official tour of Australia on Friday night as guests at a Save the Children Tasmania charity ball.
The couple was last sighted returning to Government House at 11.45pm (AEDT).
Sources say they stayed the night at Government House but there were no glimpses of either royal on Saturday.
The couple is rumoured to be staying with family and friends at the exclusive London Lakes Resort in Tasmania's midlands.
No one at the resort would comment, but the couple was rumoured to have booked out the entire facility months in advance.
On the streets of Hobart, where Princess Mary had strolled largely unrecognised with her new love in early 2004, the closest thing to a royal sighting was a Princess Mary biscuit.
Drifters Internet Cafe in Salamanca had been selling the $2.50 packets of shortbread biscuits throughout the royal tour.
They said the biscuits, featuring a photograph of Princess Mary, had been selling well.
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, where the couple had shared their first public kiss last visit, was almost empty.
Only one elderly woman nursed a glass of white wine in the waterfront bar.
Princess Mary's sisters and their families are rumoured to be holidaying with the royal couple. There was no one home at either houses.
The royal couple spent just over 24 hours in Tasmania as part of their 12-day Australian tour, which also took in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
They are also rumoured to be looking at properties for purchase during their private holiday.
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) And I also hope that some of her accent will rubb of to CP Frederik who in my opinion have a terrible English accent!
