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Princess Mary and family celebrate Prince Frederik’s 50th birthday
Tomorrow, May 26, Prince Frederik of Denmark will celebrate his 50th birthday.
In honour of the milestone, there have been special events held this week to celebrate, including a reception to unveil his 50th birthday portrait.
Frederik was joined by his wife Princess Mary, mother Queen Margrethe and his children Prince Christian, 12, Princess Isabella, 10, and twins Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent, seven.
The new portrait of Frederik is part of a new exhibition by Australian visual artist Ralph Heimans.
The exhibition ‘Ralph Heimans Portraits’ also includes a portrait of Princess Mary, members of the British Royal family and international celebrities.
At the reception hosted at Frederiksborg Castle in Hilleroed, Princess Mary looked stunning in a fuchsia dress with her hair in loose waves.
Queen Margrethe looked classy in a pastel pink dress with her hair pulled back.
Princess Isabella wore a delicate pink lace dress and her younger sister Josephine wore a baby blue lace dress.
Prince Christian and Vincent matched with their father in suits.
The family posed together for a photo in front of the commemorative painting.
The fairytale love story of Princess Mary and Prince Frederik has captured hearts around the world.
The couple first met in a bar in Sydney when Prince Frederik was visiting Australia.
In December, the Crown Princess revealed to Australian Women’s Weekly how she found it hard to adjust to life in Denmark at first.
“I did experience a feeling of loneliness – short-term – when I first moved to Denmark,” she told the magazine.
“Moving to Denmark was a huge change in my life – a new culture, new language, new friends and another way of life. So, I see it as quite natural that at times I felt quite alone or a little bit like I was on the outside looking in.”
Scroll through the gallery above to see the new portraits of the Danish royal family.