On February 5, 2026, Queen Mary of Denmark marked her 54th birthday. Mary Elizabeth, The Queen of Denmark was born on February 5, 1972, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. On the occasion of Her Majesty’s 54th birthday, the Royal Court of Denmark released a new portrait taken by photographer Stine Heilmann for the Mary Foundation in March 2025. In the portrait, the Queen wore a dark teal suit by Scanlan Theodore.
SCANLAN THEODORE Tailored Crepe Jacket and Trouser
Nice suit. I think the pale pink shirt kind of washes her out. And they could have used a nicer backdrop than the blank blue wall. But QMary’s makeup and hair look amazing.
ردحذفMary always looks regal! Always beautiful and elegant. As if she was born to be queen.
ردحذفHappy Birthday Queen Mary ❤️
ردحذف( beatiful picture but little too much filters/ photoshop perharps? )
Agree…doesn’t look good at all.
حذفPhotoshop?
ردحذفToo much along with fliters.
حذفBelle allure dans ce tailleur-pantalon bleu-pétrole que Mary a su bien combiner avec un corsage satiné rose pâle ; ravissante petite broche en forme de papillon déjà portée !
ردحذفReally? No wrinkle? Such a pity this photoshop
ردحذفAgree…looks terrible!
حذفIndeed. Nice pantsuit by the way and lovely blouse
حذفI am sure we would have about the same amount of comments if she showed wrinkles. And probably from the same people who comment on missing them.
حذف@ Anonymous5/2/26 20:54 definitly not! Love natural ageing
حذف20:54 very astute! Thank you
حذفlol. You are so right, @Anon 20:54
حذف- Anon 9:13
Definitely photoshopped. Her face looks like it is painted on the wall.
ردحذفPhotoshop!
ردحذفAnd not even good photoshop. Mary looks fake and ghost-like as if her features were erased. Her outfit is nice but the excessive anti aging ‘enhancements’ are ghastly.
حذفLooks like colour grading, rather than traditional colour correction, has been applied to this photo in the digital process. The colour palette foregoes realism, making Mary's skin look paler and more anaemic than her natural complexion and giving her hands a faintly greyish tinge. The blue background clashes oddly with the teal of the suit, and the pale pink blouse only emphasises the pale skin colour that has been selected.
ردحذفThen there is the flat background. It looks obviously added later, since the edges of Mary's figure look so perfectly delineated - not single hair out of place. It creates a "wall" right against Mary's back, giving the photo a tight feel.
The commercial, fashion-shoot smoothness of these details gives me an "uncanny valley" impression which is unsettling in a portrait, where I would hope that conveying the subject's humanity would still be the top priority.
The photo-artist is of course entitled to alter the image for aesthetic effect; and we have seen in the past many unusual photo-artistic interpretations of royals, notably of the late Queen Elizabeth II of the UK.
But what we see here seems to be comprised of all-too-familiar fashion photo effects coarsely applied, together with colours emphasising moodiness and lack of sunlight. Not a fan of the result. Lyra
She looks lovely in this beautifully tailored suit, well made, love the color, looks like a mint color. The color of her blouse is beautiful. I love the addition of the brooch, this is dainty and subtle but perfect for this jacket.
ردحذفI hope she has a wonderful birthday. She is hard working, wonderful work ethic. She is a beautiful Queen/lady. I won't pass comment on her physical looks, which are rife on this page.
Happy Birthday to a beautiful Queen, Nice suit top not a good match.
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To all who are painfully missing her wrinkles: this is an official portrait of Mary. As such, not exactly destined to show each and every wrinkle one has collected over the years, or is it? Everybody can see her wrinkles all the time when she is out and about on a daily basis. I would understand your complaints referring to a woman who makes permanent changes to look younger than her own daughter, and not only on official portraits. Ask yourself what you would do for a portrait photo. And: if this photo is not good, then not because of the missing wrinkles but because it is a bad photo with an unnatural facial expression fixed into eternity. Mary is wonderful in natural situations, in unnatural ones like this a good photographer can catch better moments - so I really blame the photographer. And the sausage-like neckline of the blouse is not a good choice either.
ردحذفShe must have approved of this photo, yes?
حذفHappy belated birthday to beautiful Queen Mary!
ردحذفFor all those “photoshop?” queries above your answer is: of course all professional photographers selling photos will 100% of the time be editing their photos with Photoshop or more modern equivalents. It is normal these days.
ردحذفNormal isn’t necessarily good. If the first thing noticed about a photo is the excessive amount of photoshop and not the intended subject then it’s not a good result.
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