King Frederik, Queen Mary stun in new royal portrait amid marriage speculation

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Queen Mary and King Frederik X have stunned in their first official gala portraits since ascending the Danish throne, with the Australian-born royal debuting the crown jewels.

The portraits – a joint and two solo images – show the couple wearing the Order of the Elephant on chains and were taken at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen.

They will be displayed in state institutions around the world.

Frederik and Mary became the country’s monarchs in January following Queen Margrethe II’s surprise decision to abdicate during her New Year’s Eve address.

The royal promotion came amid heavy speculation about the state of their marriage, following rumours of infidelity.

The couple put on a united front throughout the recent challenging period, with Frederik even publicly kissing Mary on the Christiansborg Palace balcony as they were proclaimed King and Queen in January.

The new Queen further quashed gossip last Friday while undertaking an official engagement, opting to wear a necklace with an “F’ – presumably for her husband.

Rumours started swirling after images published in Spanish magazine Lecturas in November, showed the then-Crown Prince on a night out in Madrid with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, 47.

As gossip swirled, the publication printed further details of the pair’s evening, claiming they took in a Picasso exhibition before walking around a park and dining at a local restaurant.

The magazine then alleged that Frederik and Ms Casanova both went to her apartment building separately, and re-emerged two hours later.

While the Palace refused to weigh in on the allegations, pointing out that it “never comments on rumours”, Ms Casanova released a strongly-worded statement.

“I flatly deny the statements that suggest a romantic relationship between Prince Frederik and me,” she told Hola.

“Any statement of this type is not only completely untrue but also distorts the facts in a malicious manner.”

Mary and Frederik married in 2004 and share four children: Prince Christian, 18, Princess Isabella, 16, and 12-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.

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