"Søren Vester's Garden - Biodiversity and Castle Gardens"

20 August, 2025

"Never have I ever imagined that I would participate in a documentary about gardens". Queen Mary is participating a new documentary about biodiverse gardens. She shares her fascination of wild garden with Søren Vester. He is a famous well-known Danish host of a tv show focuses on gardens and nature.

Søren Vester is given a tour around the private garden at Fredensborg presented by the Queen herself.

The documentary is broadcasted on Danish television of August 20th at 8pm local time. You also find the episode on DRtv.

Queen Mary share own personal experiences with nature and what it gives her paying attention to the nature around her. How it makes space for her to think and reflect about life. How nature do not expect something of her.

I watched the documentary. It is a short but heartwarming and honest interview.

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I have no words about how much I adore Mary's outfit in the new DR documentary! That new embroidered SEA blouse combined with those caramel colored linen shorts are simply wonderful. I love everything about it. Casual but differently worth a tv program.

Mary matched her new blouse and shorts with a beloved diamond necklace from Louise Grønlykke. The pendant is significantly beautiful. So is the Rebekka Notkin bangle and colorful Dulong Fine Jewelry bracelet. I spotted a diamond ring from Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen and her Oura health tracker ring.

I learned that her new braided flats are from Michel Vivien. At first I was not quite sure about the color. Think it made her a bit pale but the more I study them the more I love them.

I'm crazy to hear your thoughts!

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Blouse ● SEA (credit to Royal Fashion Daily) (new)

Necklace ● Louise Grønlykke

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Ring ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen

Ring ● Oura

Shoes ● Michel Vivien (credit to Royal Fashion Daily) (new)

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Day 2. Official visit to Nigeria

June 25, 2025

A day in Lagos

Queen Mary arrived to Abuja on June 24th. She is accompanied by Danish Minister of Education and Research Christina Egelund on her trip to Nigeria.

The Queen spend her second day in Lagos. She visited MADHouse at the University of Lagos along with Christina Egelund. MADHouse or Make a Difference House is part of University of Lagos. It offers room for technological progress and innovation.

They two of them also visited APM Terminals and Terra Kulture. It was followed by a visit at the artist Modupeola Fadugba.

I really really like Mary's outfit! The brown-themed-outfit is simply wonderful. It goes beautifully with her fair skin and brown hair. The ME+EM paisley printed dress is brand new. Have the feeling that it is not going to be the last time we are to see this dress. She styled it with a reused Ralph Lauren jacket and a leather belt from Max Mara.

Mary embraced the stunning look with Ray Ban sunglasses, an exclusive brown leather handbag from Ralph Lauren and heeled sandals from Michel Vivien.

I am in love with her choice of jewellery. The custom-made Dulong Fine Jewelry earrings and bracelet goes perfectly with the new dress. Lovely match of colors. The massive golden bangle is by Rebekka Notkin such as her diamond ring. Louise Grønlykke is the woman behind the design of Mary's oustanding necklace.

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Jacket ● Ralph Lauren

Dress ● ME+EM (new)

Belt ● Max Mara

Sunglasses ● Ray Ban

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Louise Grønlykke

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Ring ● Rebekka Notkin

Bag ● Ralph Lauren

Shoes ● Michel Vivien

Dinner at The Nordic Hotel

Queen Mary attended dinner at The Nordic Hotel in Lagos as guest of honor. Christina Egelund, Danish Minister of Education and Research joined the Queen for dinner.

Representatives from both arts, culture and entrepreneurship from Nigeria were also invited to take part in the dinner.

Mary looked like a shining star on a starry night at the dinner in her soft pink printed Mikael Aghal dress. A first everyone though it was a new dress but it turns out that Mary in fact wore the dress prior to the dinner at The Nordic Hotel in Lagos. It was for her niece's wedding on October 26th 2024.

She accessorized her dreamy dress with long pink diamond earrings. They have never been identified but she has worn them on many occasions. They are adjustable in length. Her necklace is from Louise Grønlykke. I noticed a new ring but I have no details. The elegant clutch is a reuse from Serpui.

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Dress ● Mikael Aghal (new)

Necklace ● Louise Grønlykke

Clutch ● Serpui

Day 3. Official visit to Brazil

04 October 2024

Meeting with Brazil's President

In the morning, Queen Mary attended a meeting with Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Presidential palace Palácio do Planalto. Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Supplies Lars Aagaard accompanied her at the meeting.

Queen Mary and Minister Lars Aagaard will spend the next two days in Brasília.

Do you feel like we have seen this outfit before? You are right. Mary wore a similar outfit in 2016 when on a business promotion visit in the United States and in 2023 visiting India. The dress is truly beautiful. The simple silhouette and the elegant floral print. What is not to like? Love to see this dress again.

She even styled the Vilshenko beauty with the same custom-made Dulong Fine Jewelry earrings as in 2016 and 2023. These earrings comes with a number of different pendants. Rose Quartz, Amethyst, diamonds. We also get a glimpse of a magnificent Dulong Fine Jewelry ring and sweet Halberstadt necklace.

A closer look revealed that she also styled her look with a Max Mara leather handbag and matching dusty rose Gianvito Rossi sling-backs.

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Dress ● Olga Vilshenko

Earrings ● Custom-made by Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Halberstadt

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry (similar)

Bag ● Max Mara

Shoes ● Gianvito Rossi

A school visit and a visit to Embrapa Cerrados

After her meeting the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Queen Mary paid a visit to a public school in Brasília. She was, once again, accompanied by Lars Aagaard - Danish Minster of Climate, Energy and Supply. They were given knowledge about the schools school food program.

The traveling partners then visited Embrapa Cerrados which is an agricultural research institute in the Cerrado of the savanna area. The Embrapa Cerrados work with  challenges and opportunities in relation to agriculture's impact on biodiversity and the environment in Brazil.

What a lovely outfit! I am pleased to see her wear that Stella Jean dress again. Always adored its silhouette and dusty blue colour. She made a wonderful choice with the braided Zimmermann belt. First worn at the Olympic Games in August. Works beautifully with a dress as well. Do you favor it worn with trousers or dress?

The brown Michel Vivien sandals were also a magnificent addition to her outfit! Later on, she changed to white Adidas sneakers. Like how it turned out both casual yet super chic. Perfect for a visit in Brazil in October. As jewellery, Mary was wearing golden Dulong Fine Jewelry earrings and a custom-made ring. The fine Halberstadt necklace and Rebekka Notkin bracelet were the cherry on the ice cream.

We haven't seen her wear the Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses for quite a while - I'm thrilled. Thrilled to see other sunglasses then her blue Gucci shapes. Her hat is from Canopy Bay by Deborah Hutton.

SHOP THE LOOK

Dress ● Stella Jean

Belt ● Zimmermann

Hat ● Canopy Bay by Deborah Hutton

Sunglasses ● Dolce & Gabbana

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Necklace ● Halberstadt

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry (similar)

Shoes ● Michel Vivien

Shoes ● Adidas

Work dinner with UNFPA

In the evening, Queen Mary was invited as guest of honor and as patron of UNFPA to attend a work dinner with UNFPA - the United Nations Population Fund. The dinner took place at the Danish embassy in Brazília. Minister of Climate, Energy and Supply Lars Aagaard also attended the dinner.

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Mary. You look like a shining star. A true Queen in that Diane von Furstenberg halterneck and skirt. The colours are smashing to her fair skin and chestnut hair. It is indeed a blouse and skirt even though it looks like a dress. Even more because of the red crystal belt from Dolce & Gabbana. She has both worn clothes and belt before.

She embraced the outfit with exclusive Dulong Fine Jewelry earrings, bracelet and ring. All three pieces are custom-made by the talented Danish jewellery designer. We also get a glimpse of a beloved Rebekka Notkin bangle featuring beautiful diamonds.

The brand new Reiss clutch made the look way more dinner-worthy. Such as the stunning golden Aquazzura heeled sandals also worn a couple of days earlier.

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Blouse ● Diane von Furstenberg

Skirt ● Diane von Furstenberg

Belt ● Dolce & Gabbana

Earrings ● Custom-made by Dulong Fine Jewelry

Bracelet ● Custom-made by Dulong Fine Jewelry (similar)

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin

Ring ● Custom-made by Dulong Fine Jewelry (similar)

Clutch ● Reiss (credit to UFO No More) (new)

Shoes ● Aquazzura

Business promotion visit in Vietnam - private visit

31st October 2022

A while ago, it was announced that Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were going on a business promotion visit in Vietnam. A visit with a green agenda.

On October 31st, the royal couple arrived in Hanoi. They payed a visit to a very specific place. A place which they have visited once before. The home where late Prince Henrik once lived as a child. In 2009, the Crown Prince Couple visited the place along with the Prince and Queen Margrethe while they were on a state visit in Vietnam.

The couple posted a little something on social media from the visit in Hanoi with a note saying: it is a pleasure to be back. 

Mary looked absolutely stunning next to her husband, when visiting Prince Henrik's childhood home in Hanoi. She wore a breathtaking new dress from Sandro. I learned about the dress from Royal Fashion Police, who managed to identify her beautiful new dress. I so much look forward to see this dress be styled in the future (here).

She embraced the casual style by wearing rather large golden earrings created by talented Dulong Fine Jewelry. Among others, Mary wore these incredible earrings, when attending Copenhagen 2021 (here). We also get a glimpse of her beloved golden bracelet designed by Rebekka Notkin. A bracelet she has become very fond of since she first wore it.

Do you recognize those brown leather sandals? They are from Michel Vivien. A pair of shoes that was a mystery to me for a very long time. I truly want a pair of my own. Imagine them worn with loose trousers, a pencil skirt, jeans etc. The combinations are endless.

So. What do you think of Mary's private-visit-outfit? I am a fan.

SHOP THE LOOK

Dress ● Sandro, here

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin, here

Shoes ● Michel Vivien, here

Odense Flower Festival 2022

18 August 2022

The last ten years, Crown Princess Mary has been patron of Odense Flower Festival taking place in Odense. The Crown Princess was surprised with one flower for each year as patron during a little ceremony. She was given the ten flowers by ballet school students from The Royal Theater Ballet School Odense.

Odense Flower Festival celebrated the "adventures garden" this year with the theme "The Adventures Garden". A wonderful theme due to the fact that Odense Flower Festival is also part of the H.C. Andersen Festivals. Denmark's most famous writer of adventures.

Crown Princess Mary gave the opening speech. Usually, the Crown Princess also name a new rose with christening it in champagne. This years rose was created by Mayte Garcia. She was married with the famous singer Prince. He dedicated a song to her ("The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"). Therefor the rose was given the name "The Most Beautiful".

Kongehuset ● UFO No More ● Billed Bladet ● Billed Bladet ● Billed Bladet ● Frederik et Mary ● Royal Portraits Gallery

Mary has been patron for Odense Flower Festival for 10 years. During the ten years, she has worn the most incredible outfits. I gathered a few:

Odense Flower Festival 2006, here

Odense Flower Festival 2012, here

Odense Flower Festival 2017, here

Osende Flower Festival 2019, here

Every year is all exciting. What will she wear for this magical event? On Thursday, Mary had chosen to wear a reused dress from Erdem. Last month, when Denmark guested Tour de France, a reception was planned on board Dannebrog. Due to an awful shooting, the royal family decided to cancel the reception. This was when Mary first wore the Erdem dress.

At the festival, she embraced the style with simple golden jewellery and brand new brown heeled sandals from Michel Vivien. I learned about the shoes from Heaven and UFO No More. They truly deserve another look. They are so delicate and fine. Her jewellery are a mix of Rebekka Notkin and Dulong Fine Jewelry. 

Usually, I think Mary's outfit are a bit more "laud" at the opening of the flower festival, but I sincerely like the simplicity of this years look.

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Dress ● Erdem, here

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Necklace ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Pendant ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin, here

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here (custom-made)

Shoes ● Michel Vivien, here

Opening of Lolland Business School

24 August

Crown Princess Mary has already had some pretty busy weeks as, among others, patron of Copenhagen 2021 and the presentation of the EliteForsk Prizes (here). On August 24th, she visited Maribo to attend the official opening of Lolland International School. The Crown Princess was invited as guest of honor.

Lolland International School is the first international primary school in Denmark. It gathers pupil's from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and of different languages. The school also aims to ensure a healthy integration of foreign students in the local community on Lolland.

The Crown Princess was warmly welcomed, when she arrived to Lolland International School in Maribo. She was given a bouquet of flowers and many smily faces welcomed her. A traditional red ribbon was cut to mark the official opening of the school. Crown Princess Mary was given a helping hand by both pupil's Mayor Holger Schou Rasmussen and school principal Dominic Maher.

After the opening ceremony both Holger Schou Rasmussen and Dominic Maher showed her the school facilities - classrooms and a common space for the use of everybody.

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

Mary really looked lovely at the opening in Maribo! She first wore this beautiful Morten Ussing dress at an official visit to Paris in 2019 (here). With that dress, she impressed the entire royal community. Me included. I was impressed and stunned all at once, once again at the opening. I adore how this dress looks with that brown leather belt from Max Mara. It looks even more magnificent this time. Those two colors are made for each other.

Sometimes Mary likes to wear only a few pieces of jewellery and on other occasions she wears quite a lot. Lately, we can go with option number two. Mary loves to wear jewellery at the moment. When attending the opening of Lolland Business School, she had chosen to style her stunning dress with golden earrings from Dulong Fine Jewelry and a necklace, bracelet and ring from the same designer as well. Mary truly likes Dulong's design. She has from the very beginning and I get it. They make outstanding designs.

Mary also wore Orit Elhanati's jewellery. A golden twisted necklace. Rebekka Notkin is the creator of her eye-catching golden bangle and Cartier is the master behind her third bangle. Once she step out of the car, we get a little glimpse of a bag. Her new handbag from Prada. The same she wore at the ending ceremony for Copenhagen 2021 (here).

And of course, her brand new heeled sandals! They perfectly match the rest of her outfit. Especially, the brown leather belt. Aren't they just beautiful? Heaven managed to identify Mary's new shoes as Michel Vivien. Gorgeous design.

SHOP THE LOOK

Dress ● Morten Ussing, here

Belt ● Max Mara, here

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Necklace ● Orit Elhanati, here

Necklace ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin, here

Bracelet ● Cartier, here

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Ring ● Dulong Fine Jewelry, here

Bag ● Prada, here

Shoes ● Michel Vivien, here