175 years with the Danish Constitution

05 June 2024

Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte accompanied King Frederik and Queen Mary when celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Danish Constitution on June 5th.

They attended a church service in Holmen's Church on occasion of the anniversary, followed by a gathering in Folketinget at Christiansborg Castle. One part of Christiansborg houses the Danish Government - including the famous 'Folketingssal' (the Government Hall).

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Truly makes me thrilled to see that Andrew GN dress again! Do you remember Mary wore it at Princess Isabella's confirmation in 2022? A year later, Mary was wearing the very same dress at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. What year do you favor? - 2022, 2023 or 2024.

When celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Danish Constitution, Mary styled the beautiful dress with a new buckle. Personally, I like the original better. She matched the copper-like brooch with a year old custom-made hat created by Susanne Juul. Mary first wore this hat in 2004! Not quite sure I am the biggest fan of the color-combo. What do you think?

The fine box clutch is brand new. I have not been able to identify it yet. Apparently, many designers have a similar model, which makes it a bit more difficult. Her nude leather pumps are old ones from Prada. The brown floral earrings are still a mystery to me.

Her necklaces are very likely to be from Halberstadt and Julie Sandlau.

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Dress ● Andrew GN

Hat ● Custom-made by Susanne Juul

Necklace ● Halberstadt

Necklace ● Julie Sandlau

Shoes ● Prada

Day 1. Coronation in Great Britain

05 May 2023

Both celebreties, friends, family and royals from all over the world have been invited to the grand coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Former, Prince of Wales became King after his belated mother, Queen Elizabeth in September 2022.

Crown Princes Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will be attending the coronation.

Prior to the coronation on May 6th, the King and Queen had invited their guests to attend a reception at Westminister Abby in London.

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Mary looked dreamy and outstanding at the reception at Westminister Abby! I love the color on her next to her fair skin and stunning dark brown hair. Do you remember when she first wore the Andrew GN dress? Exactly. At Princess Isabella's confirmation in April 2022 (here).

In London, she had chosen simple diamond earrings once purchased on an Bruun Rasmussen auction. Mary has worn them before on several different occasions (here, here, here). Again, she was wearing her Halberstadt and Julie Sandlau necklaces.

I was thrilled, when I realized Mary had styled the outfit with an old Prada clutch. It goes back to 2011, when Prince Albert of Monaco married Charlene Wittstock (here). The nude leather pumps from Prada looked amazing with the rest of the outfit.

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Dress ● Andrew GN, here

Earrings ● Purchased at Bruun Rasmussen, here

Necklace ● Halberstadt, here

Necklace ● Julie Sandlau, here

Clutch ● Prada, here

Shoes ● Prada, here

DINNER

Apparently, the Crown Prince Couple also attended a dinner after the reception on occasion of the Coronation. It took place at Mayfair Club Oswald (here, here).

Mary was wearing a brand new printed dress for the dinner. It was identified as Etro. I really like the combination of a simple black dress with a little "sparkle of colors". The print and colors are very modest which makes it a wonderful dress to wear at so many different occasions.

She styled it with necklaces from Halberstadt and Julie Sandlau. The black glitter clutch goes way back. Think she wore it first in 2008 (here). Her black sling-backs are also old ones from Arteana.

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Dress ● Etro, here (NEW!)

Necklace ● Halberstadt, here

Necklace ● Julie Sandlau, here

Shoes ● Arteana, here

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Earrings, clutch

Princess Isabella's confirmation

30 April

A day ahead of the confirmation, the Crown Prince Couple shared a few words on social media. These were accompanied by a series of photos - some of them never seen before. The photos show the life of a newborn princess to a young woman (here).

The ceremony took place in Fredensborg Castle Church. Before the confirmation ceremony, new official photos were taken by Princess Isabella. The photographer is Franne Voigt. He is also the master behind the other official photos taken after the church ceremony.

The confirmation was about to start at noon. Princess Isabella was warmly (!) welcomed by her grandmother Queen Margrethe at Fredensborg Castle Church. She took the walk from the castle to the church accompanied by the rest of her family - parents, brothers and younger sister.

Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, their two children Prince Henrik and Princess Athena also attended the confirmation. Prince Nicolai and Prince Felix attended their cousins big day. So did her godparents: Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of Greece, Dr. Nadine Johnston, chief physician, dr.med. Christian Buchwald, director, major Peter Heering and chamberlain Marie Louise Skeel.

The following party took place at Fredensborg Castle. Some of her friends were also invited to celebrate the very special day. 

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Princess Isabella looked absolutely stunning in her off-white suit, which by the way, is from her mother's clothes. Mary has worn this lovely suit on a number of occasions. Like in 2017, when Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited Copenhagen (here) and in 2019 on a visit in South Korea (here). Impressive how different the same suit can look on two different woman. Read more about Princess Isabella's outfit here.

Mary was as beautiful as her daughter. Just look at that bright and shiny dress! I had no idea what to look forward to. Somehow, I though she would be wearing something old with a new hairpieces are other new accessories. That was, in a way, correct. UFO No More quickly identified Mary's new coral coloured dress as Andrew GN - a new designer in Mary's wardrobe. The colour is so pretty. Maybe the belt is a little too much with the rest of the accessories. What do you think?

The proud mother embraced the style by wearing a newly birthday present. She was gifted with these incredible emerald green earrings. They were a present from her mother-in-law on occasion of her 50th birthday a couple of months ago. It comes with a brooch as well. It belonged to, among others, Queen Ingrid.

UFO No More also managed to identify Mary's brand new clutch. It is from Serpui Charlotte. The clutch was a great match to the dress and nude Prada pointed pumps and, of course, that brand new hairpiece. A piece we still need to identify. So, the overall conclusion? I absolutely love Mary's outfit at confirmation.

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Dress ● Andrew GN, here

Earrings ● Birthday present from Queen Margrethe

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Clutch ● Serpui Charlotte, here

Shoes ● Prada, here