Photos that shook the Danish royal family: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova’s night out in Madrid without his wife Princess Mary
Photos have emerged of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Genoveva Casanova in Madrid.
The heir to the Danish throne and the Mexican socialite are pictured on the streets of Madrid on October 25, Spanish magazine Lecturas reported last week.
In the photos, taken during the day and evening, the couple enjoy a walk through the park before changing and heading out again for the evening.
After it was reported last week that the couple enjoyed a night out in the Spanish capital without Frederik’s wife of 19 years, Crown Princess Mary, Genoveva, 47, issued a statement denying any form of romantic relationship between herself and the future Danish king .
In a legal letter posted to Instagram, she slammed “malicious” rumors suggesting the pair were in a romantic relationship.
In photos that sent shockwaves through the Danish royal family, Crown Prince Frederik and Genoveva Casanova are pictured in Madrid
The photos, taken at the end of October, show the Danish heir to the throne and the Mexican socialite in the Spanish capital
Last week, Spanish media reported that the royal father of four and the socialite, who previously dabbled in acting, visited a Pablo Picasso exhibition, walked through El Retiro Park and later went out for dinner.
Lecturas claimed around 7 p.m. that both Frederik and Genoveva went to her apartment building separately, and both emerged around 9 p.m., two hours later, after both changed their clothes to evening wear.
In the photos, Genoveva has swapped her chic camel coat with a tie belt for a white shirt, black wide-leg pants and a black jacket worn on her shoulders.
Meanwhile, Frederik seemed to have changed from a navy blue jacket and brown trousers to a white shirt and dark trousers with a neat dark jacket. Again, they are said to have come out of the building separately, but got into the same white car.
The magazine claimed the pair had seen a flamenco performance at a Spanish restaurant, El Corral de la Moreria, which ended at midnight.
It was also claimed that they remained seated at their table, which was flanked by two of the Danish prince’s bodyguards, while other customers left, waiters finished their shifts and the lights were switched off.
Lecturas claimed the pair didn’t leave the restaurant until 1 a.m., when they walked out onto the street and got into a car. As a ‘courtesy gesture’, Lecturas reports that Crown Prince Frederik opened the car door for his dinner companion.
The magazine claims that the next day the heir to the Danish throne was taken by car to the airport, where he flew to Denmark.
Earlier in the day, after a walk through El Retiro Park, Lecturas reported that the pair had returned to Genoveva’s apartment for an outfit change.
The royal family opens the taxi door so Genoveva can get into the backseat after they leave the restaurant
Crown Prince Frederik is photographed at 8:30 the next morning as he leaves an apartment to fly back to Copenhagen
The Crown Prince is pictured entering the apartment complex to change after a walk in the park
Following the publication of the photos, Genoveva angrily denied that there was a romantic relationship between herself and the Danish royal family.
A statement from the socialite said: “I categorically deny the statements that indicate a romantic relationship between Prince Frederik and me.”
She added: “Any statement of this type not only completely lacks the truth, but also maliciously misrepresents the facts.
“This is already in the hands of my lawyers, who will take care of the relevant steps to protect my rights to honor, truth and privacy.”
Genoveva Casanova is a Mexican-born socialite living in Spain who has also dabbled in acting over the years, starring in Goya’s Ghosts in 2006.
Genoveva, wearing jeans and a brown jacket, is seen entering an apartment building
The couple can be seen in Madrid
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is seen alone
She has appeared on several reality TV shows in Spain, including the national version of the Masked Singer, the most recent series of Spanish Celebrity Masterchef and an all-star version of The Chase.
Between 2005 and 2007, she was married to Spanish author Cayetano Martínez de Irujo, and the couple have two children.
He is one of five sons of the late Duchess of Alba, who was worth an estimated £2.2 billion, and was one of Europe’s wealthiest aristocrats and a direct royal descendant of King James II of England.
They divorced in 2008 but have maintained a friendly relationship and she says they still speak every day.
After her divorce, Genoveva was linked to Mexican singer Luis Miguel, although the pair never confirmed whether they were in a relationship.
She subsequently dated Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, a senior policy advisor at the UNHCR, before coming into contact with Spain’s former justice minister, José María Michavila, after his wife’s death.
Her most recent romance was in 2022 with José Manuel Gayán Pacheco, an agricultural businessman.