Queen Mary of Denmark welcomes Olena Zelenska to Copenhagen as Ukraine’s Firsy Lady praises the Danish royal house for its continued ‘support’

Queen Mary of Denmark looked radiant when she greeted Ukraine’s first lady in Copenhagen yesterday.

The Australian-born queen, 52, skipped the formalities and greeted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wife, Olena Zelenska, with a warm hug.

After the meeting, Olena, 46, reciprocated Mary’s warm affection on Facebook, branding Denmark one of Ukraine’s ‘biggest and most reliable partners’.

Proving her fashion prowess, Mary wore a stylish off-white suit paired with a ruffled cream blouse. She completed her look with snake print heels.

The Ukrainian first lady, meanwhile, looked just as elegant in a white blouse with statement balloon sleeves and a pair of wide leg trousers with a smart leather belt.

The pair watched calmly as they chatted to each other about a range of topics, including Denmark’s support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion and Mary’s humanitarian efforts.

After the visit, Olena took to Facebook to share news of the meeting. She wrote: ‘The Danish royal family has supported Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.

‘During our visit to Denmark last year, the President of Ukraine and I had the honor of meeting Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II. And today I am pleased to meet with Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark.

‘Like all her family, the Queen of Denmark is active in social activities, in particular she is the patron of more than 30 organisations, including those that provide humanitarian aid, take care of the healthcare system and protect women’s rights.

‘I am grateful to the royal family that Denmark is one of our biggest and most reliable partners in all endeavours.’

It comes after Olena similarly praised Britain’s royal family for their support for Ukraine and said it was a ‘great privilege’ to meet Queen Camilla at Clarence House on her two-day visit to the UK.

‘We really feel the support of the Royal Family and through them the support of the British nation. I have to say thank you to the British people, we feel your support’, she continued Piers Morgan uncensored.

Ms Zelenska also paid tribute to the leadership of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who she said was an example and ‘the standard of support for Ukraine’.

The Australian-born queen, 52, put on a friendly display as she greeted Ukraine’s first lady with a warm hug

The pair appeared in high spirits as they chatted to each other about a range of topics including Mary’s humanitarian efforts

She added: ‘We really feel the support of the Royal Family and through them the support of the British nation. I have to say thank you to the British people, we feel your support.

‘It’s sincere, it’s warm and it’s not just a statement. It’s a feeling of sincere and powerful support, and it really inspires us. Every time I come back from London, I feel inspired. As if I had a holiday, as if I recharged my batteries, and so once again thank you.’

During her trip to the UK, Ms Zelenska also met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty and Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron.

In her only interview of the visit with Piers Morgan, she admitted the situation was ‘difficult’, adding that it was a ‘marathon, not a sprint’.

On the second anniversary of Putin’s invasion, King Charles, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, paid tribute to the ‘determination and strength’ of the Ukrainian people.

The 52-year-old monarch looked striking in an off-white cream suit paired with a ruffled cream blouse

Meanwhile, Olena looked equally elegant in a white blouse with balloon sleeves, matched with a smart pair of wide leg trousers

“Despite the enormous hardships and pain inflicted on them, Ukrainians continue to display the heroism with which the world associates them so closely. Theirs is true bravery, in the face of unspeakable aggression,” he said in a message last week.

Ms Zelenska said she was “touched” by the king’s speech and during her 30-minute meeting with the queen she “also conveyed our greetings to His Majesty and our best wishes for his health from the President of Ukraine and from the Ukrainian nation”.

But her greatest complements were reserved for the late queen, without whom, she suggested, the public response would have been slower and less powerful.

She said: ‘I think the standard of support for Ukraine in general was set by the leadership of Queen Elizabeth II. In any support process, there must be a leader, someone who will set an example, and then everyone who cares will follow this example.

‘And if there had not been such a leader, I guess the public response would not have been as powerful or would have been slower.

‘So we are grateful. We remember those times very fondly, and for us she is a very important historical figure, I think also for the whole world.’