Mary leaves Adelaide heading for Europe

Crown Princess Mary left her friend Amber Petty's Adelaide apartment this morning, 22 August 2010, arriving in Melbourne this afternoon for a flight to Europe.

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The Herald Sun (Melbourne) - Dancing Princess Mary shakes her booty
The Adelaide Advertiser - Princess Mary - from princess to 'lifemaid'
The Herald Sun - Merry Mary quite contrary

MSN Nine News clip (00:40) - Princess Mary flies home to Denmark

Mary @ Amber Petty's 40th birthday celebration

Crown Princess Mary and her friend Amber Petty arrive at Amber's 40th birthday celebration at The Promethian, August 21, 2010 in Adelaide, Australia. Amber has asked the 150 invitees not to take phones or post information or photos on networking sites. More to come... the Australian election has dominated news tonight.



Mary leaves the party:



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The Herald Sun (Melbourne) - Princess Mary dressed with style at an exclusive party in Adelaide
The Sydney Morning Herald - A party fit for a princess
Digital Spy.uk - Princess Mary: 'It's lovely to be home'
The Herald Sun (Melbourne) - Princess Mary dressed with style at an exclusive party in Adelaide for Amber Petty
Adelaide Now - Radiant Princess Mary arrives at the Prom

You Tube Ten News clip (00:40)
Yahoo Seven News clip (00:40)

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Stop press: Mary has been elected new Prime Minister of Australia (and B.T. thought we Aussies didn't love her!) and Queen Margrethe has been sent a tweet of congratulations (those who know about the Queen and technology know she wouldn't have received it!)

The Sun-Herald (Sydney) Danish turnover
by Charles Waterstreet

This is a very ironic column reflecting on the nature of the Australian election campaign. Today's election has ended in limbo and a possible hung parliament with final results to be some ten days before resolution. The close election has resulted in a swing against the Labor incumbents and a strong vote for the Greens. Independents may well decide government for the first time in Australian history in favour of either Labor or the conservative Liberal Coalition.

© SMH/illustration by Michael Mucci who includes his apologies to Delacroix

Mary @ lunch with friends in Adelaide

Today Crown Princess Mary has been in Adelaide visiting with her friend Amber Petty. The friends went out to lunch at an Italian-style restaurant with two friends and during the afternoon many friends arrived to visit at Amber's apartment. One of the visitors was Amber Petty's father. Many of the mutual friends are familiar from Sydney days before Mary left to live in Denmark. The lunch companion in the photos leaving the restaurant is an old University of Tasmania friend of Mary's who now lives in Sydney, Hamish Campbell, who is also a godfather to Prince Christian.



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