The Danish Crown Prince Couple and Family Visit to Australia, August 2008

[acdc1]

I feel like a complete idiot! I was looking at the pictures and thinking "Why are they dressed in such warm clothes?" DUH!

Thanks for the pictures everybody. The kids looked like they had a really great time at the park. I love the pictures of Princess Isabella walking!

[agnessa]

I'm so glad to see Christian & Isabella again and they are so big already. But I was thinking that although I'm happy for these photos I'm little bit sad that photographers are following them everywhere. But they all are so happy and enjoying themselves in park but why Isabella must be wear such clothes?! I'm sure there are much beautiful clothes for little girl. But it's not so important - most important is that they all are together and happy

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by ricarda

I also remember a Se&Hoer article this summer about Christian throwing a tantrum because he wanted to be carried by his mother as soon as he saw Isabella being handed over to somebody else (and his mother's arms free therefore).

In real life there is hardly somebody else around to hand the smaller child over to, meaning the older child either has to walk or to jump on a board Christian is lucky that in his case things are different and his mother is able to carry him although he is well capable of walking on his own (in contrast to Isabella who depends on her mother or a stroller).

[Madame Royale]

Don't worry M R . The day you will be in a hurry to run somewhere and do not apply make up, you will not only bump into everyone you know but there will be something happening the TV cameras will be there and they will have your picture all over the 10 o'clock news!!!!!!!!!!

We can only hope, darling...

Still, I think Mary is handling this whole circus with the photographers and gawkers, beautifully. I wonder though if the children feel somehow trapped or chased. They are too young to understand what is happenning.

I have a feeling Christian is particularly accustomed to their presence. Not once have I ever seen a photo or footage oh him shying away or making it known he doesn't like them being there. Given his intended future, it's no doubt for the best that he does familiarise with the circus that is, from such an early age. Within its' limitations, of course.

[carlota]

such lovely pictures! they really look like they are having a good time. it must be really emotional for mary to take both of her kids to australia and meet her family again.

the kids are absolutely lovely dressed in their winter clothes. are the other young girls mary's nieces with her sister?

i like the ensemble in the park, definitely looks lovely, but it is in my opinion a bit too much for a holiday and a very unsuccesful way of trying 'not to be noticed'. someone else would choose something more normal (just like her sister or nieces), just for the sake of not getting much of the public and media attention.

[ashelen]

love the photos, thank you so much!
just I woonder if all this royals get the photos from this web sites for themselves, i am sure they know about it, i think if I was one of them I will get all the photos and have my own album there are such a lovely shts, always even in state events

[selminha]

Lovely photos, and lovely to see!!!!!

The Children are so cute and adorable!!!!

[biboquinhas]

Christian is wearing that sweeter from Marie Chantal clothes and little Isabella is also very trendy with that fur body warm!!!!But Marie is wearing awful riding boots for a walk in the park....sometimes she tends to be ridiculus.

[Winnie]

Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade

The pics with the kids are really nice. Great to see brother & sister interact. I think Christian was a slow starter (probably boys are compared to girls) but he's really making up now. His sister is one of my favourites anyway but I find her outfit dreadful this time (again this pink cardigan combined with a hideous waistcoat) whilst Christian is dressed very stylish. I think the fact that Mary usually has people around her to carry or take care of Isabella allows Christian to be lazy; in real life an almost 3 year old would be forced to walk (or to hop on a kiddie board) whilst his mother has to take care of the toddler sister.

I think that the children's outfits fine for playing in park on a rather cool day. All women, that was lucky enough to have children, know that children don't need to worry about fashion while playing. The pink cardigan is probably one of Isabella favorite things -- lord my children had them -- and they all like to dress themselves at that age. I don't believe that Christian is lazy at all for a three year old, just loves his mother's touch. They both seem to be accustomed to have mom or dad talking and holding or touching them. I am sure that Mary tries, like we all did, to spread her attention between the two. Not always easy.

[Winnie]

Originally Posted by biboquinhas

Christian is wearing that sweeter from Marie Chantal clothes and little Isabella is also very trendy with that fur body warm!!!!But Marie is wearing awful riding boots for a walk in the park....sometimes she tends to be ridiculus.

Oh, I love the boots, All the tend here and the stores showing tons of them for fall wear. She is wearing correctly with jeans, etc. and short jacket. There are windows filled with them in town and even Christian Louboutin came out with a pair, in fact looks quite like Mary's.

[rominet09]

Beautiful family, so nice to see thanks

[RubyPrincess168]

Originally Posted by biboquinhas

Mary knows by now that where she goes she has the media around her, even to go out to put her trash outside she has the media around her, privacy is somehting that she only has inside her walls , inside her home!!! She knows that and she knows how to deal with that so she smiles....
These photos at the park are lovely, it seams the weather is a bit cold in Hobart, Mary seams to be going for a ride with those boots, not the perfect outfirt for a day in the park...

I agree! I thought "What the.....". And although I'm sure swings differ from playground to playground and country to country, I'm not sure I'd put my daughter in the swing Ps. Isabella was in at that young of an age, nor would I try to swing with my child in my lap (holding on to him with one hand). That seems a little recklass, although the kids seem to be enjoying it.

[Madame Royale]

Originally Posted by biboquinhas

Christian is wearing that sweeter from Marie Chantal clothes and little Isabella is also very trendy with that fur body warm!!!!But Marie is wearing awful riding boots for a walk in the park....sometimes she tends to be ridiculus.

Marie......Where's Marie??...

She's wearing riding boots? I bet they are so incredibly comfortable and she wears riding boots rather well.

That seems a little recklass

I certainly can't agree with that, respectively.

[kinga77]

video
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=...1-1f8cd39eb2ad

[Lilla]

http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty...hobart-swings/

Isabella giggling

[PrincessofEurope]

is it in this picture that Mary's boots say they are Prada
http://www.hellomagazine.com/photo-g...gs/mary-1a.jpg

[biboquinhas]

We couldn't expect anything more from Mary...I love her but she is fashion addicted, she has very good taste on clothes, always and in every ocassion, that is why she has 18 bags

[UserDane]

Originally Posted by biboquinhas

We couldn't expect anything more from Mary...I love her but she is fashion addicted, she has very good taste on clothes, always and in every ocassion, that is why she has 18 bags

Hasn't it already been established in the very lengthy discussion of the infamous 18 bags that it included strollers and luggage for her kids and possible luggage for others as well Every report from the media does not have to be taken at face value after all