There’s a new style queen in town.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II abdicated the throne in favor of her older son, Crown Prince Frederik, on Sunday — making his wife, Crown Princess Mary, the country’s new queen.
And she brings some serious style chops to her new role.
While American royal fans might think Kate Middleton’s fashion reigns supreme, Mary — who is friendly with Britain’s future queen — can certainly give her a run for her money.
The two share very similar senses of style and have even worn the same outfit on several occasions; both royal ladies have been spotted in a forest green Beulah dress, for example, that’s also been worn by Ivanka Trump.
The women can also relate to coming from “commoner” backgrounds; both Australian-born Mary Donaldson and Middleton grew up in non-aristocratic families before linking up with their royal husbands. (The new king and queen of Denmark even met at a Sydney bar!).
Below, we take a look back at 14 of Queen Mary’s most stylish moments over the past 20 years.
2004: Lady in red
Mary Donaldson — who met Crown Prince Frederik at Sydney’s Slip Inn pub during the 2000 Summer Olympics — went from Australian businesswoman to future royal when the Danish prince popped the question in 2003. On the night before their wedding, the bride-to-be turned heads in a bright red gown with a bow-like train at a lavish gala held at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen.
She also wore one of the royal family’s treasured sets known as the Queen Ingrid Ruby parure, consisting of a dazzling tiara accented with diamond leaves and ruby stones. She added the collection’s enormous matching necklace along with the parure’s chandelier earrings, brooch, bracelet and ring.
2004: Princess bride
The bride wore a fairytale look when she married Crown Prince Frederik at Copenhagen Cathedral on May 14, 2004, sporting an ivory ballgown by Danish designer Uffe…
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