Overview
- The Danish Royal House said Sunday that John Dalgleish Donaldson died in Hobart at the age of 84.
- Queen Mary shared a tribute on the royal Instagram, writing that her heart is heavy after her father's death.
- The palace noted that his health had declined for years and that the queen last visited him in late March during a Tasmania trip.
- The family plans a private memorial service at a later date, and Denmark’s acting prime minister offered official condolences.
- Born in Scotland in 1941, Donaldson emigrated to Australia in the 1960s and spent decades as a professor of applied mathematics in Tasmania.