Casual and classy: Queen Mary goes solo
Australia’s Queen Mary is wowing fashionistas and winning over locals on her solo tour of Brazil.
Australia’s Queen Mary is wowing fashionistas and winning over locals on her solo tour of Brazil.
The Danish Royal has embarked on a four-day tour of the South American nation minus her husband King Frederik X, with her friendly nature and fashion choices going down well with those she meets and millions of onlookers online.
On Friday local time, with Brazil’s First Lady Rosângela da Silva and the Minister of Climate, Energy and Public Utilities, the Queen visited the public school Centro Educacional do Lago in the Brazilian Highlands.
There the Queen was introduced to the Brazilian school food program and chatted with youngsters and workers at the facility.
Pictures on social media showed Mary looking effortlessly attractive and very at ease in her new surroundings.
Mary is joined on the tour by the Danish government’s Climate, Energy and Supply Minister Lars Aagaard.
QUEEN MARY REVEALS MATERNAL SIDE
Queen Mary showed her maternal side as she bottled-fed a manatee calf during her trip in Brazil.
The Australian-born monarch was taking part in a tour of the National Institute for Amazon Research (Inpa) in the city of Manaus when she was photographed in the cute moment.
The royal mother of four was all smiles as she gently fed the calf with a manatee keeper by her side.
The Associação dos Amigos do Peixe-boi (Friends of the Manatee Association) shared a post writing (translated to English): “She was delighted with rescued manatee babies.”
Mary is visiting Brazil until October 5 with the Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard “to focus on Danish-Brazilian co-operation on biodiversity, health and the fight against violence against women”.
She looked effortlessly stylish in a white patterned dress and colourful drop earrings.
A day earlier, Mary replaced her crown with a pair of sunglasses for a visit to the Centre for Bioeconomy in the Amazon Forest.
The Australian-born monarch dressed down in a khaki shirt and pants and wore a pair of black sunglasses on her head as she took in the vast views of the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve.
The reserve, established in 1963 in honour of botanist Adolfo Ducke, is located on a 100-hectare area on the outskirts of the city of Manaus.
The 52-year-old appeared relaxed as she went on a trail walk through the rainforest with Filippo Stampanoni, director general of the Museum of the Amazon, which is located within the reserve.
The palace said: “Previously, Denmark has committed to providing support for the Amazon Fund, which fights against illegal deforestation of the rainforest and promotes sustainable development. In connection with the visit to Brazil’s botanical garden, which is located in the Cerrado, The Queen meets with the United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP. (of which Mary is a patron of).”
Mary will also meet with female leaders, representatives from ministries and the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA (of which she is also a patron), to discuss equality and the fight against gender-based violence in Brazil and globally.
Meanwhile, King Frederik is back at Christiansborg Castle where he hosted the State’s Council.
With a new parliamentary year underway, ministers of the parliament presented bills that the government intends to put forward for His Majesty the King.
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