Queen Mary of Denmark Makes Debut in Mother-in-Law Margrethe II’s Danish Crown Jewels for First Official Portrait as Monarch With King Frederik X

The first official portrait of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark has been unveiled, the Royal House announced on Thursday. The country’s reigning monarchs acceded to the throne in January after King Frederik’s mother, Margrethe II, abdicated. “The portrait can henceforth be seen hung in, among other places, state institutions, including at Danish embassies and consulates around the world and on Danish vessels,” read a statement from Denmark’s Royal House. Queen Mary and King Frederik X of Denmark. In new photographs by Steen Evald, Queen Mary wears a velvet emerald green gown with lacework along the neckline and sleeves. Its hue matches with the Danish crown jewels, which she wore for the first time in the portrait. Queen Mary of Denmark. The suite comprises a tiara, necklace and earrings set with diamonds and emeralds. It’s one of four jewelry sets at the disposal of The Queen of Denmark. The crown jewels are typically on display at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. Designed by jeweler C.M. Weisshaupt, they were gifted to Queen Caroline Amalie by Christian VIII sometime around 1840. Mary’s gown seemingly referenced her mother-in-law Margrethe’s emerald lace gown, which she wore with the crown jewels at a banquet in honor of Spanish

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