Royal Protocol

Queen Mary of Denmark, the much-admired Aussie-born monarch, has been forced to cancel all her upcoming royal engagements after succumbing to a mysterious illness. In a shocking turn of events that has sent ripples through the royal household and captivated the public’s attention, the queen was unable to attend scheduled events at the Danish Heart Association’s "Together for the Heart" ceremony in Copenhagen on Wednesday and an event hosted by the Mary Foundation at the University of Copenhagen on Friday.