Crown Princess Mary exudes elegance at Odense Flower Festival in Denmark

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark looked incredibly chic on Thursday as she attended the opening of the Odense Flower Festival in Denmark.

The Australian-born royal, 50, oozed elegance in a stylish floral dress, high heels, and a gorgeous ear to ear grin.

She accessorised her look with freshly styled hair, glowing foundation and a gorgeous gold bracelet.

Princess Mary even interacted with the adoring crowd, at one point accepting a bouquet of flowers from a young female fan.

Excited fans pulled out their smartphones to take a photo of the glamorous princess in person, while Mary simply smiled at the adoring crowd. 

At one point, she was seen inspecting a lavish pink bouquet of flowers as the adoring masses watched her from afar.

Mary – born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson – is one of the most respected women on the international scene.

She famously met her husband Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark by chance at Sydney pub the Slip Inn during the 2000 Olympics.

After their encounter, Fred – who was in Australia to support Denmark’s Olympic sailing team – asked Mary for her phone number and a romance blossomed.

‘The first time we met we shook hands. I didn’t know he was the Prince of Denmark. Half an hour later someone came up to me and said, “Do you know who these people are”?’ Mary revealed in an interview about meeting the heir to the Danish throne.

They maintained a long-distance relationship for a year, with Frederik making secret trips Down Under before Mary moved to Denmark to study the Danish language at Copenhagen’s Studieskolen in 2001.

Frederik and Mary married on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral, with the newly minted Crown Princess opting for a beautiful gown by Danish designer Uffer Frank and a veil first used by Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden in 1905.