Here’s exactly what will happen to Queen Mary if Frederik dies – as the royal couple’s huge new ‘salary’ is revealed

Queen Mary of Denmark will be well looked after ‘by the people’ if she survives her husband, King Frederik.

According to a proposed bill, which also outlines the couple’s potential new ‘salary’, the Australian-born queen will receive around AUD 2.5 million (DKK 11,300,000) a year and will stay in a Danish castle if the king dies first.

The pension would be paid to the Dowager Queen monthly, amounting to around AUD$208,000 per year. pop.

She is also likely to live in the family mansion, as other widows have been given the go-ahead to keep their residences.

If she can’t stay in the family home, she gets one of the royal residences to live out her life in a manner befitting a former queen.

It includes parts of Christiansborg Castle, Fredensborg Castle, Grasten Castle and Amaliegade 18 – all of which are state-owned, but reserved for the royal family.

The proposals were compiled and presented by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on 10 April as part of King Frederik’s Civil List.

The documents also suggest the royal couple’s new basic salary – which is notably higher than the AUD 3 million they received as crown prince and princess.

According to the documents, they were able to pocket a good 27 million dollars a year for their efforts – more than double what Queen Margrethe got.

Of this amount, AUD$309,500 will be given to King Frederik’s aunt Princess Benedikte, and AUD$884,300 will be allocated to Crown Prince Christian.

That would leave the popular Danish royals with around AUD 25,900,000 in the coffers – or just over AUD 2,150,000 every month.

The pension would be paid to the Dowager Queen monthly, amounting to around AUD$208,000

‘The proposed level of the state allowance is an expression of a modernization of the Royal Household’s financial situation’, the document states.

Queen Mary’s ‘pension’ could be changed after the king’s death; However, the changes had to go through parliament to be approved.

The Queen would receive the money outlined in the King’s Citizens’ List when approved, as well as the stately home during any transition period.

The document does not describe what would happen if the couple were divorced or separated – only what would happen if the king died before his queen.