Prince Frederik & Princess Mary's Official Visit to Australia: Feb. 27-March 11, 2005

[Danielle]

Some more photos from Getty Images. The woman that Frederik is talking to in photo one, and the woman in the last photo, is Katherine Keating, the daughter of our former Prime Minister, Paul Keating. "Katherine will be shipmates with the Crown Prince's wife Princess Mary in an upcoming yacht race."

 

[Warren]

Crown Prince's Strong Peformances!

today's instalment...

"WINNING WAYS PUT HIS COMPETITORS ON ALERT

Crown Prince Frederik has proved he'll be a contender at next week's Farr 40 world championships, with strong performances off Sydney Heads yesterday.

Sailing his yacht Nanoq with a crew of eight fellow Danes, the Prince raced to two top-15 placings on the opening day of the pre-world championships.

The Prince has won hearts with his friendly disposition and lack of airs in sailing circles since his arrival in Australia and has spent most days training or racing his yacht in preparation for next week's titles.

On Sunday he will attempt to level the score with his wife in a match-racing challenge on Sydney Harbour.

Last night Prince Frederik and eight members of his entourage dined at Hugo's restaurant at Bondi.

He appeared to be in a relaxed mood, joking with his friends before leaving at 10.30pm."
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Crown Princess Mary arrives in Sydney in about an hour, so things should start to get interesting.

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[pdas1201]

Princess Mary arrives in Sydney, Australia

 

[pdas1201]

Princess Mary arrives home

By Nicolette Burke
26-02-2005
From: The Daily Telegraph


SHE left Australia as plain Mary Donaldson, but last night the former real estate agent returned to her homeland a princess.

Australia's own royal arrived home for the first time since her wedding to be reunited with her Prince Frederik. The Crown Princess, who has quickly gained a reputation as a fashion icon, looked rested and radiant in a cream-coloured jacket, black trousers, floral scarf, and white leather loafers.

Her trademark gracious smile was evident soon after she arrived at 9.20pm. She spent about 20 minutes moving through Customs before emerging briefly into the airport's media centre where she was greeted by a throng of photographers - and a few curious travellers.

"It's lovely to be back in Australia," she said.

She stopped briefly to greet a family from Bexley North who had waited for hours at the airport to see their favourite princess.

Little Emilia Shelston was the first to greet her hero, handing the Princess a bouquet of flowers.

Afterwards, she said she thought the Princess was "very pretty".

"She said 'Thanks for coming and thank you for giving me the flowers'," Emilia told The Daily Telegraph.

Princess Mary said she was pleased with the "very warm" reception.

Security had been heightened for the arrival. Australian Protective Service officers, and police with sniffer dogs, patrolled the international terminal.

Backpackers, airport staff and locals at the airport on a late night Krispy Kreme doughnut run, watched the Crown Princess arrive, where she was greeted by dignitaries, including an aide-de-camp to the Governor-General Major-General Mike Jeffery.

Athina Shelston and her daughters Emilia, 7, and Anna, 11, were waiting to welcome the royals.

"I've been following them ever since the wedding. We heard they were arriving, and just thought we'd turn up on the off chance we'd see them," Mrs Shelston said.

"I think she's just gorgeous. And he won me over when he cried at the wedding. It's such a lovely story for a local girl."

Princess Mary was given a police escort to accompany her to the waiting arms of her Prince, who was waiting for her at the Shangri-La hotel at The Rocks.

The Princess's arrival in Sydney comes almost a week after His Royal Highness of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik, flew into town where he's been staying and preparing for Farr 40 world titles, to be sailed off Sydney next week.

The royal couple's tour will take in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and finally, Hobart.

The royal couple will attend charity balls and state dinners as well as a reception hosted by Prime Minister John Howard.

Their first official duty will be to challenge each other in an Australia v Denmark yacht race on Sunday.

The first of several booked-out gala charity events, the $1000-a-head Red Cross 90th Anniversary Gala, is on Wednesday night where Delta Goodrem, Olivia Newton-John and Alex Lloyd will entertain guests.

 

[GrandDuchess]

Princess Mary arrives for national tour

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has arrived in Australia for her first royal tour in her home country.

The former Mary Donaldson, who was born in Tasmania, flew into Sydney Airport on Friday night to join her husband Crown Prince Frederik for a 13 day tour which officially starts on Sunday.

The royal couple's tour will take in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and finally, Mary's home town of Hobart.

The couple, who were married in a lavish ceremony in Copenhagen last May, will attend charity balls and state dinners as well as a reception hosted by Prime Minister John Howard.

Frederik arrived in Sydney earlier this week and has spent his time soaking up the Australian sun and preparing for an international yachting regatta.

The tour ends with a press conference in Hobart on March 11.

Mary arrived at about 10pm (AEDT) at Sydney International Airport.

She looked rested and radiant in a cream-coloured jacket, black trousers, a floral scarf, and white leather loafers.

Mary received a bouquet of flowers from a little girl who came to meet the princess before being whisked away.

She was officially greeted by Ted Weinberg from the Australian Navy, who was representing Governor-General Michael Jeffery.

He told reporters Mary seemed in good spirits before she emerged.

She had been overheard speaking a few words of Danish, but didn't take any questions from media, and smiled as she accepted the flowers.

 

[Amira]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 25: Crown Princess Mary arrives at Sydney Airport February 25, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik are touring Australian capital cities for the first time since their wedding.

 

[Alisa]

Thanks for the pictures, the Crown Princess's purse is most certainly "interesting".

 

[micas]

Put interesting in that... and the shoses??? Well, is Mary faifel to her self.
Thanks for the pics.

 

[Larzen]

Its not a purse, its flowers like Haakon and Mette-Marit got in Thailand
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=59098
The shoes are plain hideous

 

[Danielle]

It's a lovely jacket, but I hope she didn't wear it outside. It was extremely hot yesterday. Hmm, I don't know what to say about the shoes. Very interesting!

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

So pretty and elegant Princess Mary!

Our Aussie are looking foward to this visit.Welcome Her Royal Highness princess Mary on her first visit home.

 

[Athena]

The shoes are plain hideous

Huh.

I love JP.Tod's. They are very comfortable shoes especially for travelling on long flights.

I guess to each her own.

 

[Jasl]

Edited post: I was saying something about the thing on Mary's arm being a bag but now I'm not so sure....

 

[Danielle]

From today: www.polfoto.dk Polfoto 26-02-2005 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, right, and his Australian wife Princess Mary smile at the Cruising Yacht Club in Sydney, Saturday, February 26, 2005. The couple officially begin their visit Sunday with a yacht race against each other before attending various events on their 13 day visit, including a reception hosted by Prime Minister John Howard, celebrations to mark the bicentennial of the birth of Denmark's famed storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, Danish community events, a hospital visit and state dinners. (AP Photo/Str)

Princess Mary enjoys Sydney shopping
17:45 AEDT Sat Feb 26 2005



Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has marked the first day of her return to Australia with a spot of shopping, while her other half, Crown Prince Frederik, spent the day sailing on Sydney Harbour.

The Tasmanian princess, who flew into Sydney on Friday night, was believed to have headed out for some retail therapy with best friend and bridesmaid Amber Petty, while husband Crown Prince Frederik spent the day on-board yacht Nanoq at Rushcutters Bay.

Frederik, who arrived in Australia earlier this week, will on Sunday compete in the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship.

Once back on land, he was greeted by his wife at the Rushcutters Bay Cruising Yacht Club.

Wearing a pink knee-length pencil skirt and summery floral top with heels, and decked out in sunglasses and a cap, Mary looked relaxed and casual as she strolled alongside Frederik.

The prince, who has spent the past few days lapping up the Australian sun, was wearing a t-shirt and board shorts.

The couple spent about 45 minutes at the club drinking and talking to people before leaving.

Sunday is the official start of the couple's royal tour, which will take in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and finally. Mary's home town of Hobart.

The couple, who were married in a lavish ceremony in Copenhagen last May, will attend charity balls and state dinners as well as a reception hosted by Prime Minister John Howard.

The tour ends with a press conference in Hobart on March 11.

©AAP 2005

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=44586

 

[Monalisa]

Princess Mary of Denmark received a rapturous welcome from well-wishers as she arrived in Sydney on Friday. The stylish Australian who was making her first trip Down Under since becoming a European royal, looked radiant in a cream coloured coat and floral scarf as she accepted a bouquet of flowers from a young admirer.

The build-up of Mary mania has hit a fever pitch in the weeks leading up to her arrival, with her return generating public interest similar to that which surrounded Princess Diana at the height of her popularity. The fashionable royal has graced the covers of every major magazine and newspaper and been the dominant topic of conversation across the nation.

Mary was originally due to arrive on Sunday, but moved her trip forward to give her and Frederik a day to themselves before their official engagements begin on Sunday. The crown prince arrived in Sydney earlier this week and has spent his time soaking up the warm Australian sun while preparing for an international yachting regatta.

The royal couple's first official duty will be to challenge each other in an Australia versus Denmark yacht race in the harbour on Sunday.

The hectic 13-day tour of Oz wraps up in Mary's hometown of Hobart on March 11. The Danish royals will attend state and charity dinners in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne plus a special reception hosted by Prime Minister John Howard in Parliament House, before spending some private time with Mary's family.

http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/02/25/princessmary/




Mary mania has swept the nation as the arrival of the former Aussie real estate agent turned Danish princess has dominated the news Down Under
Photo: © AFP

Source: Hello!

P.Mary was beautiful and elegant as usual,i like the white caot and the flowers' scarf!

 

[pdas1201]

More pics...

 

[ap3]

I don't like her outfit; or I should say I like all the pieces separately but not together. I definitely don't like the two horizontal lines she has created (a belt around her hips and a ribbon beneath her breasts) which cuts her proportions strangely. Pretty shoes, but too formal for a walk on a dock, or for the baseball cap. Skirt is a pretty color and cut, but seems too formal for the summery top. The baseball cap doesn't match anything. Nice earrings, with stones picking up colors from the rest of the outfit. Her hair looks stringy under the baseball cap (but good without the cap). All in all, she's done better.

 

[Danielle]

I really like what Mary wore, and she looked pretty. Mary was wearing 'formal' clothes because she was having lunch at a harbour-side restaurant, and she can hardly turn up in jeans and 'flip-flops'; she would not be allowed in. Many of the aforementioned restaurants have entranceways on piers, as they are on the water, hence the reason why she may have been walking there, and also why she had good shoes on. It isn't as if she was climbing around dirty boats all day and needed to wear something more appropriate, although, I didn't like that cap with it. It looked really out of place.

Oh, I have been looking for the video they had on the news last night, but they haven't put it on their website yet.

 

[mgrant]

In this picture, CP Mary receives flowers from 7-year old Emilia Shelston

 

[agisele]

I don't like her outfit; or I should say I like all the pieces separately but not together. I definitely don't like the two horizontal lines she has created (a belt around her hips and a ribbon beneath her breasts) which cuts her proportions strangely. Pretty shoes, but too formal for a walk on a dock, or for the baseball cap. Skirt is a pretty color and cut, but seems too formal for the summery top. The baseball cap doesn't match anything. Nice earrings, with stones picking up colors from the rest of the outfit. Her hair looks stringy under the baseball cap (but good without the cap). All in all, she's done better.

i agree. well. i thought her ensemble was alright. but definately not the baseball cap. looked a bit out of place, in my opinion.

 

[Dennism]

Anybody see this article from a few days ago. Such shoddy journalism. Not to mention an insult to HRH:

AAP

Australia's republicans might want to head overseas for a little while as the country plays host to the heirs to three thrones over the next few weeks.

Denmark's Hobart-born Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik will be popular visitors on their first trip to Australia since their wedding last year, while Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria will be little more than a curiosity.

But the newly engaged Prince of Wales will spark debate as he tours Australia without fiancee Camilla Parker Bowles on his last official overseas trip before their April 8 wedding.

Prince Charles arrives in Perth on Monday after a brief stopover in tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka for his 14th visit to Australia, and the first since a protester fired a starter's gun and lunged at him in Sydney in 1994.

The six-day trip will reportedly cost the Australian tax payer $1 million, a figure which his office disputes as exaggerated and "made up".

Whatever the bill comes to, however, it will still provoke debate about the value of royal trips, especially as republicans have revived their campaign since the announcement of the prince's engagement this month.

Prince Charles' office at Clarence House also rejected reports he invited himself to Australia.

"The prince certainly did not invite himself, it has been a longstanding invitation from the Australian government," said a Clarence House spokesman.

While his visit may divide opinion in Australia, Prince Charles leaves behind intense debate in the UK over the constitutional questions surrounding his wedding to Parker Bowles.

After Perth, the prince will visit Alice Springs, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra before flying to New Zealand on March 5.

March 4 will be a memorable day for royal watchers in Sydney with Charles in town on the same day as Mary and Frederik - although their paths are not expected to cross.

Staff at Government House will be kept busy by both sets of royals, hosting a reception for Charles the day after they hold a state dinner for Mary and Frederik.

The Danish royals will also share Melbourne with their Scandinavian neighbour, Crown Princess Victoria, on March 10.

While the Danes' next king and queen are meeting Victorian premier Steve Bracks, the 25-year-old heir to Sweden's throne will attend the Swedish Style Gala at the National Gallery of Victoria.

Australia's home grown princess and her husband open their three-week official tour on Sunday with the prince seeking revenge in a yacht race on Sydney Harbour against America's Cup winning skipper John Bertrand.

Bertrand and the crown princess combined to beat Frederik's crew in a race on Copenhagen Harbour during pre-wedding celebrations in May last year.

The Glucksborgs will spend a week in Sydney where they will attend charity dinners for the Red Cross, the Victor Chang Cardiac Institute and the Australian Cancer Council.

But Danish officials said the couple would not pay a nostalgic visit to the Slip Inn, the pub where they met during the 2000 Olympics.

Their trip is the biggest tour undertaken by a Danish royal in modern times and is considered of the utmost political importance in Denmark, as well as personally for the former Mary Donaldson.

They will attend state dinners in Sydney, Canberra and Hobart and a reception hosted by prime minister John Howard in Parliament House.

The Crown Prince's court is keeping a tight rein on the trip and the couple has only given carefully controlled pre-tour interviews to two Australian press organisations which were hand picked by Christian VIII's Palace.

They will hold one media conference in Australia, in Mary's home town Hobart on March 11, the final official day of the tour before they have private time to visit her family.

 

[Danielle]

Oh yes, I read that this morning. I can see it from the Republicans point of view. $1 million dollars, or whatever the figure will come to, is a lot of money to come out of tax payers’ money, just for a royal visit. Why should their money be used to pay for a visit that they don’t even want? Anyway, I wonder how the yacht race went earlier. Hopefully there will be some good photos.

 

[pdas1201]

February 27, 2005: Prince Frederik and Princess Mary race their Farr 40 yachts against each other on the Sydney Harbor in a best of three match series.

Anp

 

[Mandy]

From www.fotomarktplatz.de

 

[pdas1201]

More pics...

Reuters

 

[pdas1201]

More pics from Saturday...

Check out the purse, in Pic #3, its nice but doesn't go with the whole ensemble. In fact, I found the whole look to be somewhat confused, some pieces were formal like the skirt and shoes and some pieces casual like the cap, handbag and the top.

 

[pdas1201]

Few pics from Polfoto...

 

[Danielle]

Some more from polfoto.

Another....

From Getty Images

 

[norwegianne]

She certainly seems fond of caps that she can pull down in her face... I understood it when she was trying to protect her privacy before she got engaged, but after the marriage she is a public person. I also might understand it if she wore it in Denmark when she was trying to be a private person, but this is an official visit...

 

[Jasl]

Mary wasn't wearing the hat for the whole day... not even for most of the day. What happened was (well I'm pretty sure this is what happened) she went "shopping" with Amber Petty, had lunch at a restaurant, got "rescued" by old friend Hamish Cambell (her and Amber got besieged by photographers so they requested Hamish to pick them up in the boat he was in) and then they went to the yacht club to meet up with Fred who was doing some sailing). Anyway, it was only after she met up with Frederik that she started wearing a cap.... I think she actually took Frederik's hat and started wearing it.

It's kind of sweet actually... its like at school when you take your boyfriend's school tie and start wearing it, hehehe....