Australia tour: day 6

2 March 2005

Mary and her lady-in-waiting visited a women's shelter in Sydney on behalf of the Red Cross.

Mary wore a new skirt by Day, Birger et Mikkelsen.

At night the couple attended the charity gala dinner "One Enchanted Evening" for the 90th Anniversary of the Australian Red Cross, at the Westin Hotel in Sydney.

Mary wore a new top by Kenth Fredin, and a new gala skirt by Oscar de la Renta.

Also present were Per Thornit, countess Victoria Bernstorff-Gyldensteen...

... Amber Petty and her friend Luke, and Mary's sister Jane Stephens.

Among the VIP guests were swimmer Ian Thorpe and actress Olivia Newton-John.

Mary was in the first stages of her pregnancy with Christian. The news hadn't been made public yet.