Monty Roberts horse show

22 April 2006

Crown princess Mary attended a horse training demonstration at Denmark's National Horse Sports Center in Vilhelmsborg. The demo was given by "horse whisperer" Monty Roberts.

Mary has been interested in the Monty Roberts approach, since she used it on her own horse in Australia. Another horse had died and Mary's was pining since, after the Monty Roberts approach it became happier again. 

Mary was accompanied by her former lady-in-waiting, countess Victoria Bernstorff-Gyldensteen.

Mary wore new Prada shoes.

Holidays in Blokhus

July 2005

Before leaving for France, Frederik & pregnant Mary spent some time with friends on the Danish coast, in Blokhus.

 

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Mary's reading "Tell me I'm here', by Anne Deveson.

At a horse show in Sweden + new portrait

10 July 2005

Pregnant Mary was spotted at the Falsterbo horse show in Sweden.

Mary a new Hermès 'enamel cuff' bracelet.

This was the start of Fred & Mary's summer holidays. They spent 4 weeks in Sweden, France, on the Danish coast and at Graasten. Afterwards Mary carried on performing duties until the birth of Christian, so it's safe to say her first pregnancy was a very easy one.

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The same day, Mary's first official portrait was revealed in Australia. It's painted by Jiawei Shen, who worked on it during Federik & Mary's Australian tour (see: http://maryfromthestart.blogspot.be/2014/02/australia-tour-day-5.html).

Nowadays it can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery of Canberra, Australia.