Queen Mary of Denmark was typically chic in a formal grey coat today as she attended a Copenhagen church service to mark the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, alongside her husband King Frederik X.
The royal couple attended The Church of Holmen – the oldest example of Renaissance architecture in the Danish capital – for the poignant service on February 24.
Queen Mary, 53, looked stylish in a full-length, single-breasted grey coat, accessorised with a diamond-encrusted brooch worn on the left lapel.
Beneath her jacket, which was cinched at the waist to accentuate her svelte figure, the beaming mother-of-three wore a smart black dress with a turtleneck.
She completed her understated ensemble with high-heeled, black, suede pumps, a pair of black leather gloves and grey pearl earrings.
The Danish queen, originally from Australia, wore her long, chestnut-coloured hair in loose waves that were brushed back and held in place with a wide headband with miniature pleats and and a bow on the side.
She was effortlessly radiant for the formal occasion, having brightened her complexion with a little bronzer and a rose lipstick, and added dark eyeliner.
Frederik, meanwhile, smiled as he entered the church, walking slightly ahead of his wife.
Queen Mary and King Frederik X of Denmark (pictured) attended The Church of Holmen for a special service to mark the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine today
Queen Mary looked typically chic for the formal outing on Monday, February 24
The Danish king, 56, who last month celebrated one year as monarch, looked dapper in a navy suit and patent brogues.
He wore a white shirt beneath his dark blue jacket along with a black and white, patterned tie.
The Ukrainian flag was flying high alongside the Danish one in Copenhagen today as the royal couple took their seats at The Church of Holmen.
Mary and Frederik were seated at the front of the church as Andrii Yanevskyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to Denmark, delivered an address.
The pair could be seen reading the order of service, which was illustrated yellow and blue – the colours of the Ukrainian flag – before eventually being led out of the church.
February has been a busy month for Queen Mary in particular.
Just 10 days ago, the Danish queen slipped into her native Australia with little fanfare.
The Tasmanian-born royal was spotted shopping at Salamanca Market in Hobart on Saturday, February 15.
The Danish royal couple wore wide smiles as they made their way to the church in their nation’s capital
Queen Mary, 53, looked typically elegant in a full-length, grey coat while King Frederik X was dapper in a navy suit
Mary accessorised her coat with a diamond-encrusted brooch worn on her left lapel
She appeared relaxed as she blended in with the locals during the casual outing.
Mary was not accompanied by her husband, King Frederik, nor their children, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
It is understood that Mary, her husband and their children are taking a private family holiday together.
Mary was last in Australia in November with her children, enjoying a low-key trip to her homeland.
The Australian-born Danish monarch flew home to Hobart to attend her niece’s wedding before travelling to Sydney, where she soaked up the sun at some of the city’s most picturesque beaches .
After spending almost a week in her home country, Mary was seen jetting out of Australia with her twins Josephine and Vincent.
While the trip was a personal one, with the Queen keeping a low profile without her husband present, the monarch had an official royal engagement in Australia in 2023.
She visited Sydney for a day in late April 2023 to ‘participate in an event with Danish business representatives involved in the green transition in Australia, as well as visit a number of Danish-clad projects related to sustainable construction and transport’.
The Danish royal couple were pictured with the order of service, illustrated in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag
Mary and Frederik were seated at the front of the church as Andrii Yanevskyi (left), Ukraine’s ambassador to Denmark, delivered an address
The other members of the congregation were seated on wooden pews in the ornate church
The Ukrainian flag was flying high alongside the Danish one in Copenhagen today
Queen Mary, formerly Mary Donaldson, spent her early years in Taroona, Tasmania.
While living in Australia, Mary, who was working was on the management team at Belle Property, was just 28-years-old when she first laid eyes on her prince, a Captain in the Danish Reserve, or Air Force.
The pair met at The Slip Inn during the 2000 Summer Olympics, with it previously reported Mary supposedly had no idea the handsome European tourist she had been chatting to for hours was actually the future king of Denmark.
However, in 2021, Amber Petty, a bridesmaid at the couple’s wedding in 2004, revealed the pair actually met at an ‘exclusive private dinner party’ at the bar and the whole thing was ‘organised’.
Speaking to Channel Seven breakfast show Sunrise, Petty said the event was attended by a group of royals who were visiting Australia for the 2000 Olympics.
‘I’m sorry to break everybody’s hearts, but it’s not always about randomly bumping into princes in pubs,’ she said on the program.
‘It wasn’t just a random meeting… it was an organised small dinner during the Olympics and Mary happened to be invited and most of the guests happened to be royals.’
After the pub encounter, then 32-year-old Fred – who was in Australia to support Denmark’s sailing team at the games – asked Mary for her phone number and a romance blossomed.
King Frederik, 56, wore a navy suit along with a white shirt and patterned tie
Mary completed her ensemble with a pair of high-heeled, black, suede pumps
‘The first time we met we shook hands. I didn’t know he was the Prince of Denmark. Half an hour later someone came up to me and said, “Do you know who these people are”?’ Mary revealed in an interview about meeting the heir to the Danish throne.
They maintained a long-distance relationship for a year, with Frederik making secret trips Down Under before Mary moved to Denmark to study Danish language at Copenhagen’s Studieskolen in 2001.
In early 2003, Frederik’s mother Queen Margrethe publicly acknowledged the relationship and the couple announced their engagement at Amalienborg Castle later that year on October 8.
Frederik and Mary married on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral, with the newly minted Crown Princess opting for a beautiful gown by Danish designer Uffer Frank and a veil first used by Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden in 1905.
In a nod to her heritage, Mary carried a bouquet of Australian snow gum eucalyptus interspersed with blooms from the Palace garden.
At the altar, Frederik announced: ‘From today, Mary is mine and I am hers. I love her, and I will protect her with all my love.’
Mary wore her chestnut-coloured hair swept back with a wide headband and added a pair of grey pearl earrings
Frederik was in good spirits as he shook hands with members of the gathered crowd
Mary and Frederik, who share three children, made a handsome couple as they attended the church service
Frederik was pictured shaking hands with the priest of The Church of Holmen in Copenhagen today
Their first child, Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, was born October 15, 2005; Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe followed on April 21, 2007.
Almost four years later Mary and Frederik welcomed twins, Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda and Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on January 8, 2011.
Standing on the hospital steps, a beaming Frederik declared: ‘It’s a miracle.’
The family has returned to Mary’s native Australia on many occasions, visiting famous landmarks in Sydney, Canberra and the Northern Territory and even spending Christmas Down Under.