Easter on the Slopes

No traditional Marselisborg Easter holidays for Mary & Frederik in 2010, as they spent their Easter holidays in Verbier, Switzerland in the company of Peter & Caroline Heering and daughters Emilie and Rosemarie.

Frederik's holidays were interrupted for a 1-day IOC conference in Lausanne.

31 March 2010

Mary wore a new ski outfit by The North Face.

2 April 2010

Another day

It was the third time in a relatively short period for Mary to visit the high end ski resort. Four months earlier there had been the adults only party weekend hosted by the Wedell-Wedellborgs and 2 months earlier Fred & Mary had been on a week long skiing trip with the children - the one where Isabella had fallen ill.
This holiday was preceeded by a week of Thai tourism for Mary and her friend Malou Skeel.

Me Time in Thailand

10-17 March 2010

BilledBladet reported Mary had been on a week long holiday with Malou Skeel. The two of them spent a week in Thailand without their respective families.

Spring Festival: Day 2

After a week long spring break, the crown prince couple made a two-day visit to the Hungarian capital Budapest where they opened the "Spring Festival" which had Denmark as a host.

20 March 2010

Frederik & Mary had no more official engagements but spent the day sightseeing in Budapest.

After a guided tour at the Hungarian Parliament, the House of Terror and a visit to the Széchenyi Bath, they had a walk in the city park before enjoying lunch at the Gundel Restaurant.

In the afternoon they visited the Museum of Military History and had a walk around Buda castle before flying back home to Copenhagen.

Spring Festival: Day 1

After a week long spring break, the crown prince couple made a two-day visit to the Hungarian capital Budapest where they opened the "Spring Festival" which had Denmark as a host.

19 March 2010

At 15:00 crown prince Frederik & crown princess Mary were present at the Ludwig Museum for the official opening of the Spring Festival.

They also opened the exhibition "Power Games" wich included Danish contemporary art.

Mary wore a new pair of smoky quartz & diamond "Globe" earrings and a new necklace, both by Ole Lynggaard.

At 17:00 they had a meeting with Hungarian president László Sólyom at the Sándor Palace in Budapest.

Then it was back to the Intercontinental Hotel for a change of dress.

Finally, at 19:00 the couple were guests of honour at the opera, with the Hungarian president for a performance of the Danish Royal Ballet followed by a reception.

Tanja Doky was present as lady-in-waiting.

The day ended with a dinner at the Danish embassy.

Renovation Exhibition + Visit to Supreme Court

9 March 2010

At 11:00 crown prince Frederik & crown princess Mary visited an exhibition on the art works that grace the newly decorated & renovated home of the couple, Frederik VIIIs Palae, at Kunstmuseet KØS in Køge.

Artist Kathrine Ærtebjerg was also present.

As they left, Mary was immediately asked questions on her presence alongside Rigmor Zobel at a dinner 3 days earlier. Mary didn't answer.

At 15:00 the crown prince couple showed up in Copenhagen for a visit to Højsteret, the Supreme Court at Christiansborg Slot.

Tanja Doky was present as lady-in-waiting for both visits.

Commotion surrounding a Dinner with Friends

6 March 2010

On Saturday night Mary was spotted at Italian restaurant La Vela in Vedbæk. Among the group of friends she was with were Rigmor Zobel and her husband, lawyer Jesper Ravn, Sarah Zobel & her then husband, hotel owner Alexander Kølpin, Ellen Hillingsø, baron Johan & baroness Rebecca Wedell-Wedellsborg, Birgitte & Jeppe Handwerk, Peter Aaendahl, Nina Wedell-Wedellsborg, children's author & fashion designer Shane Brox, countess Jean & count Ditlev Ahlefeldt-Laurvig.

Afterwards they walked to Johan & Rebecca Wedell-Wedellsborg's home, a few minutes from the restaurant. The Wedells had organized this get together because they were moving to the USA.

Rigmor Zobel, who was among the group of friends, had been convicted for buying and using cocaine a month earlier and taking part in gang related crime. She had talked to the press about it, saying how unfair her conviction was and how a police officer, whom she named, had ruined her career - before jetting off to Gstaad for a holiday. Mary knew Rigmor would attend the dinner. The crown prince couple has always been on good terms with the Zobel family and Rigmor in particular had been a good friend of the couple when they were living in Fredensborg.

Danish press immediately linked the socialite drug user to crown princess Mary and wondered why they were hanging out together. Ellen Hillingsø later commented to a journalist that it was just a large group of people out having dinner.

It was one of the few times (after Mary's start as "fashion and luxury princess" and the revelations in Trine Villemann's books) where Mary was publicly criticized.