Princess Mary of Denmark’s Bodyguards Fired For Being Too Close To Her, Book Claims

Australian born Princess Mary of Denmark lost bodyguards after they were thought to be getting too friendly with her. A new book claims that a couple of the Crown Princess’ protectors were sacked for overstepping their bounds.

The book “Liv Vagt,” which means “The Bodyguard,” is written by former royal protection officer Frank Martinsen, who was reportedly responsible for the 42-year-old royal’s security. He claims that a couple of men who were assigned for the princess’ protection were fired for “seeing themselves as her friends.”

Although the tell-all tome didn’t suggest any improper behaviour on the part of Prince Frederik’s wife, she is still apparently mortified that it became news in Denmark because people might get the wrong idea.

“Mary always behaves properly and follows royal protocol to the letter,” a Danish royal insider told New Idea magazine. “She would hate for anyone to think that she gave off the wrong signals.”

Martinsen’s book is the latest tell-all media about the Danish royal couple. In November, it was reported that Princess Mary, born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in Tasmania, Australia, was “bracing” herself for the outcome of a film about her husband’s playboy years when he was younger.

“Frederik’s Young Years” will focus on the 46-year-old future king of Denmark’s life before he met Mary at an organised dinner at the Slip Inn in Sydney in 2000. In the ‘90s, Frederik is said to be different from what he is today, a devoted husband and father to their four children. He dated glamorous lingerie models, including Katja Storkholm, whom he apparently proposed but never married.

Danish actor-director Christian Tafdrup is writing the biopic with Johs Lynge. He said he is not looking for sensational revelations from the prince’s private life for the film.

“We have talked a lot about the film you cannot do,” Tafdrup told Danish film magazine Ekko. “A fictional film about the royal family built on facts, inspired by the international wave of biopics about living people, can be a dangerous area, but that is also part of the motivation.”

A spokesperson for the Danish royals said the Crown Prince and Princess were aware of the manuscript of the film, though the rep refused to comment on the couple’s feelings about it.

Closer to Mary’s home country, another revealing telemovie project is being produced, this time it will focus on Mary herself. Channel Ten announced it had commissioned “Mary: The Making of a Princess,” and will be filming it in Australia and Denmark for broadcast in 2015.

Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary married in 2004 in Copenhagen, four years after meeting in Sydney. Their love story is often called a real-life fairy tale between a future king and a commoner. They have four children, namely, Prince Christian (born 2005), Princess Isabella (born 2007), and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine (born 2011).