Day 5. Official State Visit to Australia

March 18th, 2026

Royal Business Walk & A business conference

King Frederik and Queen Mary attended the Royal Business Walk with companies from delegations of Green Buildings and Renewable Energy along with a number of Australian collaborators. Then followed the official opening of "Partnering for a Green, Secure, and Sustainable Tomorrow".

For their "walk", Mary looked stunning in a black and white outfit. The Carla Zampatti skirt is so simple, yet the detailing are exquisite! Can't wait to see how she is going to style it in the future. At the Royal Business Walk, she paired it with a plain white Jesper Høvring blouse. The golden Rebekka Notkin jewellery are a great choice. Gives a little sparkle to a rather sleek look. Not quite sure I would have chosen python pumps (Gianvito Rossi) with this outfit, but I like the idea of mixing-and-matching. Her exclusive leather handbag is from Anya Hindmarch.

Later on, the royal couple visited Melbourne Children's Campus. They were given an introduction to a research project made in collaboration between Denmark and Australia on stem cells. Researcher's from the project had the opportunity to meet the couple and give insight in their research. 

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Blouse ● Jesper Høvring

Skirt ● Carla Zampatti (new)

Earrings ● Rebekka Notkin

Necklace ● Rebekka Notkin

Ring ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen

Ring ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen

Bag ● Anya Hindmarch

Shoes ● Gianvito Rossi

Visit at Headspace South Melbourne

Having visited the Melbourne Children's Campus, she had a quick change of clothes. When visiting Headspace South Melbourne, Mary was then dressed in white trousers, a Harris Wharf London blouse and blue blazer. Nothing bad about blazer but I'd really like to see anything else than blazers. She had worn them A LOT lately. She accessorized the look with cool Georgio Armani sunglasses and suede Gianvito Rossi pumps.

At the grand opening of artists Rhoda Ting and Mikkel Bojesen's art exhibition, we got a clear view of her wearing earrings from Dulong Fine Jewelry, her golden Cartier watch and rings from Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen. She also flashed bracelets from Dulong Fine Jewelry and Rebekka Notkin.

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Blouse ● Harris Wharf London

Sunglasses ● Giorgio Armani

Earrings ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Watch ● Cartier

Bracelet ● Dulong Fine Jewelry

Bracelet ● Rebekka Notkin

Ring ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen

Ring ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen

Shoes ● Gianvito Rossi

Return reception: "An Evening in the Garden"

In the evening, the King and Queen hosted a return reception at the Royal Botanical Garden in Melbourne. The evening was hosted under the name "An Evening in the Garden".

The coupled welcomed all the invited guests with smiles, handshakes and a few words. Afterwards, when everyone were seated each of them gave a speech.

Once again, Mary changed outfit to something a bit more evening-appropriate. Her beautiful dress is a reuse from Zimmermann. She wore it, among others, at Count Henrik's confirmation in 2023. She matched the elegant dress with dusty pink Gianvito Rossi pumps and an embellished Serpui Charlotte clutch. Her earrings are custom-made pieces from Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen. I suspect her new ring may be from Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen as well. My guess is that it is a custom-made ring inspired by their snake collection. Let me know what you think.

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Dress ● Zimmermann

Earrings ● Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen (similar)

Clutch ● Serpui Charlotte

Shoes ● Gianvito Rossi

Queen Margrethe's 50th anniversary: gala performance

10 September 2022

On Januar 14th 2022, Queen Margrethe could celebrate her 50 years as Queen of Denmark. It has been celebrated already with a number of events, but due to the pandemic, many of the following events were either cancelled or given a new date. This is why several events are happening over the next few days.

Saturday evening, friends and family were gathered at the Royal Theatre to attend a gala performance on occasion of the Queen's 50th anniversary.

She was accompanied by her sisters, the Crown Prince Couple and their two oldest children, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie with Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix and guest from both the Swedish and Norwegian royal family.

Kongehuset ● Kongehuset ● Frederik et Mary ● Frederik et Mary ● Billed Bladet ● Billed Bladet ● Daily Mail ● UFO No More

At first, I have to say that Queen Anne-Marie truly won the fashion competition in my eyes. That burgundy evening gown pairs with those stunning jewellery. I am all over the top about her outfit. She looks so beautiful.

Of course, it does not mean that I dislike Mary's look at the gala performance. Because I don't. Mary also looked fantastic in her bespoke Lasse Spangenberg Copenhagen. She first wore the magnificent gown, when celebrating Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday a few years back (here).

Mary embraced the magnificent gala outfit with a tiara - that also works as a necklace. It was purchased on a Bruun Rasmussen auction. The earrings could be added to her jewellery box the same way. From an auction. All her others jewellery, I have not been able to identify.

I learned about her new shiny clutch from UFO No More. Apparently, it is from Serpui. A rather new designer in her wardrobe. Mary's powder pink satin pumps are also new. I am sure they are from Gianvito Rossi.

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Gown ● Lasse Spangenberg Copenhagen, here

Tiara ● Purchased on Bruun Rasmussen auction

Clutch ● Serpui, here

Shoes ● Gianvito Rossi, here

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. 

Kongehuset ● Kongehuset ● Kongehuset ● Kongehuset ● Kongehuset ● Getty Images ● UFO No More ● Frederik et Mary ● Frederik et Mary ● Frederik et Mary ● Billed Bladet ● Billed Bladet ● Billed Bladet -● Billed Bladet

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