Queen Mary from Denmark shared unhappy information on April 12, asserting on social media the demise of his father. Translated into English, a message shared on King Frederick and Queen Mary’s Instagram account stated: “It’s with nice unhappiness that Her Majesty The Queen broadcasts that her father, Professor John Dalgleish Donaldson, has died in Hobart, Tasmania. He was 84 years previous.”
Captioned a black and white picture of Professor Donaldson, taken by King Frederik’s spouse on March 23, 2026, was an announcement from Mary: “My coronary heart is heavy and my ideas are grey. My beloved father has handed away. However I do know that when the grief units in, the reminiscences will brighten my day, and what’s going to stay strongest is the love and gratitude for all he gave me and taught me.
The message additionally reveals that Professor John Donaldson’s well being has deteriorated lately and that the Queen final visited her father on the finish of March, the place they shared treasured time collectively.
John Donaldson was a professor of utilized arithmetic, born in Scotland on September 5, 1941. The household will maintain a non-public memorial service at a later date.
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