Queen Mary of Denmark looked glamorous today as she attended the Hubertus Hunt in Dyrehaven.
The elegant royal, 52, attended the annual event with her daughter Princess Josephine, 13, and her friend.
The radiant monarch was in good spirits and unfazed following the first anniversary of her husband King Frederick’s rumored affair scandal, during which she enjoyed her own hunt in Jutland.
The Hubertus Hunt is an annual cross-country horse race held on the first Sunday in November at Deer Park in Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen.
The event, which dates back to the 20th century, marks the end of the Danish hunting season, with 160 hunters on horseback riding over hedges and water features through the park, covering a 13km route. It attracts about 40,000 spectators.
Queen Mary of Denmark looked glamorous today as she attended the Hubertus Hunt in Dyrehaven.
Queen Mary greeted the competition winners, Nils Goldschmidt, and his horse.
The mother of four couldn’t hide her excitement, smiling as she petted the dark pony and posed for photos.
Mary was the epitome of equestrian style as she stepped out in a charcoal quilted vest which she paired with a long navy coat.
She put her fashion forward best in a white turtleneck and forest green corduroy pants, which were flared at the hem, and completed her ensemble with a pair of brown leather boots.
Mary accessorized her look with a wide-brimmed gray hat and a tan Prada shopper bag.
Princess Josephine took a note from her mother’s style book and sported an elegant plaid coat, which both Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth have worn in the past.
She put on a white sweater, a pink scarf, a gray hat, and a pair of baggy indigo blue denim jeans with chocolate brown heeled boots.
The mother-daughter duo usually attend the event together and this year decided to bring one of Josephine’s friends, who donned a navy puffer coat and a pair of dark blue jeans.
It was once a real hunt, but now the traditional fox and deer hunt has been replaced by a fixed route for riders in red jackets and their horses, with two riders in front with a fox tail draped over their shoulders.
The elegant royal, 52, attended the annual event with her daughter Princess Josephine, 13.
Queen Mary greeted the competition winners, Nils Goldschmidt, and his horse.
Mary accessorized her look with a wide-brimmed gray hat and a tan Prada shopper bag.
Queen Mary was joined by Princess Josephine (C) and her friend (L)
The mother of four couldn’t hide her excitement, smiling as she petted the dark pony and posed for photos.
Queen Mary seemed to enjoy the horse’s company as she petted the animal.
In the past, hunting dogs were used to track the fox and the field followed both animals.
Princess Mary became a patron of the Hubertus Hunt event following the death of her father-in-law, Prince Henrik, in 2018.
Josephine and Mary’s appearance comes as the couple returned from Australia yesterday after a surprise visit to the Queen’s homeland.
It is understood he flew home to Hobart last week to attend his niece’s wedding before traveling to Sydney, where he sunbathed on some of the city’s most picturesque beaches.
After spending almost a week in her home country, Mary was seen leaving Australia with her 13-year-old twins Josephine and Vincent.
Mary last visited Australia in December with her twins to spend Christmas with her family.
Her return to Australia comes 12 months after rumors exploded that her husband King Frederik, 56, was having an affair with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, which have been vigorously denied.
Queen Mary and Princess Josephine looked tense as they watched the hunt.
Mary was the epitome of equestrian style as she stepped out in a charcoal quilted vest which she paired with a long navy coat.
The mother-daughter duo usually attend the event together every year.
Princess Mary became patron of the Hubertus Hunt event following the death of her father-in-law, Prince Henrik, in 2018.
Queen Mary of Denmark poses with the winner of the Hubertus hunt
Queen Mary reacts as the crowd cheers during the annual event today
Princess Josephine is pictured shaking hands with one of the riders.
Frederik did not accompany his wife on her trip to Australia and preferred to stay in Denmark on official business.
However, their decision to stay home has caught the attention of Danish royal fans who have followed the couple closely since the affair scandal rocked their relationship.
Cracks began to appear in the couple’s fairytale romance after the then-Crown Prince was photographed on a night out with Ms Casanova in Madrid last October.
Casanova strongly denied any relationship with Frederik immediately after photos of the couple together emerged and has refused to speak about the matter since.
Weeks after the photographs of the now King and Mrs Casanova were published, Mary was seen on another holiday in Sydney without Frederik.
