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Princess Mary opens grief centre for her mum in Denmark

''I was 26. It happened too early.''
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Princess Mary unveiled the new National Centre for Grief in Denmark and opened up about the death of her mother.

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The royal mother of four lost her own mum, Henrietta Donaldson (nรฉe Clark Horne), from a heart condition when she was just 26 back in 1997.

She paid tribute to her mum at the Danish Grief Centreโ€™s Memorial Tree, where you can hang a heart-shaped message to a lost loved one on the branches.

Princess Mary sliding in a message to her lost mum Henrietta at the Memorial Tree.

(Image: Instagram)

โ€œI was 26. It happened too early,โ€ Mary shared in an interview with Australian Womenโ€™s Weekly in 2016.

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Mary went on the explain that her motherโ€™s untimely death made her a stronger person for her kids.

โ€œItโ€™s so hard to see when it is so close and so personal,โ€ she explained.

Henrietta never got to meet Prince Frederik or her grandchildren.

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โ€œBut as you get older, you learn to appreciate the time you had together as a gift. And thatโ€™s something you wouldnโ€™t have otherwise.โ€

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โ€œIt makes a strong person,โ€ she continued.

In the past, Princess Mary has shared various admissions about her pain and grief over the loss of her mother.

Mary โ€œfelt alone in her painโ€ when her mother passed.

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โ€œI felt alone in my pain,โ€ Princess Mary previously revealed to a Danish TV and radio station in an interview.

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โ€œAs if nobody understood what I was going through and I had come to a standstill while the whole world around me kept moving forwards.โ€

โ€œI would have liked to have spent more time with her,โ€ she said.

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