On November 21, 2024, the new official portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark were released. The civil portraits, taken by photographer Steen Evald in the Great Hall of Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg in Copenhagen, will be used by The Royal House of Denmark for purposes such as official trips, visits, and special events, as well as by the patronages of The King and Queen.
In April, the official gala portrait of King Frederik and Queen Mary was published. The portrait is currently being distributed to Danish embassies and consulates abroad, national institutions, and selected Danish sea vessels. It serves as the symbolic presence of the King and Queen in places where they cannot be physically present. In January, King Frederik will mark the first anniversary of his reign.
Hello, does anyone know what the pin on the king's lapel is? Good to see them looking so well 20 years on from their wedding
ردحذفI would think that the pin is the bouton/jacket pin of the Order of the Elephant
حذفWonderful couple!They are the real team togheter.
ردحذفAgree!
حذفReally?
حذفKF is perfection. Eyes like the ocean very deep and true blue.
ردحذفKM is sereen looking in white.
Many happy years together.
-Anna-
I think his eyes are grey.
حذفNo my eyes are grey.
حذف-Anna-
Sometimes the ocean looks grey ;-))
حذفSorry, serene.
ردحذف-A-
Belle première photo, ils sont élégants et dignes. Mary est très bien en blanc. Ses boucles d'oreilles semblent jolies.
ردحذفPaloma.
Very nice, dignified portraits.
ردحذف-Royal Watcher
I'm not sure what it's with portraits these days, but I miss QM's 'softness' in these photos. The king looks good.
ردحذفAgree !!
حذفYes. I agree. This doesn't reflect the warmth that Mary usually exudes.
حذفOh, I don't know. I guess these photos will do for what they are intended. But Mary's warmth is not captured. She looks too stiff and wooden, not at all like her personality. Queen Margrethe always seemed to have a twinkle in her eyes in her formal photos. Mary's eyes are fixed, not relaxed. Frederik looks fine. I like his smile in the first photo. (Mary seems to work awfully hard, so maybe she's just exhausted!)
ردحذفI disagree with Joann. I can sense Marys warmth. But then of course nobody od us knows her personally.
حذف@Joann, I see Queen Mary looking very REGAL and that is the look you want for an official portrait and like Coralie said you can see her warmth come through!
حذفMinimalist.
ردحذفLovely photos. I wonder if the king could groom his beard a bit better or shave it off. The queen looks lovely in that shade of winter white. Love the earrings. Imprefer her hair shorter, more shoulder length
ردحذفHmmm, let’s not wish more perfection onto people who are already so in the spotlight; let’s allow some private decisions such as hair and beard lengths, don’t you think? - Grace
حذفNot looking for perfection, imo the shorter length looks nicer on her. They can have whatever length they want trends are not becoming on everyone. To see a well groomed beard look at the king of Spain.
حذفYou feel his beard is unkempt? I think you are a person who doesn't like men having facial hair. Maybe you aren't the best judge of beards. Several of the former Danish kings had facial hair. It was the style then, as it is now.
حذفI don't like Mary's portrait. It looks as if it is an AI portrait..so artificial
ردحذفDear No Name 14:42, The blue button on the king‘s lapel probably stands for the Order of the Elephant.
ردحذف🌞 Virginia
I am sorry but I just can't with the lipstick outside the lines.
ردحذفEnsemble, ils forment un super couple !
ردحذفThey looks so much in love!
ردحذف?????? On an official portrait ??
حذفAnon 20:35…wishful thinking
حذف!
@Coralie: I agree with you very much. An official portrait is just that - not really something where Mary ought to radiate warmth. It is a very neutral portrait for a good reason - it has to serve very different purposes. And Mary is not Margrethe, different women, different styles, both adorable in their own right.
ردحذفThese beards. Most men look awful with it
ردحذفAgree
حذفThen best to keep yours shaved.
حذف… but Fred looks absolutely gorgeous with his!
حذفMary looks exquisite the white top is gorgeous looks very crisp. Mary
ردحذفMore generic illustration picture than Royal portraits. Why so colourless, stiff and dead in the eyes?
ردحذفAgree, emotionless pictures.
حذفLovely photos. Mary looks wonderful, oh the diamond earrings, stunning!
ردحذفI don't know why, but I'm not a fan of Mary in these portraits. The outfit is nice and crisp and suits her well, but maybe it's the absence of a smile or the full-on angle, but she looks almost AI-generated. A bit too smooth somehow. Frederik looks fine, so I'm not sure what gives me the impression, really. But outfit-wise it's all very fine and appropriate.
ردحذف-Nika-
Nika, I think the photographer has done a fair bit of editing, which is normal for photographers these days, and they want an enduring regal photo so quite stylised, so I think that’s why it can look a bit artificial. Actually would be awesome to see the original and compare the edited version. - Grace
حذفGreat looking couple.
ردحذفcss
What a good looking couple! Queen Mary looks beautiful and regal and I love that she is wearing her coronation dress for a formal photo of the reigning couple. Mary's diamond earrings are gorgeous!. King Frederik looks very handsome.
ردحذفJanet
Looks to me that the images have been taken of each individual and then merged together to produce a picture of the couple. They both look stiff and formal with no recognition of the other
ردحذفI agree with some of the commentsThere’s something not quite captured in these images.
ردحذفIt’s as if they were taken individually and merged together afterwards.
That said,for the purposes of why they were taken,they serve their purpose.
Lowri.
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