Princess Marie. Princess Marie of Denmark or the story of one love

Data for 14 ladies. I think you will not be surprised by the first place)
Last year 11 ladies were presented, this year Queen Maxima, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, Duchess of Sussex have been added to the list. Queen Rania was excluded from their list, at the request of the Royal House of Jordan, so that no image "damage" was caused to her.

The calculation was made on the ufonomore website.

All clothing has been rated on the basis items, i.e. if someone put on a dress with modifications and changes, then the portal took the price of the base item as a basis.
In total, over 1660 new outfits. Of these, 1090 items of clothing (jewelry and accessories) were identified, 571 remained unknown (they, respectively, were not taken into account, so the portal’s calculations may not coincide with the calculations of other sources. For example, the cost of the Duchess of Sussex’s clothes in the British media is estimated differently (perhaps a member of the community will post on this topic later)). Not taken into account, and, of course, clothing and accessories made specifically for the character.

In total, 14 ladies spent more than 1 million 200 thousand euros on clothes in 2018 - 1,214,234 euros.
Charlene has the most expensive exit (the cost of an outfit for one event), a little over 2,500 euros. The price is average, as it was calculated according to the principle - the number of exits divided by the number of exits with a known cost (Charlene had 51 new outfits, but the price was known only 24)

1st place - The Duchess of Sussex.


In her first year as a member of the royal family, Meghan spent €478,386 on clothes. The amount is naturally higher, since only 255 items of clothing, jewelry, accessories out of 324 were evaluated. But ... the price includes a wedding bracelet and earrings from Cartier, they are included because there was no confirmation from the palace that it was a gift from Prince Charles. Thus, the price of the earrings and bracelet was 206,022 euros. If they are removed, the costs will be reduced to 251,046 euros. But she will not lose the first place)

2nd place - Crown Princess Mary


Mary submitted 170 items in 2018, of which 127 are identified, 22 are custom-made and do not count. The amount for 105 items was 102,914 euros. On average, its output is estimated at 980 euros. Mary's most expensive piece, the price of which is known, is the $8,000 Tiffany & Co Pavé Diamond Flower pendant.
In addition to 170 new items, Mary also wore old items (only new ones are taken into account). 1/3 is by Danish designers.

3rd place - Countess of Wessex


Sophie walked 85 new items of clothing in 2018 for a total of 86,675 euros (60 identified). She has the third place in terms of the average exit price - 1444 euros.

4th place - Duchess of Cambridge.

Katherine and her 117 new items of clothing, etc. Identified - 81. Costs amounted to 80,237 euros.

5th place - Crown Princess Mette-Marit.


76 new items were presented, of which 56 pieces were identified for the amount of 61,481 euros. The most expensive this year (of those identified) were earrings by Irene Neuwirth for 12,600 euros.

6th place - Princess Charlene

Not the most expensive year, but the most expensive per unit. The total amount of 24 items out of 51 was 61,390 euros. The average unit price was 2557 euros.

7th place - Queen Maxima

Maxima has only 48 items calculated out of 108. Thus, her 7th place is purely symbolic, since these 48 items are valued at 56,805 euros. It is impossible to evaluate the items made by the same Nathan on an individual order.

8th place - Princess Beatrice

62 items out of 88 are valued at 56,363 euros.

9th place - Princess Marie

Princess Marie spent 49,281 euros. Of the 96 items, the price is known for 59. Over 24 thousand euros were spent on new earrings and bracelets from Christina Helplund, which she wore on the anniversary of Crown Prince Frederik.

10th place - Crown Princess Victoria.

The Crown Princess had a very busy year - only 12 foreign visits)
The Crown Princess showed 133 items for the first time, 95 of which were valued at 43,447 euros. 85% - creations of Swedish designers. The most expensive was a dress by Jenny Packham, which she wore to the wedding of family friends (private ceremony)

11th place - Queen Letizia.

Almost all of her content is spent on clothes) Although, the queen loves brands like Dutti, Zara, etc., in her wardrobe a large number of exclusive items from Philippe Varela. In total, 196 new items were presented for the first time, 107 were identified for the amount of 42,448 euros.

12th place - Princess Eugenia

43 out of 60 new items are valued at 37,512 euros.

13th place - Princess Sofia

72 out of 118 new items are priced at €30,844. This year, several pieces of jewelry were made especially for Sophia at an unknown price, except for Drakenberg Sjölin earrings worth $2,700.

14th place - Princess Madeleine


24 of the 39 new items are valued at 26,398 euros. However, her exits are always luxury items (Valentino and Giambattista Valli). OLE LYNGGAARD ​​earrings, which she wore to Louise Gottlieb's wedding, were recognized as the most expensive, the price is about 8,000 pounds sterling.
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Queens are not born, they are made. And proof of this is the fate of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, now crown princess Mary. Before marriage to Danish prince Frederik, her life was full of concern for her studies, career and parents. But one day she met her prince, and few people bloomed other colors in their lives. famous girl.

call me to australia

Maria Donaldson, the future Princess Marie of Denmark, was born on February 5, 1972 in Hobart, Australia. She was the third child of Scottish immigrants John and Henrietta Horne.

Mary's parents married in 1963 and immediately emigrated to Australia. His father was a professor of applied mathematics, and his mother worked as an assistant vice-chancellor of the University of Tasmania.

The younger Mary learned science from infancy.

1. From three to five years - a school for toddlers in Sandy Bay.
2. Then Primary School in Hobart to 1982.
3. High school in Tarona from 1983 to 1986, where she excelled in sports.
4. Finally, he entered the University of Tasmania in 1989 and received a bachelor's degree in commerce and law in 1994.

It would seem that what else one can dream of: successful completion of studies and further work at the DDB Needham advertising agency in Melbourne.

However, in 1996, Mary's mother dies, whose death had a severe impact on the girl's condition. She decides in 1997 to leave for Europe and devote her time to getting to know Scotland, the homeland of her ancestors. At this time, she travels a lot in Europe, works in Edinburgh, Copenhagen.

1999 was a landmark year in her life, the future Princess Marie of Denmark returns to Australia to work in Sydney.

At a table in a nearby cafe

It was in Sydney, during the summer Olympic Games In 2000, Mary met a man who changed her life forever. arrived in Australia as a member of the Danish sailing team. On the evening of September 16, he and his friends went to a Sydney pub, where he met the girl of his dreams. She gave her phone number to Frederick, he called her the next day. Thus began the story of relationships across long distances, and then the Danish princess Mary appeared.

Through the years, through the breakups

From the day they met, Frederick often came to Australia to see Mary. Finally, in early 2002, Mary made up her mind and moved to Europe. She first lived in Paris where she taught English language at the School of Business English. Later that year, Mary moved to Copenhagen and took a job at Microsoft. And what about the prince? Seems to be, The Royal Family was informed about the history of lovers.

1. On September 24, 2003, a Danish court announced that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark intended to give formal consent to the trade union at a meeting of the State Council on October 8, 2003 for Marie's official engagement to the crown prince.
2. Before the wedding, Mary had to start learning Danish and change her religion by going to the Lutheran church. These were the conditions under which Princess Marie of Denmark could be born.
3. The Danish Parliament also passed a special law granting her Danish citizenship.
4. Released in 2004 Postage Stamp in the Faroe Islands to celebrate the wedding of Frederick and Mary this year.

Dress, wedding, royal chores

The wedding took place in the Cathedral of Copenhagen. Mary was titled as Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark.

1. Wedding Dress for the bride, Frederic was created by Armani's student, designer Frank Uffe. A wonderful dress made of 67 meters of ivory silk satin, eight meters of Irish lace, thirty-one meters of the most delicate tulle. All this splendor was trimmed with 100 meters of Chantilly lace, which lifted the draperies of the skirt. Masters of sewing and style created this dress for 350 hours.
2. Bridal bouquet bride by renowned florist Erich Buch was created from creamy white roses, rhododendrons, azaleas and orange blossoms. Interspersed with green gloriosa, myrtle and eucalyptus were wrapped in ribbon. On the ribbon was a medallion with the F&M monogram and the date of the wedding.

Now Mary and Frederick are a beautiful and friendly family, they have four children: Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and wonderful twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. This family is truly royally gorgeous.

In the photo below, Mary is the Crown Princess of Denmark with Crown Prince Frederik surrounded by their children: Princes Christian and Vincent to the left of their parents, Princess Isabella and Josephine to the right.

The monarchy in Denmark is very popular and is one of the oldest in the world. The pedigree of the current monarch, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, can be traced from the Vikings to the present day, has more than a thousand years of history.

The uniquely long preservation of the monarchy suggests that the royal family not only preserves the best royal traditions, but also keeps up with the times, which is why it is loved and revered by the Danes. And the extraordinary story of how Princess Marie of Denmark found her happiness, her marriage and wonderful family is proof of that.

Who from hairpins to a pin, who from shoes to a hat - elegance itself? No, this is not only the famous nanny Mary Poppins, but also her namesake Mary Donaldson, who became the Danish Crown Princess Mary after the wedding. Did a simple Australian advertiser, going to a pub in her native Sydney, think that she would meet a real prince from distant Scandinavia, who three years later would propose to her? Probably not - but happiness, as is usually the case in such fairy tales, tends to wait around the nearest corner.

Almost 15 years have passed since the royal wedding of Mary and Crown Prince Frederik. During this time, the couple had four children, and the crown princess became the real pride of the Danish kingdom. Not least due to its simplicity: on the streets of old Copenhagen every now and then you can see a leisurely strolling smiling brown-haired woman in large sunglasses, who is invariably hunted by photojournalists from the local press.

The style of the future queen also stands apart, which won her fame as one of the most fashionable monarchs not only in her second homeland, but throughout the world. In honor of the birthday of the Danish Crown Princess, we decided to find out which stylistic tricks she uses more often than others. Surprisingly, the royal secrets of elegance turned out to be very, very simple!

Floral prints

Dresses and blouses in flowers are one of the wardrobe "whales" of the Danish Crown Princess. Flora on her outfits is many and different: either armfuls of wild flowers on light summer dresses, or bright garden buds on strict cases. They are related by the fact that all these drawings are made neatly and in a complementary scale to the princess: such blotches of color really refresh any royal image.

Ethnic motifs

Fancy prints or original cut, hinting at the outfits of the aborigines of a distant eastern country? Why not: The Danish Crown Princess is like no other royalty loves things in ethnic style. It is not entirely clear where this passion comes from in her dressing room, but Mary does not abuse it and chooses such “peppered” outfits only if this choice does not argue with the dress code of the event. Or when it is not there at all: a walk with children is exactly the case.

Suits for official visits

Unlike her overseas "colleagues", Mary can often be seen in a trouser suit at a variety of royal and not so events. And the “twos” suit her very well: straight trousers and fitted jackets, combined with an elegant blouse, have become her signature recipe. To combine them, in accordance with all fashionable rules, Mary prefers with classic pumps or - more interestingly - shoes on a neat platform.

Emphasis on the waist

"Danish Kate Middleton"

The Duchess of Cambridge Catherine and Crown Princess Mary are really similar in appearance, and it's not just the shade of their hair. Look carefully: the same oval of the face, similar shape nose, lips ... once, when the future queen decided to ride a bike with her children, the crazed paparazzi decided that in Copenhagen cuts herself Kate Middleton! The similarity was noticed even by Karl Lagerfeld, who called Mary "Kate's older royal sister."