Queen Mary seen in public for the primary time after falling off a horse
Queen Mary of Denmark has been pictured days after a horse-riding accident left her with painful scrapes along her jawline.
The Australian-born queen matched her Band-Aid to her skin tone carefully – but its rough texture was hard to miss as she arrived at the funeral of former court chief Per Thornit in Copenhagen.
The large bandage covered a graze which palace insiders claim she got while riding.
Mary has been forced to show her resilient nature recently after a string of accidents and near-misses.
The horse riding incident, which happened at home between royal tours of neighbouring countries, comes weeks after she was knocked to the ground in Greenland.
The 52-year-old was greeting fans in the country’s capital Nuuk when she was hit by a scooter ridden by an elderly man.
Mary’s youngest children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, were just metres away when the monarch was knocked to the ground, horrifying onlookers.
King Frederik was also greeting fans nearby when the dark grey scooter struck his wife, causing her to lose her balance.
Queen Mary of Denmark has been pictured days after a horse-riding accident left her with painful scrapes along her jawline
The Australian-born queen matched her Band-Aid to her skin tone carefully – but its rough texture was hard to miss as she entered the funeral of former court chief Per Thornit in Copenhagen
She appeared to hide the injury when she walked into the funeral
The popular royal cried out as she fell and looked frazzled after the incident, but managed to maintain her composure after regaining her feet.
Her security guards quickly leapt into action and stopped the scooter from moving any further.
The driver of the scooter appeared more shaken than the queen following the incident, saying he ‘did not know what happened’.
The elderly man said he had meant to extend his arm toward Queen Mary, hoping she would take it, but hit the accelerator instead.
The Palace media team confirmed Mary was not hurt during the incident and she was able to continue on her planned schedule of events.
A spectator said the crowd was left in shock following the incident.
‘I could see how much it hurt her, her eyes watered immediately. It must hurt to be hit at that speed. The police immediately barricaded and removed her from the situation,’ he said.
Queen Mary of Denmark was on a royal visit to Greenland when she was struck by a scooter while greeting the crowd
