At the invitation of King Frederik and Queen Mary, Tô Lâm, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and his spouse, Mrs. Ngô Phương Ly, are paying a state visit to Denmark from October 19 to 21, 2026. The presidential couple arrived at the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal at Copenhagen Airport, where they were welcomed by the King and Queen.
Upon their arrival, the Royal Danish Life Guards’ Music Band played the Vietnamese national anthem. The King and the President then inspected the guard of honour provided by the Royal Life Guards. Afterwards, the royal couple and the presidential couple participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Kastellet.
Following the ceremony, the royal couple and the presidential couple travelled in two horse-drawn carriages, escorted by the Mounted Squadron of the Guard Hussar Regiment, from Kastellet to Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg. The official welcoming ceremony took place at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg.
For the occasion, Queen Mary wore a blue-and-white checked bouclé dress designed by Lasse Spangenberg. In the evening, the King and Queen will host a state banquet at Christiansborg Palace in honour of the presidential couple.
Both ladies look elegant!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tweed dress. Love the fabric, colour and burgundy accessories. I really like these matching headbands. Hats are so seldom worn in Scandinavia so this is just right.
ReplyDeleteI agree It's a beautiful dress and fits perfectly. Gorgeous shoes as well. Queen Mary has enviably good posture which enhances her outfits further.
DeleteAdore Queen Mary,s dress.She looks amazing. Mrs Ly,s purple gown also beautiful. Striking looks from both ladies.
ReplyDeleteWow QM looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteI can’t hardly wait pictures of state banquet.
Queen Mary has always looked wonderful in this beautiful suit and today is no exception. I love the traditional lines of the suit on her and it is a perfectly tailored fit. I also love that she chose the berry colored shoes and purse--very autumnal. Mrs. Ly looks lovely in her traditional dress--such a beautiful color and is very flattering on her. It looks to be cold so I am sure she and Mary enjoyed the blanket while in the carriage! Cannot wait to see the banquet attire tonight!
ReplyDeleteJanet
Beautiful colors on Mary and impecable style perfectly suited to her athletic built. Feminine and modern! MR
ReplyDeleteBien élégantes toutes les deux !
ReplyDeleteThe tweed dress is fine. I don't know why she's wearing burgundy shoes and gloves. I don't love this look. It's okay. I like the President's wife dress and am excited for tonight.
ReplyDeleteContrasting colours are in this season. We recently saw Letizia with similar contrasts. Burgundy, deep greens, navy, aubergine, they all coordinate very well and are in vogue along with chocolate brown.
DeleteBoth ladies look well attired, but the headband is not a good look, imo. I find them rather childish, 1950's bridesmaid, a style best left behind over the age of 14.
ReplyDeleteInteresting opinion 17:40! I can’t see anything childish about Mary. Or headbands.
DeleteAgree about the headband. It is good about keeping hair off your face though!
DeletePersonally, I love her headbands.
Delete- Anon 9:13
Great rewear, although I preferred the previous hat on the state visit to Estonia that had material from the dress woven into it. I get the bulky headbands but like many others, I am on the fence about them, especially not liking them with a more flattened hairstyle.
ReplyDeleteQM likes to do a pop of color in her accessories and usually it works well but I am not as crazy about it here. It almost feels like a last minute attempt to break up all the navy and coordinate with KF’s tie and bring more red into the group pic.
-Glo
Love the rich, grape color of the Vietnamese First Lady’s dress.
ReplyDeleteEver since another commenter recently drew attention to the look of Mary's feet from certain angles when she wears 4-inch heels with skirts --- what l now call the "Barbie doll feet" effect --- I can't unsee it (photo 4).
ReplyDeleteTo me it's an odd combination when paired with a smart classic daytime silhouette. I can see 4-inch heels looking harmonious when worn with a dress with a strong creative designer look, with equally exaggerated proportions; and we do see quite a few royals wearing very dramatic dresses for state visits. However for me, Mary's outfit here is coolly professional, on a quieter level than the inherent drama of these shoes.
On the other hand, I love every other detail of Mary's ensemble. Just beautiful. Lyra
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