Queen Mary of Denmark was seen sporting an unusual winter accessory as she prepared to visit a deer park in Copenhagen.
The 52-year-old was well prepared for the cold Danish weather in a cozy cable-knit jumper, an army green quilted vest and a floppy hat.
For added warmth and a stylish touch, she added a pair of wool wrist warmers over the end of her sweater’s sleeves.
Mary joined Denmark’s Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke to open a deer park in Dyrehaven, just north of Copenhagen, on Sunday 7 April.
The mother-of-four showed off her classic fashion-meets-practical style, with temperatures just north of Copenhagen hovering around ten degrees as spring arrives.
Queen Mary of Denmark was well prepared for the cold Danish weather as she opened a Deer Park in Dyrehaven, just north of Copenhagen, on Sunday 7 April.
She wore a comfortable cable-knit sweater, an army green puffer vest, and a floppy hat, and for added warmth, she added a pair of wool wrist warmers over the end of the sweater’s sleeves.
She layered a Seeland Cottage puffer vest over a neutral Polo Ralph Lauren turtleneck with brown wrist warmers to keep her hands and arms warm.
Wrist warmers are usually worn covering the palm with a thumb hole, but Mary opted to keep hers under the hand.
Opting for glam makeup, the mother of four wore thick eyeliner and mascara over a coat of gold foundation.
The Australian-born monarch helped release two deer into the forest and stopped to chat with fans at the event marking the expansion of the Jægersborg Hegn nature reserve.
She also gave a speech at the event saying she was captivated by the beauty of the forest, which was different from what she saw growing up in Hobart, Tasmania.
“From my first encounter with the Danish forest, I was very impressed,” said Mary.
Wrist warmers are usually worn covering the palm with a thumb hole, but Mary opted to keep hers under the hand.
The Australian-born monarch helped release two deer into the forest and stopped to chat with fans at the event marking the expansion of the Jægersborg Hegn nature reserve.
“Especially the change to spring, when the trees bud and create a light green color in the forest, something I haven’t experienced where I come from.”
The departure comes amid speculation that Mary may have spent the Easter holidays away from Prince Frederik while his flag remained raised over his mansion at Amalienborg Castle, meaning that at least Frederik, Mary or their son, the Crown Prince Christian, were present.
The King and Queen of Denmark were supposed to be on a family holiday with their four children over the Easter holidays, but the flag suggests someone was left behind.
The royal flag only flies when the King, Queen or Crown Prince is home, leading royal watchers to suspect that the family vacation did not go as planned.
Danes criticized the royal household for going back in time by using the flag system to indicate who is home instead of using an official calendar.
A royal flag raised over King Frederick and Queen Mary’s mansion in Amalienborg has revived rumors of an unhappy family life.
The flag method goes against the King’s promise to bring the monarchy into the future and, as his people have complained, actually drags it backwards.
To make matters worse for the crown, the Palace had issued an official statement stating that the entire family was abroad for the weekend and that the country would be returned to the rule of Queen Margaret as regent.
This was directly contradicted by the flag that flew over their house in Amalienborg over the weekend, indicating that King Frederick, Queen Mary or Prince Christian were home.
When WhatsNew2Day Australia asked the palace who was home, they simply repeated the claim that the family was on holiday and the regent was in charge.
Danish tabloid BT claims that it was Mary who was unable to travel in time with the rest of the family and spent much of Easter alone.
The “flag method” has been called unprofessional by Danes, who say they should always know who is in charge and at home, without having to go to the palace to see
Communications adviser Anne Thygesen told the tabloid that the flag game did not look good for the palace.
‘It shouldn’t be a guess, a riddle or detective work to find out who the country’s head of state is. “It seems like it was almost the step before Morse code, runes and carrier pigeons, very, very old-fashioned,” he said.
The Danish press and citizens should not have to go to the palace to see what flags are raised to find out who is in charge, he explained, which is what has been happening.
He said trusting flags makes it easier for rumors to start.
‘I really don’t think they had bad intentions, but it seems unprofessional to me, because maybe you didn’t want to tell them that Mary didn’t come the first few days when she had to fix something at home. ,’ she said.