Queen Mary of Denmark dons sharp black and white ensemble as she hosts Iceland’s president for state visit
Queen Mary of Denmark looked ready for business this afternoon, as she wore a black and white outfit to attend an event in Copenhagen.
Mary, 52, and her husband King Frederik, 56, were snapped attending a reciprocal arrangement at Nordatlantens Beygge in the nation’s capital. The event was held by Iceland’s Presidential Couple, who are currently on a two-day state visit to the country.
President Halla Tómasdóttir’s trip to Denmark marks Frederik’s first incoming state visit since he ascended the throne in January this year, following his mother Queen Margrethe II’s historic abdication.
The official engagement is also the first state visit abroad for Tómasdóttir, 55, since being sworn in as the 7th president of Iceland on August 1. During the two-day event, which kicked off yesterday, Tómasdóttir was accompanied by her husband Björn Skúlason.
Mother-of-four Mary looked typically chic for this evening’s appearance, which was also attended by Princess Benedikte, 80, the younger sister of Queen Margrethe, and King Frederik’s aunt, and Iceland’s ambassador, Pétur Ásgeirsson, among others.
Queen Mary of Denmark (pictured) look smart and chic in a black and cream outfit as she attended an event in Copenhagen on Wednesday
Dressing for the grey Autumnal Danish weather, Queen Mary opted for high waisted flared black trousers and a co-ordinating black knee length warm coat, which she wore over her shoulders, like a cape.
Sticking to a simple colour palette, the royal paired her black trousers and coat with a pale cream top. The fitted t-shirt style cut boasted a large bow detail, giving it a smart but feminine look.
Mary finished her ensemble with with a pair of black patent pointed heel pumps and a small black clutch bag.
Her voluminous light chestnut locks were worn in loose, soft waves, falling past her shoulders, and complementing her classically pretty make-up style. Her fresh, clear base was paired with a brown smokey eye, peach blush, and dark rose lip.
The queen opted for several pieces of jewellery to complete her look, wearing drop earrings, jewelled bracelets on both wrists, and several rings.
Meanwhile, her husband looked dapper, opting for a navy two-piece suit, which he paired with a white shirt and maroon tie.
Halla Tómasdóttir also looked chic for Wednesday evening’s outing, sporting a maroon skirt suit. Her chic long pixie-style blonde hair was styled into a side parting with volume at the roots, and her make-up look was fresh and natural.
The event was a reciprocal arrangement at Nordatlantens Beygge. The event was held by Iceland’s Presidential Couple, who are currently on a two-day state visit to the country Pictured L-R: Bjorn Skulason; President Halla Tomasdottir; Queen Mary; King Frederik)
STYLISH ROYAL: Queen Mary of Denmark (pictured) was dressed appropriately for the grey Autumnal day, in black flares and a warm coat, worn over her shoulders like a cape
The day started bright and early, with an 8:10am visit to State of Green by the Icelandic Presidential Couple.
According to the Danish Royal Family website, State of Green is ‘a public-private partnership between the Danish government, relevant companies and key players in the energy sector. State of Green works to make Denmark a pioneering country in green growth and to make Denmark independent of fossil fuels by 2025’.
Just 45 minutes later, the Presidential Couple were joined by the king and queen at a business conference at the Confederation of Danish Industry. His Majesty and teh president gave speeches, before a panel debate on ‘Energy and Geopolitics’ took place, then State of Green and Green by Iceland signed an agreement.
Among the others taking part in the conference were Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir and Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard.
The day was packed with more business-related engagements, with Tómasdóttir and her husband visiting the Denmark’s fourth largest university – the Copenhagen Business School, which has some 20,000 students.
There, the president gave a speech before meeting with some of the many Icelandic researchers and students at the institution.
A business luncheon at the Confederation of Danish Industry followed, before the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard joined the Presidential Couple at a conference titled ‘Iceland and Denmark’s Path to Shared Success’.
The Icelandic Presidential Couple visiting Denmark marked the first state visit made by out of country visitors since King Frederik took the throne after his mother Queen Margethe’s shock abdication in January (pictured L-R: Queen Mary of Denmark; King Frederik)
Queen Mary (pictured) looked effortlessly chic as always, in an elegant ensemble, fresh, natural make-up look, and with her shining light chestnut locks worn in loose, tumbling waves
Despite the puddles and grizzly weather, the queen (pictured) expertly navigated the slippery pavement in high heels
There were yet more business events packed into the day’s busy schedule, with King Frederik and the President paid a visit to the Icelandic ambassador’s residence, where they participated in a roundtable discussion with representatives from the business community.
Among the others taking part were Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir and Minister for Cities and Rural Districts, Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Minister for Nordic Cooperation Morten Dahlin.
Meanwhile, at 2:05pm, the president’s husband, Björn Skúlason, visited the company Too Good To Go, which has existed since 2016 and works to combat food waste by helping food businesses with selling their surplus food.
The two couples then enjoyed a short break in their schedule, before reconvening for the reciprocal arrangement at the Copenhangen’s Nordatlantens Beygge (North Atlantic House) at 5:30pm.
This event marks the penultimate engagement before the final meeting between the royal and presidential couple: on Thursday, King Frederik and Queen Mary will bid an official farewell to the Icelandic couple, with the event taking place at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg, where window panes will be signed.
This final coming together of the two couples signals the end of a trip the Palace website said would reaffirm the ‘historical ties and close relationship’ between Denmark and Iceland, a statement from the Royal House read.
According to the royal website: ‘The overall aim of an official visit is to establish, strengthen and promote links between the countries, including social, commercial and cultural ties.
‘Official visits to a country can be carried out by one or more members of the Royal Family. Often, official visits are combined with a business or cultural promotional campaign.’
On Tuesday night, the Queen Mary of Denmark (pictured, left) and King Frederik (pictured, right) hosted a state banquet for their Icelandic guests
The event (pictured) held at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, was held in honour of Iceland’s president Halla Tomasdottir making a state visit with her husband Bjorn Skulason
The two-day state kicked-off on Monday morning, when the king and queen welcomed Tómasdóttir and Skúlason as they arrived at North Custom House in Copenhagen.
After Mary and Frederik welcomed the Icelandic presidential couple, who had arrived by boat, the four took a coach ride to The Citadel together, where they all attended a wreath-laying ceremony as Iceland’s new president waved to onlookers.
A whole range of engagements followed, including a visit to Jónshús, an Icelandic cultural centre in Copenhagen, where the royal and presidential couple met, among others, Icelandic women from the women’s organisations Foreningen af Kvinder i Erhverv i Danmark (FKA-DK) and young Icelandic businesswomen in the North from the organisation Katla Nordic as well as representatives from the Icelandic parliament, Altinget.
The four took in the exhibition ‘Jón Sigurdsson’s home’, before signing the guestbook, and participating in a luncheon.
This preceded a visit to the Danish Parliament, where the presidential couple met the Speaker of the Danish Parliament, Søren Gade, before greeting other members of the Danish Parliament. They signed the guestbook before seeing the exhibition of Danish constitutions.
Tómasdóttir and Skúlason then viewed another collection of manuscripts: the Arnamagnæan Collection, which can be dated back to the Middle Ages and are now used by academics to research textual and linguistic studies within older Nordic languages among other things.
They viewed these at the University of Copenhagen, where they, alongside Queen Mary and King Frederik were greeted by Rector Henrik C. Wegener, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Kirsten Busch Nielsen and the leader of the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Anne Jensen.
‘HISTORICAL TIES AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIP’: The state visit was held to strengthen and promote links between the two countries, and Queen Mary (pictured, left) and Halla Tomasdottir (pictured, right) appeared friendly as they smiled at each other during a toast
Princess Benedikte (pictured) the younger sister of Queen Margrethe, and King Frederik’s aunt, was also at the event on Tuesday evening
Next, they made a very different move, with the Icelandic presidential couple visting the waste-to-energy plant CopenHill.
Amager Ressourcecenter’s Managing Director Jacob H. Simonsen gave the Presidential Couple a tour around the facility, and, along the way, they crossed facility’s famous ‘Star Wars bridge’. The visit concluded at the top of CopenHill with a view over Copenhagen.
This preceded a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen at the Ministry of Defence.
The day ended with a lavish state banquet at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen.
King Frederik and Queen Mary, and the Icelandic presidential couple were joined by a number of guests, among them was Princess Benedikte, 80, the younger sister of Queen Margrethe, and King Frederik’s aunt.
