Princess Mary Covers An Australian Magazine... Is Kate's Cover Next? (PHOTO)

It's not often you get to see a famous royal spilling her secrets in a personal interview. (Most covers of the Duchess of Cambridge, for example, are of the severely-Photoshopped stock photo variety and just use canned quotes from other sources)

So we're surprised (and thrilled!) to see Princess Mary, an Australian who became Danish royalty upon marrying Prince Frederik, on the cover of The Australian Women's Weekly in a pretty silk blouse and talking to the magazine about the inner workings of her life.

Mary is one of our favorite royals to study sartorially, partly due to her penchant for not being afraid to drape herself in tons of old-school jewels and medals and other royal regalia (even when being ogled by Finland's first husband), and for wearing gorgeous gowns like this one.

But in the interview, we get to see a different side of the princess beyond her stately appearance. Princess Mary opens up about the "strain" of having four children (Christian, 6; Isabella, 4, and one-year-old twins Vincent and Josephine), saying:

"It is the most enjoyable time in your life because you are so absorbed in your own little bubble with your small, innocent children," she says. "They are just like God delivered them."

All together now: awwwww.

And for us, Mary's cover begs the question: will Kate Middleton ever pose for a cover and an interview? Obviously, we'd like her to, because we're, um, obsessed with her every move.

But we suspect that due to Kate and Wills' private nature, it'll be awhile before Kate spills about her wedding and life with the in-laws in a glossy.

Click over to AWW to read more of Princess Mary's interview, and check out her lovely cover below.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this post stated that Princess Mary had posed for the cover; the photo is actually one released by the Danish royal house. When will anyone actually pose? We're waiting!

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Comments

[hubertandsusan]

08:49 AM on 02/24/2012

No need to bash here . She was a regular Aussie woman who met her prince at the beach, who never revealed he was a prince until much later on in their relationship. She has no scandals, moved to Denmark and learned the language fluently within a year or two. Popped out some cute kids, one after the other, held on to her looks, and has a wonderful husband, who sits nearly at the head of his family dynasty in a country which everyone has voted is the " happiest country on earth". So what if their taxes are high ( as is most of Europe ). Whatever system they have is obviously working. The Scandinavian country monarchies do not go around in gilded carriages or publicly splurging their tax payers money . Their royals would have been abolished long ago if they had. Notice also how the palace does not have costumed guards, or gilded gates. They are classy people and upholding that image to the world. When was the last time you heard of a Dane blowing up an airliner or committing mass murder at a kindergarten? Or bombing their government buildings?

[ruth princess]

09:32 AM on 02/24/2012

Actually she met him a bar. And as a person who speaks Danish, I have to say her Danish is atrocious. After ten years in the country and unlimited resources, she should have mastered the language.

[Makeredhappy]

12:50 PM on 02/23/2012

Oh the strain of it all...she can easily turn around at any hour of the day and hand her kids off to various nannies!! Try being a regular woman, house to run, maybe a full time job, demands of a husband and family members AND 4 kids AND no nanny AND you've been up in the middle of the night with one of them, facing work or laundry or shopping the next day!!! Really....people in exalted places really need to cut with the crap and realize that they never want to be one of us!!!

[youngrasc]

09:46 PM on 02/23/2012

I think she has refused to use nannies but does send the older children to school

[ruth princess]

08:45 AM on 02/24/2012

I know that she has one nanny for each of the twins. She once said she wouldn't use nannies, but I guess reality sunk in.

[Shizuka]

11:57 AM on 02/23/2012

Since Princess Mary and Prince Frederik are heads of state and people of great influence in their country, it's a great pity they don't understand the direct link between overpopulation and global warming.

On one small beautiful planet where we are all interconnected and interdependent, having so many children is no longer a right, regardless of the individual's ability to support them.

[solskin101]

04:29 PM on 02/23/2012

Pull you claws in it is not becoming of you.
Obama/Biden 2012

[MochaLite]

09:30 PM on 02/25/2012

Start sterilizing welfare recipients, and I might believe you are serious about this.

[bds6543]

09:58 AM on 02/23/2012

Not hard to be a "fashion icon" when you got jillions of $$$$ and babysitters and live in nannies.
This is so bogus.

[LilaGrace]

09:22 AM on 02/23/2012

My god, I swear half the people here have lost the ability to comprehend what they read. The Princess never said that she felt "strain". That was a word employed by the writer, and then sensationalized by a lousy story. Bashing a woman you don't know, over a story you haven't read, and a comment that was not made by the subject but most likely taken out of context for the purposes of this crappy article, don't make any of you stand out as especially intelligent. It is no wonder that Americans are poorly viewed by the rest of the world.

[Esmerelda Esmereldan]

11:01 AM on 02/24/2012

Thank you for my first real laugh of the day!
Your points are on the mark!
Your talented way of writing is hilarious!
Best wishes!

[LilaGrace]

11:25 AM on 02/24/2012

Thank you! I was so frustrated when I wrote that, I am amazed that I was able to compose it without at least one or two obscenities. What I really wanted to do was bless out the ignorant fools who made such ridiculous comments! Best wishes to you as well. Cheers!

[Randybostonterrier]

07:48 AM on 02/23/2012

Wow 4 kids and no REAL job with tons of hired help. How is this hard again?

[GracieGiraffe]

07:55 AM on 02/23/2012

And never having to worry about financial issues, child-care issues. I'm still trying to figure out how it's hard.

[rosaestela]

07:14 AM on 02/23/2012

but she never said having 4 kids was a "strain", the writer did; she said "it's the most enjoyable time", etc. etc.

[GracieGiraffe]

09:25 AM on 02/23/2012

She said it was a "bit of a strain" in the actual magazine article if you click on it.

[U347464]

03:58 AM on 02/25/2012

She said, "I realise we had the best of help, but being a mother and breastfeeding a couple of twins with two children already — it was a bit of a strain." Did you even read the article?

[amd52]

06:12 AM on 02/23/2012

If Kate wants to keep out of the spotlight for now that is fine. It is none of our business what her plans are. If she and her husband want their privacy it is to be respected. I give her a great deal of credit for she is very new to this type of living yet.

[GracieGiraffe]

07:55 AM on 02/23/2012

What? What does this have to do with Kate?

[Libertarian5]

11:19 PM on 02/22/2012

My grandfather was the 15th of 16 children! Now I'm not advocating that. But 4 is not a great strain if there is state help, like kindergartens, children allowance's, etc. Any sane society will cherish and support its youth. In the US, we still have a long way to go.

[amd52]

06:13 AM on 02/23/2012

You are so right, and hit the nail on the head. We the US are being mocked and laughed at, and with all that is going on can you blame everyone in other Countries who are mocking us.

[Esther21072011]

06:48 AM on 02/23/2012

The problem is the US is too generous when it comes to that - children have been made cash cows by the welfare class who have them just to get $$

[thedogbag]

08:01 AM on 02/23/2012

Nice to read the truth....kid (who cares if they know dad or not) = more $$

[OutWest08]

07:35 PM on 02/22/2012

Princess Mary: Having Four Kids Is A 'Strain'

I can't help but comment: Having four kids and not being a princess is ...the rest of us. Strain comes from not having enough money to feed, cloth and giving them the best of health care we can afford. Strain comes from the guilt that you feel when they ask for things that you know would make them happy but you can't afford them. Strain comes from the sadness you see in their eyes and it hurts in your hearth. All children are a gift. The ability or not to nurture that gift is what causes the strain.

[schatsie]

09:12 PM on 02/22/2012

That doesn't happen in Denmark or any of the other Scandinavian countries, they value their women AND their children...... Get out and vote and get out and register voters....We need to go progressive in this country or keep sliding down the slope to become an underdeveloped country......

[Esther21072011]

06:51 AM on 02/23/2012

They also have super high taxes to pay for other people's children - no thanks - we have way too much of that going on already in the USA. Here's an idea that is novel to the left - don't have more children than you can afford to raise in the manner in which you think they should be raised.

[solskin101]

04:42 PM on 02/23/2012

You are very right and I can not understand these repug women go along with this hypocritical BS their men serve up, yiks
Obama/Biden 2012

[amd52]

06:19 AM on 02/23/2012

Yes, to some point but, you do not give a child everything they want. That does not teach them responsibility for when they become older. It only makes them spoiled brats. When they are old enough they should earn what they want. Even at 5yrs old. Example If they do a good deed or get a certain grade in school maybe give them 35 cents, and show them when they make enough for something they want then they could buy it. That will teach them Honor, and Respect. Kids follow by example. We never got everything we wanted. I saved for my first car. I did not get one handed down to me. and i had to earn the trust and all that goes with responsibility. America, has been in a decline kids get everything given to them and that teaches them not a dam thing.

[OutWest08]

01:01 PM on 02/23/2012

Yes, I'll have to say that may be true to some extent. However, assuming that everyone has the possibility to turn "kids" into spoiled brats was not my point. Kids are resilient by nature and they are also very aware when parents are emotionally strained by economic factors. My point was that if parents don't have means to reward their children time after time, after time... you can guess how you would feel. Right?. That was my point.

[Nikolaj Vraa]

06:47 PM on 02/22/2012

Exclusive? It's an interview given to the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende three weeks ago. http://www.b.dk/nationalt/se-de-nye-billeder-af-mary-paa-amalienborghttp://www.b.dk/nationalt/se-de-nye-billeder-af-mary-paa-amalienborg

[sextonfan]

06:24 PM on 02/22/2012

I've always thought her kind of plain.

[patriciacaldwell]

06:09 PM on 02/22/2012

Another misleading headline.

[katielady]

05:55 PM on 02/22/2012

Exactly what is her idea of a "strain" in having 4 children. She has 'people' to clean her home, cook meals, run errands, a dressmaker makes her clothing and I am sure there are nannies; one for each child.

[schatsie]

09:15 PM on 02/22/2012

That was not the way she was raised and i am sure she spends a good amount of time with the children bonding so that they can become decent human beings..... Twins is rough and preschoolers are quite a handful specially 3 of them.....She does look like she is not getting enough sleep.... I ADORE Denmark and the men are superb, but it looks to me like her family could use 4 weeks in Australia with the grandfolks....

[katieandtom]

05:45 PM on 02/22/2012

love mary's fashion choices.