Queen Mary has announced that her foundation is launching a podcast.
Taking to the official Danish royal family’s Instagram on November 24, 2024, the Australian-born Queen wrote:
“I’m extremely excited to be listening to a podcast. I often listen when I have to move from one place to another.
“Some days I’m in the mood for entertainment and other days I use it to gain knowledge and new input.
“That is why I am also proud that we have now thrown ourselves into making a podcast in the Mary Foundation [sic].”
Mary went on to reveal that the podcast will explore loneliness in young people.
Not only that, but she hinted that her foundation will launch more podcasts in the future…
“Our first podcast is called ‘Lonely Youth’, and through three short episodes, it gives a thorough insight into the nuances of loneliness by mixing expertise and personal stories from young people.
“We know from the study, ‘Loneliness in Denmark,’ that 73 per cent of 16-19 year olds experience loneliness, whether they are alone or with others. At the same time, 17 per cent of 16-24 year olds feel very lonely.
“These are heavy numbers that we need to do something about. Podcast[ing] is not something we have much experience with yet in the Mary Foundation, but I hope you will listen and feel welcome.”
Mary founded her eponymous foundation in 2007. Since then its initiatives have addressed bullying, domestic violence, and loneliness. So the topic of the first podcast is not that surprising.
At this stage, there’s no release date for Lonely Youth. We also don’t know whether Mary herself will speak on the podcast. Watch this space.
If Mary does host the podcast, she won’t be the first royal to do so.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, hosted Archetypes in 2022, Queen Camilla hosted The Queen’s Reading Room earlier this year, and Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson, Duchess of York has co-hosted Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah since 2023.
