The King and Queen of Denmark put on a majestic display in a series of newly published portraits.
Following the succession to the throne in January, the Danish royal house has published the first official gala portraits of Frederik, 55, and Mary, 52, which will hang on the walls of the cabins.
The image, taken by photographer Steen Evald in the royal reception room at Christiansborg Palace, showed Mary looking elegant in a green dress.
Mary and Frederik wore the Order of the Elephant on their chains, an order of chivalry and Denmark’s highest honor.
The King and Queen of Denmark put on an elegant display in the first official gala portrait (pictured)
Maria also used Frederik’s new portrait order, marking the first time the public has seen the order, which is reserved for female members of the Royal Family.
As a complement, the mother of four children wore the historic emerald parure, which is only worn by queens and is part of the crown jewels.
The tiara’s sparkling emerald stones perfectly complemented Mary’s bottle green dress.
The Queen kept her makeup glamorous with dark smoky eyes and styled her brunette tresses in an updo.
Meanwhile, Frederik appeared in high spirits as he looked towards the camera in a formal outfit, complete with white gloves.
Taking to Instagram to reveal the new portraits, the Danish royal house said: “In connection with the succession to the throne on 14 January 2024, the first official gala portrait of Their Majesties the King and Queen is now published.
‘The portrait shows Their Majesties in full regalia with the Order of the Chained Elephant, and can henceforth be seen hanging, among other places, in state institutions, including Danish embassies and consulates around the world and on Danish ships.
‘The gala portrait was taken by photographer Steen Evald in the Green Room of the Royal Reception Rooms at Christiansborg Palace.
The mother of four donned a bottle green dress for the portrait along with the historic emerald dress.
The father of four was awarded the Order of the Elephant, which is Denmark’s highest display of honour.
Mary donned the Order of the King (pictured), which is reserved only for female members of the royal family.
“The King and Queen were photographed at the historic Copenhagen Palace, where successive kings and queens stayed over time.”
It comes after Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova spoke out for the first time since she went into hiding following allegations of an affair with Federico X last month.
The 47-year-old took to Instagram to thank the people who “cared about her over the last year and showed her “love and support.”
The TV star was forced to deny “malicious rumours” that she had had an affair with the now king of Denmark after the couple were pictured together on a night out in Madrid in November.
Breaking her silence with a selfie alongside her adorable dog, she wrote: ‘Hello everyone! Here I am back! I want to thank all the people who have cared about me this last year, those who have understood my absence and my silence, and those who have sent me messages of love and support.’
‘You have no idea how much that meant to me… Thank you so much!
‘It has been a few months in which I needed peace and tranquility, but I am already doing the best I can to little by little be able to return to my normal life and fulfill my work commitments.
‘Once again, thank you a million! Taj and I leave you our best smile with some photos of our walk this afternoon and we wish you all a very good night.”
It comes as Genoveva has been chosen to appear on a Spanish reality show, El Desafío 5.
Her friends have also spoken to Spanish media, saying that she has been “traveling constantly on medical recommendation” to “avoid the stress of media pressures.”
Meanwhile, in February the royal couple announced their first royal tours together since becoming King and Queen.
“She is devastated by everything that has happened and cannot bear to relive it all. Physically she is very good, although thinner,’ said a friend. Hello!
Meanwhile, last month, the royal couple announced their first royal tours together since becoming King and Queen.
The couple will visit Sweden, Norway, Greenland and the Faroe Islands this summer.
Announcing their upcoming plans, the Palace’s Instagram account confirmed that the King and Queen will travel aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog.
In early May, the couple, who have been married for almost 20 years and share four children, will visit Sweden for the first time.
Next week, Frederik and Mary will make an official state visit to Norway.
The Palace also outlined plans for the King and Queen of Denmark to visit the Faroe Islands and Greenland in June and July.
The Palace announced plans for Frederik and Mary to visit the Faroe Islands and Greenland in June and July (seen in 2023)
However, the Firm highlighted that the dates of these two trips had not been confirmed.
The Palace said in a statement: “The first state visits will provide the opportunity for the new King and Queen to meet the sovereigns of Sweden and Norway, marking the close relations between the Nordic monarchies.”
The Royal Yacht Dannebrog has served as a cruise ship for the Danish royal family since May 1932 and has traveled more than 800,000 miles.
The luxury yacht welcomes the Royal Family both on their private holidays and during their official engagements abroad.
In the royal compartment of the yacht there are still furniture and accessories from 1879 that were on board the family’s previous yacht.
Frederik and Mary are keen sailors and took part in a yacht regatta in Sydney in December 2017 when they visited the Queen’s hometown for Christmas.
In August 2022, the couple competed against each other in a sailing ‘Royal Race’ at the Rockwool Danish Sailing Grand Prix, in which Mary narrowly beat her husband.