Due to their elegant grace and easy charisma, it is no wonder that the Princess of Wales and Queen Mary of Denmark have been compared to each other time and time again.
The couple resembles not only their manners and character, but also their glamorous sense of style.
And as the newly crowned European monarch, 52, took on her new role following Queen Margaret II’s abdication earlier this year, she has continued to channel Kate Middleton’s sophisticated fashion in her wardrobe choices.
Both women are fans of deep tones, elegant tailored suits and the renewal of brands and clothes they like.
This weekend, Mary seemed to take inspiration from Kate when she donned a gray printed jumper, a black Seeland Cottage Quilt Lady vest and a floppy hat to open a Deer Park in Dyrehaven, just north of Copenhagen (left).
This weekend, Mary seemed to take inspiration from Kate when she donned a gray printed jumper, a black Seeland Cottage Quilt Lady vest and a floppy hat to open a Deer Park in Dyrehaven, just north of Copenhagen.
The country-chic look was reminiscent of the Princess’s casual ensemble at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021.
Kate wore black jeans, a turtleneck, a khaki green vest, her favorite pair of £250 See by Chloe boots and a Scouts outfit to meet Cub and Beaver Scouts.
Elsewhere, Mary and Kate, 42, once again twinned in recent all-navy looks. Mary, who earlier this month attended the Freedom Museum in Copenhagen, She put on an elegant long trench coat that she tied at her waist.
The Queen paired it with a trendy wide-brimmed hat and blue leather gloves.
Putting her best fashion foot forward, Mary opted to pair the ensemble with tawny leather heeled boots.
It reminded me of Kate’s regal cerulean ensemble at Sandringham this Christmas.
The Princess of Wales looked effortlessly elegant as she joined Prince William, the King and the rest of the royal family. in a blue Alexander McQueen coat and custom Gianvito Rossi ‘Glen 85’ boots at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Norfolk Estate.
Elsewhere, Mary and Kate, 42, once again twinned in recent all-navy looks. Mary, who attended the Freedom Museum in Copenhagen earlier this month, donned an elegant long trench coat that she tied around her waist (left)
Both royals are also known for enjoying stylish suits. In January, Mary held her first solo engagement since taking the throne as she watched Denmark claim a silver medal at the European Handball Championship (left)
Pale and interesting: Mary in Beulah in 2020 and Kate in a pink version of the same outfit in 2023
Both royals are also known for enjoying stylish suits. In January, Mary held her first solo engagement since taking the throne as she watched Denmark claim a silver medal at the European Handball Championships.
He opted for an elegant blazer tailored for the occasion. The monarch combined her burgundy jacket with a white silk shirt and elegant black pants.
The look channeled Kate’s own variation, which she wore in a stylish promotional video for the National Shaping Us Symposium in November.
The silhouette of the royal, dressed in an elegant burgundy suit, contrasted elegantly with the white walls surrounding her as she prepares for her keynote speech.
The princess wore one of her favorite looks – a £750 maroon Roland Mouret jacket paired with matching £450 wide-leg trousers.
To add a touch of sparkle, the mother-of-three donned a £149 white shirt jumpsuit from Holland Cooper Clothing. To accessorize, she opted for pearl earrings from Shyla worth £72.
The royal also wore the ensemble for a visit to Boston, Massachusetts in 2022.
Often referred to as the Danish royal family’s “greatest asset,” Mary, a 51-year-old Australian, is loved by her queen and her adopted country, where her cheerful demeanor, tireless work ethic and impeccable style have earned her I deserve infinite praise. .
All this reminds us of another princess: our own Princess of Wales. Like Mary, Kate is a “commoner” who married an heir to the throne. Like Mary, Kate took on her role as a royal and mother with grace and dedication.
It looks good on you: Mary (left) in a teal Massimo Dutti dress in 2022 and Kate in a Burberry in 2023. Both are known to enjoy suits.
Pastel princesses: Mary in 2015 and Kate in 2018, both wearing an Emilia Wickstead dress now nicknamed ‘The Kate’
Copycats: Mary wears a £572 dress from British brand Beulah in 2019, while Kate wears the same design in July 2020.
But these parallels are not as striking as those between their wardrobes. They may live 800 miles apart, but their style is so similar that it’s tempting to imagine they share a closet. Even the late Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld once called them “real sisters.”
Kate may be ten years younger than Mary, but both women are brunettes and have slim, athletic builds, so they combine similar colors, prints, and styles. How similar exactly they are is amazing.
Of the millions of dresses in the world, it seems surprising that on so many occasions they choose identical dresses. On a visit to Norfolk in 2020, Kate wore the same £572 blue dress from British brand Beulah that Mary had worn in Indonesia a year earlier.
Then, in June 2021, Kate wore a £720 pale pink button-down dress from Beulah to Wimbledon, echoing Mary, who had worn the same cream design to open an art exhibition the previous year.
Two graces: Mary wears a Jesper Hovring lace dress in 2022, emulating Kate in 2019, when she wore a £4,000 Alexander McQueen guipure lace dress
Shades of gray: Mary in 2019 and Kate, wearing a tank top from Samantha Cameron’s Cefinn brand, in 2023
These are not the only cases of twinning. In 2018, Kate wore a £1,350 lilac Emilia Wickstead dress to a mental health summit in London, three years after Mary wore the blue version in Japan.
While Mary may have worn the style first, Kate has it in cobalt, olive and teal, and Wickstead has now named her design ‘The Kate’ in her honour.
If Mary has picked up on these stylistic tricks, she hasn’t let it affect her easy camaraderie with Kate, as she demonstrated when the latter visited Copenhagen in February 2022. Both women seemed as happy to share a joke as they were their predilection for pearl earrings .
Team Tartan: Mary in 2019 and Kate last year. Both women are known to enjoy the pattern, especially during the colder months.
Red stars: Mary in a dress she first wore in 2019 and Kate in Alexander McQueen in 2023. They both enjoy bright colors.
If the cap fits: Mary in Under Armor in 2018 and Kate’s equally sporty look in 2022. Both are athletic.
Rather than deliberately imitating, the two women are more likely to be conscious of which outfits work well in their public-facing roles, favoring slim tailoring and bold prints.
Like tartan: When Kate visited Liverpool with Prince William in January 2023, she wore a Holland Cooper tartan coat reminiscent of Mary’s Baum und Pferdgarten coat, worn in 2019.
The two princesses also own a black lace dress: Mary’s Jesper Hovring (£1,000) and Kate’s Alexander McQueen (£4,000) are examples of this.
As for what this year has in store for them, one thing is certain: they will both set the standard for what a queen should look like in the 21st century.