Official royal portraits of King Frederick and his wife Queen Mary

Official royal portraits of King Frederick and his wife Queen Mary

The Danish Royal Palace announces the first official photo of King Frederik

The photo, taken by photographer Sten Ewald at the historic Christiansborg Palace, where kings and queens have alternated residence over time, shows the king and queen in uniform with the Order of the Elephant hanging on chains. The photo will also be hanging in state institutions, embassies and consulates around the world starting from today.

On the family's Instagram page, the palace published a photo of King Frederick and Queen Mary, accompanied by a comment that said: “On the occasion of assuming power on January 14, 2024, the first official photo of the King and Queen has now been published.”

Queen Mary wears the official royal jewels for the first time in official photographs