Denmark: Siltanews-News Desk
Eagle-eyed fans are gushing over a ‘secret’ detail in Queen Mary of Denmark’s brand new portrait – but many are conflicted over the true meaning.
The photos of the Australian-born Danish queen and King Frederik were taken at Frederik VIII’s Palace in Amalienborg, the couple’s official residence in Copenhagen.
Queen Mary is seen posing in an elegant boat-neck cream dress and diamond earrings. But many are focused on the queen’s pendant – a delicate ‘F’ – that is adorned around her neck.
Royal house expert Emma Paaske noted how the piece of jewelry provided an insight into the royal couple’s relationship.
In the BT podcast ‘The Royal House behind the scenes’, Paaske said: ‘[Queen Mary] has the necklace with an F in it, so it is very clear that her loyalty lies with Frederik.’
Queen Mary’s necklace is from a jeweler in Halberstadt and she is often photographed wearing it.
The queen is famous for hiding Easter eggs in her outfits – with thousands ‘touched’ by her ‘heartfelt tribute’ using a bright orange dress at the annual Maratonsang event in June 2024.
Hundreds have pointed out that Queen Mary is in front of King Frederik, while they’re shoulder-to-shoulder in their official gala portraits.
‘The gala portraits are a little more formal, so here you put more emphasis on who is the head of state, because they are official pictures that have to hang around,’ historian and royal house expert Lars Hovbakke Sørensen told Danish news B.T.
‘With the civilian portraits, more emphasis is placed on personal, civilian life and not on one’s roles.
‘That is why they stick to the more classic, old-fashioned gender roles, and here it is typical that the ladies are ahead of the men.’
Queen Mary of Denmark also recently announced the launch of a podcast about ‘loneliness’ among young people.
Taking to Instagram, King Frederik’s wife posted a photograph of herself listening to a podcast in a pair of black trousers and matching turtle neck jumper.
Sporting a pair of stylish glasses and earphones, the mother-of-four looked engrossed in the podcast as she held her phone in her hands.