Queen Mary of Denmark has shared a candy picture along with her father John Donaldson to mark her 52nd birthday – after pictures of King Frederik’s evening out with a Mexican socialite rocked the monarchy.
The mother-of-four, who’s initially from Australia, is celebrating her first birthday since changing into Queen Consort earlier this 12 months.
To mark the event, the royal shared a photograph along with her father, 82, that was taken by her 13-year-old son Prince Vincent on a household journey to Australia in December.
Late final 12 months, King Frederik, 55, and Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, 47, have been pictured taking a stroll in a park, going to an artwork exhibition and having a meal whereas watching flamenco.
The photos – which despatched shockwaves by the Institution – have been first printed by Spanish journal Lecturas in November 2023, which prompted the mother-of-two to disclaim the ‘malicious’ rumours about her friendship with the royal.
To mark her 52nd birthday, the royal shared a photograph along with her father, 82, that was taken on a household journey to Australia in December (pictured)
In the newly-released picture along with her father, Mary is dressed casually in a plain black V-neck high and denims and sporting a tan cross-body bag.
For her off-duty look, the royal donned a pair of gold hoop earrings and two layered personalised necklaces.
Mary styled her lengthy brown hair in a single plait and was seen sporting a pair of black Wayfarer sun shades.
The royal wore minimal make-up for her household outing and opted for a rosy pink lipstick.
In the heartwarming picture, Mary is seen smiling subsequent to her former college lecturer father – who was sporting a light-weight blue jumper over a checked shirt.
The Royal Household captioned the picture: ‘Her Majesty The Queen has a birthday and turns 52 at the moment.
‘On this event, the Queen has chosen a picture of a particular second along with her father from her latest journey to Australia in December.
‘His Royal Highness Prince Vincent is the photographer behind it.’
In the caption of the Instagram put up, the Royal Household revealed that Queen Mary’s 13-year-old son Prince Vincent took the candy picture
Pictured: Former college lecturer John Donaldson seen strolling his daughter Mary down the aisle at her 2004 marriage ceremony
In January, a royal professional claimed Queen Margrethe Denmark abdicated as a type of ‘harm management’ within the wake of the scandal and to keep away from ‘Mary divorcing Frederik’ over the ‘affair’ rumours.
Royal reporter Kenth G. Madsen argued that Mary’s mother-in-law Queen Margrethe was left with ‘no different selection’ however to abdicate – making her the primary Danish monarch in 900 years to take action.
Speaking to FEMAIL, the royal reporter claimed: ‘It might be tough to forgive alleged infidelity in a relationship except the worth for turning a blind eye is suitably excessive.
‘Against the background of the disclosure of Frederik’s go to to Madrid and the documentation of the assembly with Genoveva Casanova, it’s affordable to consider that Queen Margrethe discovered the time to throw out a lifeline, earlier than the connection between the Crown Prince couple fully cracked because of the scandal.
‘The Queen really had no different selection: in a strategic transfer, the monarch succeeded in eradicating the main target from the affair rumours, and on the identical time giving Mary the hyper uncommon standing of queen.
‘A royal divorce scandal of that magnitude may break the strongest royal home ceaselessly.
‘The danger that the recognition and popularity the Queen has constructed up throughout her 52 years as monarch could possibly be destroyed ceaselessly if she had not completed harm management on the matter.’
Pictured: King Fredrik of Denmark seen having fun with a night in Madrid with Mexican socialite final November
After the images emerged in a Spanish gossip journal, the mother-of-two (pictured) denied the ‘malicious’ rumours about her friendship with the royal
Earlier this 12 months, the Royal House’s head of communications confirmed to FEMAIL that John Donaldson wouldn’t be travelling to Denmark for his daughter’s ascension to the throne on account of his age and well being.
After Mary married King Frederik in May 2004, her father John Donaldson and step-mother Susan Moody moved to Denmark for a variety of years to help her in her new life.
The Crown Princesses mom, Henrietta Donaldson, died from a coronary heart situation in 1997 when Mary was simply 25 years outdated.
Mary’s dad and mom emigrated to Tasmania from Scotland earlier than she was born that means she held twin British and Australian citizenship.
John was first a lecturer in arithmetic, earlier than being appointed a professor and instructing at universities together with Oxford, Montreal and Houston.
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark met within the Slip Inn pub in Sydney in 2000 when the royal, then 32, travelled to Australia to help Denmark’s crusing crew within the Olympics.
Mary – who was working in promoting – supposedly had no concept the good-looking European vacationer she had been chatting to for hours was really the long run king of Denmark.
After the pub encounter, then 32-year-old Fred requested Mary for her cellphone quantity and a romance blossomed.
Frederik and Mary make their first official look collectively on the Tasmania Yacht Club forward of the Dragon Boat World Championship on January 19, 2003
Princess Mary exhibits off her engagement ring to the media throughout a press convention at Fredensborg Castle October 8, 2003
‘The first time we met we shook fingers. I did not know he was the prince of Denmark. Half an hour later somebody got here as much as me and stated, “Do you know who these people are”?’ Mary revealed in an interview about assembly the inheritor to the Danish throne.
They maintained a long-distance relationship for a 12 months, with Frederik making secret journeys Down Under earlier than Mary moved to Denmark to review Danish language at Copenhagen’s Studieskolen in 2001.
In early 2003, Frederik’s mom Queen Margrethe publicly acknowledged the connection and the couple introduced their engagement at Amalienborg Castle later that 12 months on October 8.
Frederik and Mary married on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral, with the newly minted Crown Princess choosing a fantastic robe by Danish designer Uffer Frank and a veil first utilized 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 backyard
King Frederik and Queen Mary (centre) pose with their youngsters Princess Isabella (left), Crown Prince Christian (second left), Prince Vincent (second proper) and Princess Josephine (proper)
In a nod to her heritage, Mary carried a bouquet of Australian snow gum eucalyptus interspersed with blooms from the Palace backyard.
At the altar, Frederik introduced: ‘From at the moment, Mary is mine and I’m hers. I like her, and I’ll shield her with all my love.’
Following his daughter’s marriage, John Donaldson was granted a coat of arms by the Danish royal household to suggest his social elevation.
It comprises an eagle and boat signifying their Scottish ancestry, along with a lion from the Scottish coat of arms which, by completely happy coincidence, additionally options within the heraldic arms of Tasmania.
Their first little one, Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, was born October 15, 2005; Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe adopted on April 21, 2007.
Almost 4 years later Mary and Frederik welcomed twins, Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda and Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander on the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on January 8, 2011.
The household has returned to Mary’s native Australia on many events, visiting well-known landmarks in Sydney, Canberra and the Northern Territory and even spending Christmas Down Under.