Prince Frederik of Denmark and wife Princess Mary present a united family front as they join son Prince Christian at Council of State meeting – amid Mexican socialite drama

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark smiled today as he attended a meeting of the Council of State with his son Prince Christian.

The royal, 55, grinned as he proudly led Prince Christian, 18, to his seat in the Council Chamber at Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Palace.

Images of the occasion from TV2, shared by the Kongehuset Instagram The report also showed Queen Margrethe II’s eldest son pulling out the chair for his mother.

His wife Princess Mary – who unlike her husband and son is not a member of the Council of State – was not present, but was later pictured with the family in the car, all apparently in good spirits.

A smiling Christian chatted with her in the back seat, while Frederik could be seen in the front, next to the driver. It comes amid drama for the Danish monarchy after Frederik was pictured enjoying a night out with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova.

However, another photo also appeared to show Mary in a car without her son and husband, which could indicate she left or arrived without them.

Today Prince Christian made a ‘solemn declaration that he would uphold the Constitution’.

“It is a condition that the prince can be appointed governor in the event that both Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are prevented from leading the government,” said a social media post from the royal family. .

Christian looked ready for royal duties in an elegant black suit and navy blue tie, matching his father. Meanwhile, Margrethe, 83, opted for a pop of color in a scarlet blazer.

The momentous event comes just a few weeks after Frederik’s sighting with Genoveva in Madrid.

The heir to the Danish throne and the Mexican socialite will be seen 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 duo had enjoyed a night out in the Spanish capital without Frederik’s wife of 19 years, Crown Princess Mary, Genoveva, 47, issued a statement dismissing any form of romantic relationship between herself and the future Danish king denied.

In a legal letter posted to Instagram, she slammed “malicious” rumors suggesting the pair were in a romantic relationship.

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.

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.

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.