Royal Gala - Danish and Dutch Royals

 Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark host a gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace on the occasion of the state visit of Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. The video shows the royal arrival to the palace.

Princess Mary

 Here are some recent pics of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, dating from last year, 2014:

Mary at a Danish Red Cross charity dinner in 2014.

Mary at a Danish Red Cross charity dinner in 2014.

Favorite Princess

Well, hardly anyone voted, but it looks like Crown Princess Mary came out on top with 3 votes as your favorite princess. See the results at the left.

I have a monthly poll for favorite jewelry designer this month, as it is obvious that I did not follow up in a timely manner on my weekly "Favorite Princess" poll.

Here are some new pics of your favorite princess, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark:

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary with their four kids, from left: Prince Christian, Prince Vincent, Princess Josephine, and Princess Isabella. It is tradition in Denmark that kings' names alternate between Frederik and Christian, and since Crown Prince Frederik will be King Frederik X, hence his son being name Christian, who will one day be King Christian XI.

Mary and Frederik at their wedding, on 14 May 2004, and they just celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.

Mary arriving at Copenhagen Cathedral with her father, on her wedding day, 2014.

Crown Princess Mary in a May 2014 photo, with her two eldest kids, Princess Isabella and Prince Christian.

The Crown Prince Couple with their four kids.

The monogram of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.

Prince Frederik and Princess Mary. Mary is wearing a brooch that she often wears, most notably to the christenings of all four of her kids.

Mary and Frederik at the christening of their second born, Princess Isabella.

Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik in a formal shot.

Prince Henrik, Queen Margrethe, Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik. Mary and Margrethe are wearing traditional Scandinavian knitwear.

Wonderful Royals

 And now, for a completely random assortment of royals!

Princess Madeleine and her husband, being greeted by well-wishers at their wedding.

Princess Charlene of Monaco.

Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover, and granddaughter of Princess Grace.

The ever stylish Queen Silvia of Sweden!

The christening of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's first born, Princess Estelle, with godparents Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, unidentified woman (is it Mette-Marit of Norway?), King Willem-Alexander, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark,  and Prince Haakon of Norway.

Princess Grace and Princess Charlene of Monaco looking remarkably similar.

Hereditary Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Princess Stephanie de Lannoy at their wedding.

Princess Iman of Jordan at her wedding.

The Dowager Queen Noor of Jordan with her daughter, Princess Raiyah.

Princess Marie and her husband, Prince Joachim of Denmark.

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

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Princess Martha Louise of Norway.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway with her husband, author Ari Behn.

Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima looking out at the Dutch people after they were sworn in as king and queen.

Crown Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece.

Chantal and Pavlos of Greece.

Princess Mette-Marit and Prince Haakon of Norway.

Queen Silvia of Norway and Princess Mette-Marit.

The fairy princess, Mette-Marit of Norway.

American teen fiction writer Carina Axelsson, dressed very much like a royal.

Best royalty picture ever: Prince Harry, Princess Kate and Prince William at Leavesden Studios in England, at the Harry Potter set. They are seen holding wands in Diagon Alley.

Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine of Sweden with some dignitaries from a Middle-Eastern country.

Queen Sonja of Norway.

Prince Edward and the still young and lovely Countess Sophie.

Prince Edward of the United Kingdom with his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, at the abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Crown Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark.

Princess Benedikte, Prince Joachim, Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of the Denmark.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark with her husband, Prince Henrik.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway with a young admirer.

The Royal Danes

Princess Mary decked out in full regalia.

The Crown Princess most often wears the diamond and ruby parure, once belonging to Queen Ingrid.

Princess Mary and Prince Frederik. Notice that they are both wearing the white enameled elephant orders, which, for some reason or other, are symbols of Denmark.

Mary wearing a simple red dress and elaborate jewels.

Former Danish Princess, the Countess Alexandra. When she divorced Prince Joachim, she lost her royal princess title.

Princess Benedikte, sister to Queen Margrethe II, wearing a diamond kokoshnik tiara.

Princess Benedikte of Denmark.

Princess Benedikte wearing a lovely diamond star and pearl spike tiara.

Princess Benedikte and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at a banquet.

New Princess, Marie, with husband Prince Joachim.

Princess Marie looking stylish in a diamond tiara and fur stole.

The Crown Prince and Prince with Princess Marie and Prince Joachim in the background.

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark.

Queen Margrethe II wearing a diamond heart tiara.

Queen Margrethe at a banquet.