Great Danes

Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Mary is quite the style setter, and always wears the most flattering and amazing ball gowns.

A 40th birthday portrait of the Crown Princess.

With all the recent abdications lately, it makes me wonder when Mary and Frederik will be King and Queen of Denmark.

The beautiful as always Mary!

Australian-born Mary once worked for Microsoft.

Mary and Frederik.

Mary at the abdication of Queen Beatrix II.

Mary and Frederik at the abdication of Queen Beatrix II.

Prince Henrik and his wife, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Princesses in Fancy Dresses

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece.

Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia of Spain.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark with Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium.

Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

Crown Princess Maxima and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

Maxima and Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands with Prince Joachim of Denmark.

Princess Martha Louise and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wearing her diamond daisy tiara.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden with her husband, Prince Daniel.

Victoria and Daniel of Sweden.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden with Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Belgium.

Princess Claire and Prince Laurent of Belgium.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden in a simple but striking turquoise dress.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden in a mermaid-esque green chiffon dress.

Princess Marie of Denmark with Prince Daniel of Sweden.

Princes Martha Louise of Norway with husband, Ari Behn.

Princess Martha Louise is an amazing, silver-sequin covered dress.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in a pink, ruffly, fairy princess dress.

Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan in a black and white dress.

The Royal Danish House of Glucksborg

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in a formal portrait with their two oldest children, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella.

The Crown Prince and Princess with their twins, Josephine and Vincent.

A wedding portrait of Mary and Frederik.

One of my favorite formal shots of the Crown Prince Couple before their marriage. Mary is wearing an elaborate diamond and ruby parure that was worn frequently by Queen Ingrid, Frederik's grandmother.

Wedding stamps of Mary and Frederik.

Mary and Frederik.

A gorgeous formal shot of Mary, wearing the beautiful diamond and ruby parure. I bought this postcard while staying in the Danish city of Roskilde, where the Roskilde Cathedral resides, which is the final resting place of all Danish Kings and Queens. Empress Maria Fedorovna of Russia had been interned there, but after the fall of the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin allowed her remains to come to Russia to rest beside her husband, Tsar Alexander III.

Mary and Frederik.

King Christian IX of Denmark with his family. From left, Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, Princess Thyra, Queen Louise and King Christian, Empress Maria Fedorovna and Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and numerous other family and children floating around. This painting fills a whole wall in the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. I was quite in awe when I saw if for myself.

A photo I took of the painting of Christian IX and his family. You can  tell how large it is by comparing it to the chairs at the left of the picture. The Christiansborg Palace isn't occupied by the Royal Family, but it is still used for formal banquets, usually for visiting heads of state.

Mary and Frederik with their twins, Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent.

Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who, after her and Prince Joachim's  (pictured at right)  divorce, does not hold a royal title anymore, and is now known as Countess Alexandra.

Princess Benedikte, sister to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, wearing a crazy-sleeved dress.

 A wedding portrait of French-born Princess Marie, and Prince Joachim, brother of the Crown Prince.

Princess Mary wearing a fur stole and a super awesome white-enameled elephant necklace. I would love to marry into the Danish Royal family just to get to wear some of that elephant jewelry!

Queen Margrethe wearing a diamond and emerald parure, which is housed in the royal treasury at  Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark.

My own picture of the diamond and emerald paure, worn by Queen Margrethe in the above picture.

Queen Margrethe and her sister, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, who lives in exile in London.