Royal couple return home after Sydney tour DANISH royals Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary will fly home on Tuesday after wrapping up a jam-packed Sydney tour. What began as a trip for the Sydney Opera House's 40th anniversary turned into a visit to a state reeling from a bushfire crisis. The fire-ravaged Blue Mountains became the impromptu public highlight of the royal couple's busy schedule, which started when they landed in NSW last Tuesday. Enthusiastic fans greeted Mary and Frederik at each public appearance, including the opening of a Danish jewellery store in Sydney's city centre and a visit to the Australian Twins Registry. But none were more appreciative than the hundreds of people who gathered in the bushfire-hit town of Winmalee to greet the couple on Sunday. Swapping their leather boots and cargo pants for elegant attire, the couple attended the Opera House's 40th-anniversary celebrations on Sunday night as the event's official patrons. Those who did not come face-to-face with the Tasmanian-born princess were still warmed by her visit. Mary sent 12 bouquets she received from fans on her Sydney tour to cancer patients at the Westmead Hospital Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre. The couple will attend the Crown Prince Couple Awards at Sydney Opera House on Monday night as the last official function of their trip. It will be the first time the awards, gifted to the royal couple as a wedding present, have been held outside Denmark. Mary and Frederik will fly out of Sydney International Airport on Tuesday.