How Queen Mary of Denmark has filled the last 10 days with four solo outings – after the ‘awkward’ ski trip amid ‘affair’ rumors

They are just four weeks away from their 20th wedding anniversary – but Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark have been plagued by rumors of marital strife in recent months.

In November 2023, pictures of Crown Prince Frederick enjoying an evening out with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casnova sent shockwaves through Denmark.

In the pictures, the royal and the billionaire’s former daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Alba, were seen walking through Madrid before heading to her apartment building, changing clothes and heading out again for the evening.

The publication of the photos resulted in Genoveva, 47, issuing a statement denying any romantic relationship between herself and the royal and quashing the ‘malicious’ rumours.

For the past few weeks, Queen Mary has fueled the rumor mill by undertaking a series of solo royal engagements without her husband.

On 3 April, the mother of four participated in the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Home Guard at the Freedom Museum in Copenhagen.

The Queen – who was dressed in a smart navy blue coat dress and matching hat – serves as an honorary major in the Danish Home Guard, while her husband has previously served in his country’s navy and air forces.

During the engagement, Mary was joined by Major General Jens Henning Garly, head of the Home Guard, to inspect the parade for the ceremony.

Four days later, Queen Mary completed another solo engagement when she attended the opening of a zoo in Nærum.

King Frederik was noticeably absent from the engagement, where Mary unveiled her husband’s monogram on one of their red gates before setting two stags out in the park.

On 9 April, Queen Mary stepped out without her husband again for a charity conference in Copenhagen.

The royal attended the 20th anniversary celebrations of The Specialists, an organization that helps autistic and neurodivergent people enter the workforce, at the National Museum.

For the occasion, Queen Mary cut a glamorous figure in a vibrant blue suit and black high heels.

The royal opted for her signature bouncy blow-dry and gold dangling earrings.

King Frederik and Queen Mary’s schedules seemed to overlap a bit last week as they welcomed different guests to Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen.

On Friday, the official Instagram account for the Danish royal house shared two posts detailing Frederik and Mary’s separate engagements.

While King Frederik welcomed ambassadors from the Republic of Guinea, Armenia and Slovakia to the palace, Mary met with representatives from the Danish Mental Health Foundation.

Mary captioned the post: ‘I first heard about their partnership at the “World Class Child and Adolescent Psychiatry” conference in November, where I also had the opportunity to speak to some of the talented professionals in the field.

‘I look forward to following up on the work on one of the great challenges of our time.’

On the same day, pictures emerged from the couple’s skiing trip to Switzerland, which did little to dispel rumors of difficulties between the couple.

The couple, who took over the Danish throne in January, appeared very frosty with each other during a trip in March to Verbier, an exclusive ski resort in Switzerland.

Mary, 52, appeared impatient with Frederik, 55, as she turned her back on him as they prepared to hit the slopes.

Pictures show Mary, who was the picture of skichic in a wool and cashmere blend jacquard sweater with a turtleneck by Moncler, looking away from her husband – as he stood defiantly with his hands on his hips.

The couple were joined by their four children, Crown Prince Christian, 18, Princess Isabella, 16, and 13-year-old twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.

The couple met at the Slip Inn pub in Sydney in 2000, when the royal, then 32, traveled to Australia to support Denmark’s sailing team in the Olympics.

In his memoir Kongens Ord, Frederik revealed that his wife – whom he describes as ‘the woman of the times’ – is not afraid to challenge him.

He explained: ‘As mentioned earlier, my father was very patriarchal and he tried to pass that pattern on to his two sons.

‘Here, however, I have learned a lot from having a wife who from time to time reminds me that of course I am not always right and that my words are not automatically believed just because I am the man of the house. .’

Frederik said Mary is his ‘partner and wingwoman’ with whom he has a ‘super dynamic’.

Frederik seems to shut down the infidelity rumors and says that he and Mary have reached a ‘stable point’ in their life together.

He said: ‘I love marriage, my wife, our children and the whole happy base that arises for the people who manage to stay together and endure.’

Delving into their roles as king and queen, Frederik admitted that they ‘will approach many things differently’ than his mother.

He added: ‘Mary and I are children of our time.’