Happy 20th Wedding Anniversary to King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark! Royal Guests and Relatives from around the world joined the Danish Royal Family for a spectacular Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson in Copenhagen on this day in 2004, 20 years ago, following a Gala Performance at the Royal Theatre and a Gala Dinner at Christiansborg Palace.
The Wedding Ceremony of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson was held at Copenhagen Cathedral (The Church of Our Lady), with the bride walking up the aisle to Handel’s ‘Zadok the Priest’.
Afterwards, the Crown Prince and new Crown Princess rode through the streets of Copenhagen to Amalienborg Palace, where they waved to the massive crowds from the balcony, giving a kiss.
In the evening, Queen Margrethe hosted a lavish Banquet at Fredensborg Palace, which was followed by the traditional Bridal waltz, just before midnight, when the guests formed a close heart-shaped group around the couple.
Crown Princess Mary wore an Uffe Frank gown of ivory duchess satin lined with silk organza with her Diamond Wedding Tiara (a gift from Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik) and Marianne Dulong South Sea Pearl Earrings. Crown Prince Frederik wore the dress uniform of the Royal Danish Navy with the Sash and Star of the Order of the Elephant and the Neck Badge and Star of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Queen Margrethe II (wearing the Floral Aigrette Tiara and Crown Diamond Parure) and Prince Henrik
Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra (in the Alexandrine Drop Tiara)
King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (wearing the Greek Emerald Parure)
Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece (in a Diamond Tiara and her Diamond Earrings)
Princess Alexia of Greece (wearing her Diamond Tiara) and Carlos Morales Quintana
Prince Nikolaos and Princess Theodora of Greece (in the Antique Corsage Tiara)
Princess Benedikte (wearing the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara) and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (in Queen Sofia’s Pearl and Star Tiara) and Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (wearing Princess Benedikte’s Diamond Floral Tiara)
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden (in the Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara)
Crown Princess Victoria (wearing the Four-Button Tiara), Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine (in the Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara)
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway (in the Norwegian Emerald Parure)
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (wearing the Diamond Daisy Bandeau)
Princess Märtha Louise (in the King Olav’s Gift Tiara) and Ari Behn
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (wearing the Aquamarine Tiara) with Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg
The Earl and Countess of Wessex (wearing the Wedding Tiara)
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium (in Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau and the Nine Provinces Choker)
Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium (wearing her Laurel Wreath Tiara)
Princess Astrid (in the Savoy-Aosta Tiara) and Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium (wearing her Wedding Tiara)
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands (wearing the Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara) and Queen Sofia of Spain (wearing Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Cartier Pearl Tiara, Diamond Earrings and Diamond Rivière)
The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima (in the Diamond Star Tiara)
The Prince of Asturias with the soon-to-be Princess Letizia of Spain (in the Countess of Barcelona’s Ruby Clip Brooch)
Infanta Elena of Spain (wearing the Marichalar Tiara)
Infanta Cristina of Spain (in the Spanish Floral Tiara and her Emerald Earrings)
Prince Constantjin and Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands (wearing the Pearl Tiara)
The Prince of Hanover and Princess Caroline of Monaco (wearing the Brunswick Tiara and her Princess Charlotte’s Sapphire Suite)
The Prince of Turnovo and Princess Miriam of Bulgaria (in a Diamond Flower Tiara)
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia (wearing Tiara and Diamond Chain-Link Suite)
The Prince and Princess of Naples (in the Queen Margherita’s Musy Tiara)
The Duke and Duchess of Braganza (wearing the Diamond Bandeau Tiara)
Archduchess Francesca von Habsburg (in the Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara)
The Duke and Duchess of Castro (wearing the Ancona Tiara)
Princess Olimpia Torlonia (in the Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Aquamarine Parure)
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (wearing Princess Thyra’s Sapphire Tiara)
Count Ingolf and Countess Sussie of Rosenborg (in Queen Alexandrine’s Fringe Tiara)
Prince Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg and Countess Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg (wearing her Tiara)
Count Christian and Countess Anne Dorte (wearing Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara)
Countess Ruth of Rosenborg (in Princess Ingeborg’s Turquoise Star Tiara)
Countess Jutta of Rosenborg (in the Garnet Kokoshnik Tiara)
Countess Camilla (in Queen Desiree’s Ears of Wheat Tiara) and Countess Josephine of Rosenborg (wearing Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Bandeau)
Royal Guests at the Wedding
Gala Performance at the Royal Theatre
Gala Dinner at Christiansborg Palace
The Jewels of the Queens of Denmark
The Danish Emerald Parure
The Danish Ruby Parure
Wedding Tiara
Diamond Necklace Tiara
Midnight Tiara
‘Belle Epoque’ Diamond Earrings
Wedding Earrings
Diamond Fringe Earrings
Aquamarine Jewels
Amethyst Earrings
