Mary Princess of Style - Jan Korner new hardcover book

MARY PRINCESS OF STYLE

by Jan Körner, Jim Lyngvild and Vibeke Sybrandt

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New hardcover book with over 150 full-colour photos. 160 pages, published in Australia in 2008, now out of print and very hard to find.

'In Mary Donaldson, Denmark gained not only a Crown Princess, but a style icon.'

Crown Princess Mary has captivated both Australia and Denmark since the announcement of her engagement to Crown Prince Frederick in 2003. A wedding and four royal children later, Tasmanian-born Mary continues to enchant the world with her innate style and natural beauty. With more than 150 lavish photographs, Mary - Princess of Style is a beautiful illustrative record of Mary's journey from laid-back Tasmanian girl to the future queen of Denmark and international style icon. This book focuses on the style that Mary shows by adding her personal touch to gala gowns, casual wear, hats, hair, make-up and much more. The Danish royal house has allowed access to pictures of Mary that have not previously been published.

Mary Elizabeth, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (Danish: Mary Elizabeth, kronprinsesse af Danmark, grevinde af Monpezat; née: Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; born: 5 February 1972) is the wife of Crown Prince Frederik, who is the heir to the Danish throne.
Mary Donaldson met Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at the Slip Inn during the 2000 Summer Olympics on 16 September in Sydney. Mary moved to Europe in December 2001 and while working as an English tutor in Paris she visited Denmark privately and was photographed attending weddings and christenings of friends with Frederik. She moved to Denmark in August 2002. Mary and Frederik were photographed during 2003 at various private outings in Denmark. Mary Donaldson and Crown Prince Frederik were officially engaged on 8 October 2003. They married on 14 May 2004 in Copenhagen Cathedral. Mary wore a wedding gown designed by Danish designer Uffe Frank. The wedding was celebrated in Copenhagen and at Fredensborg Palace. The couple reportedly spent their honeymoon in Africa. The monograms of Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Frederik's and Mary's combined monogram and Prince Christian's are all designed by Queen Margrethe.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have four children. Christian Valdemar Henri John was born on 15 October 2005. He will be Christian XI on ascension to the throne after his father. Kings in Denmark are traditionally called either Frederik or Christian.
Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe was born on 21 April 2007. Henrietta and Margrethe are the names of her two grandmothers. Ingrid is the name of her great-grandmother, Queen Ingrid, who passed away in November 2000, aged 90. The princess is third in line to the throne after her father Crown Prince Frederik and her brother Prince Christian. On January 8 2011, Princess Mary gave birth to twins - baby boy, Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, and a baby girl, Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda.

About the authors

Jan Körner has been a Danish royal house court reporter for the past ten years.

Jim Lyngvild is a Danish fashion expert.

Vibeke Sybrandt was born in Denmark and lives in Melbourne, where she works as a freelance translator, tour guide and reporter for the Danish program on SBS radio.

Mary Princess of Style by Jan Körner, Jim Lyngvild and Vibeke Sybrandt