Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary reign at New Year's Levees

King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the second and third New Year’s Levees in Denmark: one for military and high court judges and the other for the diplomatic corps. The first levee, for the supreme court justices, the Royal Lifeguards and the Guardhusarregiment’s Officer Corps, happened at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg; the second levee took place at Christiansborg…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Christian's New Year's first

It was a royal first for Crown Prince Christian on the first evening of 2025: the young royal attended his first ever New Year’s Levee. Hosted at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg, the traditional New Year Levee is hosted by the monarch for Denmark’s government…
Denmark

The arrival of a queen: how a new consort made her mark in 2024

While she began 2024 as the Crown Princess, Mary of Denmark has had an exceptionally busy year as she and King Frederik establish themselves as King and Queen. Unsurprisingly, Mary has continued to push her sartorial choices as she embraces her new role as Denmark’s Queen. A queen consort for Denmark There is no coronation for a Danish monarch, they are instead proclaimed by the…
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Denmark

The Fashion Hits of Mary, Queen of Denmark in 2024

She spent a whole two weeks of 2024 as Crown Princess and then, following Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication announcement on New Year’s Eve, Mary officially became Queen of Denmark this year. And with the change in status comes a change in fashion, so let’s take a look…
Denmark

The Rose Stone tiara makes its debut at State Banquet in Copenhagen

Queen Mary of Denmark wore a brand new tiara that she worked with jewellers to create from existing pieces in the Danish Crown Jewels. The Danish queen wore the Rose Stone Tiara, a bandeau made of rose-cut diamonds, for the State Banquet given in honour of the President of Egypt. Along with King Frederik, she welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Farrah el-Sisi for a State Visit on December 6th…
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Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary keep Christmas tradition in first year of reign

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark have shared their festive plans as they approach the first Christmas of the new reign. The Danish king and queen will follow the family’s tradition and spend the holiday period at Marselisborg Castle in Aarhus.  King Frederik and Queen Mary will be joined by all four of their children for Christmas: Crown Prince Christian (19), Princess Isabella…
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