Danish Crown Princess Mary expecting twins

Denmark's Crown Princess Mary is expecting twins, the Danish royal court has said.

The court said in a statement the 38-year-old princess, who was born and raised in Hobart, is due in January, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

She is expected to give birth at Rigshospitalet, the national hospital, in Copenhagen.

The announcement follows weeks of intense media speculation that the princess is pregnant.

Princess Mary married Crown Prince Frederik in 2004 and couple already has two children, four-year-old Christian and three-year-old Isabella.