On the cover of "Bo Bedre"

26 September 2024

The Danish lifestyle magazine Bo Bedre has had the opportunity to followed the process and construction of the royal couple's new annex at Kancellihuset.

The work of transformning an old workshop building began last year. Special about this establishment it that it is mainly build on sustainable materials.

In June this year, the Queen attended the reveal of a unique dining table made from Tasmanian pine, beech from Fredensborg Castle Park and 14 other types of wood. The idea arose from the work at the old workshop building.

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In the interview, Mary wore a comfortable outfit. She styled a plain white linen blouse from Bagutta and an elegant dusty green Apiece Apart maxi skirt. She wore a similar combo when visiting Norway in May and in Zanzibar in 2022.

I have only seen a couple of photos so far but it looks like Mary wore golden earrings from Dulong Fine Jewelry and a couple of necklaces from the same talented designer. The third diamond necklace is Halberstadt. A classy yet casual match of jewellery.

We also get a glimpse of her wearing a pair of woven sandals from Arteana. 

SHOP THE LOOK

Blouse ● Bagutta

Skirt ● Apiece Apart

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Halberstadt

Necklace ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Shoes ● Arteana

Summer in Gråsten

09 July 2024

Welcoming at Gråsten town square

King Frederik, Queen Mary and the twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine are staying at Gråsten Castle in Gråsten during the summer.

On July 09, the royal couple arrived in Gråsten and walked from the town square to the castle. They are greeted with flowers, smiles, flags and handshakes by the citizens of Gråsten.

The King and Queen were also officially welcomed by Sønderborg municipality's city council at the old town hall.

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I really love Mary's new ME+EM dress! The soft green print. The length and small cap-sleeves. Its details are simply beautiful. Nothing less than the perfect summer dress. I am not quite sure I like the Canopy Bay by Deborah Hutton hat with the dress. Mary has so many stunning hats that would fit the look way better. What do you think?

She styled the outfit with reused peep-toe wedges from Tod's. Do you recall that Mary also wore them staying at Gråsten in 2015? Twice actually. At Gråsten Ring Riding Association parade and at the weekly changing of the guards a few days later.

The fine golden necklaces are from Halberstadt and Dulong Fine Jewelry. The last designer also created her diamond bracelet and wonderful ring.

SHOP THE LOOK

Hat ● Canopy Bay by Deborah Hutton

Dress ● ME+EM (credit to Royal Fashion Police) (new)

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Halberstadt

Necklace ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Shoes ● Tod's

12 July 2024

Changing of the guards

Tradition tells that the Royal Lifeguard performe changing of the guards every Friday, when the ruling King (or Queen) are present at Gråsten Castle. This is King Frederik and Queen Mary's first changing of the guards at Gråsten as ruling couple.

I recall twice in her time as Crown Princess when she has worn a long cardigan and that wasn't even cardigans. In 2004, when attending the wedding of Rikke Juel and Michael Brandt, and at Princess Benedikte's 60th birthday. At the parade at Gråsten, Mary wore a brand new long Mirror in the Sky tie-dye cardigan. Haven't really embraced the tie-dye trend. Have you? She matched it with a plain while blouse and skirt.

She has become fond of wearing her golden diamond bracelet from Dulong Fine Jewelry and initial necklaces also from Dulong Fine Jewelry. Her second necklace is Halberstadt.

Her new sandals are identify as Arteana. Wish I could wearing such sandals, but my feet won't work with them properly. The sunglasses are from Thierry Lasry. 

SHOP THE LOOK

Cardigan ● Mirror in the Sky (credit to UFO No More) (new)

Sunglasses ● Thierry Lasry

Necklace ● Halberstadt

Necklace ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Shoes ● Arteana (credit to UFO No More) (new)

19 July 2024

Changing of the guards

The royal family are staying at Gråsten Castle in Gråsten during the summer. Like many other, the family enjoy a well-deserved vacation from everyday duties. On July 19th, the family watched the weekly changing of the guards.

Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine spend time at Gråsten during their summer break from school. Queen Margrethe also arrived to Gråsten, which means that King Frederik and Queen Mary are now accompanied by Prince Gustav, his wife Princess Carina and their two children - Prince Gustav Albrecht and Princess Mafalda, Queen Margrethe and the twins.

Seems like Mary loves wearing maxi skirts this summer. First a simple white one on July 12th and a brand new one on July 19th. This new floral printed skirt has been identified as Forte Forte. I love the fine print of flowers - and the fact that it is matching her husbands purple braided belt!

She accessorized the outfit with golden earrings from Dulong Fine Jewelry and a custom-made ring. The diamond necklace is Halberstadt. Looks like she is wearing two, but I haven't seen a photo of the second one. Not to tell which one she is wearing.

Her cool sandals are from Arteana.

SHOP THE LOOK

Blouse ● Paul & Joe

Skirt ● Forte Forte (credit to Royal Fashion Police) (new)

Sunglasses ● Thierry Lasry

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Halberstadt

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry (similar)

Shoes ● Arteana

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.

SHOP THE LOOK

Dress ● Etro, here (NEW!)

Necklace ● Halberstadt, here

Necklace ● Julie Sandlau, here

Shoes ● Arteana, here

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Earrings, clutch

100 years with a diplomatic relationsship between Denmark and Switzerland

21 September

Often, Crown Princess Mary is guest of honor at different events. So was she, when she attended a very special dinner on Tuesday evening. The reason for her attendance, was the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic realtions between Denmark and Switzerland, and 50 years with Roche in Denmark.

The Ambassador to Switzerland Florence Tinguely Mattli warmly welcomed the Crown Princess when she arrived to the Swiss Embassy in Hellerup. Tinguely Mattli was host of the evening. Richard Wright, Head of Portfolio Strategy and Member of the Board for Roche Dr Christoph Franz also attended the anniversary.

It seems like a wonderful evening for all of them. Crown Princess was really in a splendid mood. All smiles and glimpsing eyes.

Kongehuset ● UFO No More ● Billed Bladet ● Royal Portraits Gallery

Finally, we see that beautiful Alexander McQueen dress again. Mary first wore the dress in 2017, when  Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan paid a visit in Copenhagen (here). I do like this dress, but I also have many others I like a bit more. She changed that at the 100th anniversary celebration of the diplomatic realtionsship between Denmark and Switzerland. Mary looked stunning!

She embraced the style by wearing some pretty incredible jewellery. Of course, we all noticed her new Dulong Fine Jewelry earrings first. The magnificent emerald beads pieces worked as pendants for golden earrings from the same talented designer. Mary also matched them with a few other green jewellery. Like the thin and elegant Nadia Shelby necklace and her Dulong Fine Jewelry ring. A wonderful choice to pick the same colored stones. She wore a couple of bracelets as well. One from Cartier, two others from Dulong Fine Jewelry.

The black glitter box clutch from Sergio Rossi looked great with the rest of her outfit. Gives it a bit sparkle and glamour. Perfect for the event. The same goes with the Arteana pointed sling-back pumps. They are a light touch for an evening look. Her hairstyle was so inspiring.

SHOP THE LOOK

Dress ● Alexander McQueen, here

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Pendant ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Necklace ● Nadia Shelbaya, here

Bracelet ● Cartier, here

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Clutch ● Sergio Rossi, here

Shoes ● Arteana, here

Nældebjerg Care Center

18 June

Finally, we are allowed to moved around a bit more freely. The same goes for the royal family. On June 18th, Crown Princess Mary payed a visit to Nældebjerg Care Center in Greve. Something I think she has been looking forward to. She looked like that, when she arrived to the care center. The visit was kind of a symbol for the reopening of Denmark due to the worldwide pandemic. The Crown Princess was accompanied by Minister of Social- and Elderly, Astrid Krag.

Crown Princess Mary and Astrid Krag were warmly welcomed by Mayor of Greve, Pernille Beckmann and some of the residents and their families. The arrival was such a joy for all of us. The elderly residents lit up like Christmas candles: so did the Crown Princess. All smily eye and happy faces.

Nældebjerg Care Center's residents kindly shared their stories and experiences with the Crown Princess on how they handled the pandemic and how it affected their daily lifes.

The weather was splendid and because of that, the residents enjoyed the sunny weather along with the Crown Princess.

Kongehuset ● Det Danske Kongehus ● Billed Bladet ● Billed Bladet ● Billed Bladet ● Frederik et Mary ● UFO No More

Visiting Nældebjerg Care Center in Greve, Mary had chosen a brand new black and white floral printed dress. It features cap sleeves, a V-neckline and a belted waistline. A first the style was truly unknown to me, but when I learned that her new dress is from Ralph Lauren it makes good sense. The style is a perfect Ralph Lauren design.

She embraced the style with lovely jewellery. Several golden jewellery from Dulong Fine Jewelry. Some rather old like the white pearl earrings. They go way back in time. Her pearl bracelet is from the same jewellery designer, but she has only worn it a couple of times. It is available with white and black pearls, but Mary's looks custom-made because of the different colored pearls. I also see her golden Cartier bangle and diamond rings from Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen. Her fourth bangle is studded with diamonds too and is created by Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen too. The heart necklace is from Ebba Sydow Jewelry.

As other accessories, Mary wore a light grey suede Hugo Boss clutch. She has the same model in purple, blue and nude. This grey clutch perfectly matched the rest of her outfit and her new pointed slingback pumps. With a little luck, I was able to identify her new pumps as Arteana. This has been confirmed by the company. The model is called "St. Germain 95 Pumps" and is a custom-made shoe.

SHOP THE LOOK

Dress ● Ralph Lauren, here

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Ebba Sydow Jewelry, here

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here (similar)

Bracelet ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen, here

Bracelet ● Cartier, here

Ring ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen, here

Clutch ● Hugo Boss

Shoes ● Arteana, here