Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark adopt late Queen’s mantra: ‘Never explain, never complain’ on Mexican socialite drama, royal experts claim

Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark are adopting Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘never explain, never complain’ mantra following the recent Mexican socialite drama, a royal journalist has claimed.

British royal reporter Camilla Tominey told Today she believes the royal couple will not make a statement after the Danish heir to the throne, 55, was photographed by Lecturas magazine in Madrid alongside reality star Genoveva Casanova.

Divorced Genoveva – the former daughter-in-law of the billionaire, Duchess of Alba – told Hello! she ‘categorically’ refutes any suggestion that the pair are in a relationship, labeling the rumors as ‘malicious’ and untrue.

But Ms Tominey said Princess Mary, 51, and her husband will avoid the speculation and instead opt for the British family’s unofficial motto: ‘never complain, never explain’.

She said: ‘I don’t think the royals will respond to it because I think they are adopting the late Queen Elizabeth’s mantra of ‘never complain, never explain’. The more they tackle it, the more they fan the flames, I would suggest.”

Genoveva and Frederik were seen in the photos all over the streets of Madrid. Neither the prince nor his Australian-born wife Mary have responded to the allegations.

It has since emerged that father-of-four Frederik and glamorous Genoveva met on a hunting trip and see each other several times a year.

‘They have a friendship. They know each other and have mutual friends. They usually meet several times a year,” claimed Susanna Griso, who presents the Spanish TV show Espejo Público.

Griso claimed that Genoveva became close to the heir to the Danish throne after they met during a hunting trip in the mountains.

The presenter explains: ‘These are exclusive meetings, for which you have to pay a lot of money. All members of the royal family and the children of the major families are present. The trips are mainly organized in Germany and Austria.’

On these types of trips, usually in mountainous regions, guests pay thousands of euros to hunt European big game animals such as red deer, Alpine ibex, wild boar and wild mouflon sheep.

Griso added, “Her friends have told me she is having a really hard time. She is currently in hiding and has turned off her cell phone because she does not want anyone to call her.”

It was the publication of photos in the magazine Lecturas that generated enormous media interest in Spain, and the story has dominated television news and chat programs in recent days.

Despite Genoveva’s denial, the allegations have attracted attention in many Spanish-speaking countries, as people say they were “completely unaware” of the relationship between the reality TV star and the royal family.

A statement from the socialite said: ‘I categorically deny the statements indicating a romantic relationship between Prince Frederick 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.”

According to Hello!Crown Prince Frederik’s private trip to Spain included art exhibitions, watching flamenco and visiting new restaurants.

It is believed that he planned to attend the Picasso exhibition with a mutual friend he shares with Genoveva, but at the last minute the friend was unable to go and asked Genoveva to attend in his place.

After visiting the exhibition at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, the couple walked through El Retiro Park before heading to El Corral de la Morería for dinner.

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.

The future King of Denmark and his wife first met in her native Australia during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Mary Donaldson, then a 28-year-old advertising executive from Tasmania, who had no idea that the handsome European tourist she had been talking to for hours was actually Crown Prince Frederik, the future King of Denmark.

After the meeting, 32-year-old Fred – who was in Australia to support the Danish Olympic sailing team – asked Mary for her phone number and a romance blossomed.

They maintained a long-distance relationship for a year, with Frederik taking secret trips Down Under before Mary moved to Denmark in 2001 to study the Danish language at Studieskolen in Copenhagen.

In early 2003, Frederick’s mother, Queen Margrethe, publicly acknowledged the relationship and the couple announced their engagement at Amalienborg Castle later that year, on October 8.

The couple share four children, Prince Christian, 18, Princess Isabella, 16, and twins Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent, 12.

Gossip magazines in both Denmark and Australia have published speculation over the years about the state of the royal couple’s marriage, but there is nothing concrete to suggest they are anything but happily married.

The rumors come as the Danish heir to the throne and his Australian wife, Crown Princess Mary, welcome King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain to Denmark for a state visit.