The new year is here, and several significant royal anniversaries will be celebrated throughout Europe in the year ahead. The Danish Crown Princess Mary is celebrating her 50th birthday this year, and this will be celebrated on a large scale if the pandemic allows it.
On 3 February, Crown Princess Mary will open an exhibition at Frederiksborg Castle celebrating her life and achievements. Called ‘HRH Crown Princess Mary 1972 – 2022’, it includes photos, personal items and outfits. A brand new portrait of the Crown Princess will also be unveiled at the opening.
This weekend, further details were released about what the special exhibition will show to the public. The collection tells, through personal objects, portraits, photographs, stylish costumes and beautiful prom dresses, about the Crown Princess “life from a bourgeois schoolgirl in Tasmania to the whole of Denmark’s Crown Princess.” At the same time, the exhibition will provide an insight into the Crown Princess’ role through portraits and costumes.
Several of the Crown Princess’s personal dresses will be included in the exhibit. One such gown is the burgundy velour gala dress by Birgit Hallstein from the official portrait of the Crown Princess from 2015; it has also been worn by Crown Princess Mary several other times. The exhibition is open to the public from 4 February to 31 August this year.
There are several exhibitions to be opened this year. On Monday, 31 January, the Crown Princess of Denmark will attend the opening of “Mary and the Crown Princesses” at Koldinghus.
In connection with the disclosure of this exhibition, Her Royal Highness said: “As a Crown Princess, you are faced with the challenge of having to occupy a very central place in a foreign country. One must acquire a new language and a new culture, while many eyes rest on one. There is a strong feeling that there is a lot to live up to, but there are also great opportunities to shape one’s own role.”
