Queen Mary looked elegant in a mint green ensemble as she joined her husband King Frederick and her aunt Princess Benedikte at the state opening of parliament.
The Danish queen, who shares four children with King Frederick, looked typically elegant in a coat dress and matching hat with a brooch.
Mary, 52, and Frederik, 56, sat apart, as per royal protocol, after greeting Benedikte, 80, outside the Danish parliament headquarters, Christiansborg, in Copenhagen.
Queen Mary’s coat dress had a belt at the waist and fell just below the knee.
The Australian-born royal wore her long brown hair up in a bun under her hat and carried a bouquet of pink flowers.
The three Danish royals were seated separately in the upper gallery, although Mary and Frederik were seen leaning over the empty seat between them to talk.
Queen Mary looked elegant in a mint green ensemble as she joined her husband King Frederick and her aunt Princess Benedikte at the state opening of parliament.
The Danish queen, who shares four children with King Frederick, looked typically elegant in a coat dress and matching hat with a brooch.
Queen Mary of Denmark (centre) was sitting with Princess Benedikte (left), the younger sister of Queen Margarethe, and her husband King Frederick (right).
The Queen and King leaned over the empty seat between them to speak.
Queen Mary chose a knee-length mint green coat dress for the formal occasion, while Princess Benedikte looked equally elegant in a cream tweed suit. King Frederick, for his part, opted for a three-piece navy blue suit.
King Frederik wore a three-piece navy blue suit with a pale blue shirt and a bronze tie.
Her aunt, Princess Benedikte, looked equally elegant in a cream tweed skirt suit, which she paired with a sky blue hat and matching scarf.
She wore a pair of diamond earrings and a quilted Chanel bag.
Margarethe, 84, a distant cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, announced her abdication on New Year’s Eve after reigning for 52 years, making her the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch.
Recently hospitalized after suffering a fall, she is feeling “very well,” although she was not present at today’s event.
Gathered for the opening of the Danish parliament, which takes place on the first Tuesday in October, the royals were joined by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who arrived with her husband Bo Tengberg, 59.
Mette Frederiksen, the youngest prime minister in Denmark’s history, wore a dark pink pantsuit, while her husband looked dapper in a dark suit and tie.
With slicked-back hair, natural makeup and a broad smile, Prime Minister Frederiksen cut an elegant but approachable figure.
Last week, Mary gave an informal update on her mother-in-law’s health.
The king, 56, acceded to the throne on January 14, after his mother, the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch, abdicated.
He seemed in good spirits, smiling as he headed toward the headquarters of the Danish parliament, Christiansborg in Copenhagen.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (right), the youngest prime minister in Danish history, wore a dark pink pantsuit, while her husband Bo Tengberg (left) looked dapper in a dark suit and tie.
With slicked-back hair, natural makeup and a broad smile, Prime Minister Frederiksen cut an elegant but approachable figure.
Ahead of the National Health Visitors Conference in Copenhagen on Monday 23 September, Queen Mary said: ‘Given the circumstances, you are doing very well.
‘I’ve had the opportunity to visit her several times since she came home. She is super cool and keeps spirits high. Thanks for the question.’
On 23 September, Queen Mary attended the National Health Visitors Conference with The Mary Foundation, which was probably her first outing since Queen Margrethe was discharged from hospital.
It was assumed that all of Queen Margaret’s public engagements had been canceled to give her time to recover.
Frederick He said he had spoken to his mother and believed he was “in good hands.”
He added: ‘We take it day by day. The doctors are the ones who decide.’
The King spoke like this when he arrived at the City Hall of the Danish capital to attend the centenary celebrations of the Royal Chapel Choir of Copenhagen.
Queen Margaret, third cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, is Known for chain smoking and her love of dachshunds.
Despite abdicating in her New Year’s Eve speech late last year, the former monarch continues to perform royal duties alongside her son and Queen Mary.
