Crown Princess Mary flies QANTAS home to her family in Tasmania for first Christmas in five years

Crown Princess Mary was every inch the down-to-earth people’s princess when she boarded a Qantas flight in Sydney on Thursday.

The 50-year-old mother of four was pictured walking through Sydney airport and boarding a commercial flight to Hobart alone on Thursday morning.

Mary opted for a tailored blue blazer, white T-shirt, white chinos, and sneakers for the flight.

She paired the laid-back yet chic look with a pair of glasses, and wore her brown hair loose and flowing as she lugged a brown leather handbag and then brought her own carry-on luggage on board.

Crown Princess Mary (pictured) was every inch the down-to-earth people’s princess when she boarded a Qantas flight in Sydney on Thursday.

The 50-year-old mother of four was photographed making her way through Sydney airport and boarding a commercial flight alone to Hobart early on Thursday.

Princess Mary was the last to board the commercial flight, which left Sydney early on Thursday morning and then landed in Hobart.

Princess Mary was the last to board the commercial flight, which left Sydney early on Thursday morning and then landed in Hobart.

She was received in Sydney at 11:45 a.m. by her sister Jane.

Prince Frederik and the royal couple’s four children, Prince Christian, 17, Princess Isabella, 15, and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, 11, are expected to join her more afternoon.

The Danish royal family recently spent some time in Sydney, where they were spotted in Bondi catching up on a walk with her good friend and bridesmaid Amber Petty, as well as jogging, shopping and swimming in Palm Beach.

Mary opted for a tailored blue blazer, white T-shirt, cream chinos, and sneakers for the flight.

Mary was photographed flying solo and her husband and four children are believed to join her in Tasmania later.

She paired the laid-back yet chic look with a pair of glasses, and wore her brown hair loose and flowing, along with a tan leather handbag.

The royal was photographed with her security as she made her way to Sydney airport.

The trip to Australia marks the Danish royal family’s first official visit to Australia since 2013, although Mary made a “secret” trip to Melbourne in 2021 for her 50th birthday.

The visit this time is a private trip, which means that she is not in Australia in an official capacity.

A statement from the royal household said: “In December, the family of the Crown Prince will travel on a private Christmas holiday to Australia to celebrate the holiday with the family of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess.”

“It’s been five years since the Crown Prince together with his four sons last visited the Crown Princess’s homeland.”

Crown Princess Mary paid homage to her laid-back Aussie roots by wearing a laid-back linen shirt when she was photographed with her family at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Monday (pictured)

The family has made several trips to Australia on official and unofficial functions (pictured in Sydney in 2013 on their most recent official visit)

The royal family is expected to spend Christmas with the Donaldson family in Tasmania, where Mary was born.

The family is believed to be staying at Government House in Tasmania, where they resided during their last visit.

This trip is likely to be a welcome distraction for Mary and Frederik, who have been plagued by drama in the royal household.

Mary’s mother-in-law, Queen Margaret, 82, and her youngest son Joaquin have been involved in peace talks after the monarch announced she would strip her four sons, Prince Nicholas, 23, Prince Felix. , 20, Prince Harry, 13, and Princess Athena, 10, of their royal titles, which he claimed had ‘damaged’ them.

The love story between Princess Mary and Prince Frederik has been well documented; the couple met in a Sydney bar and Tasmanian-born Mary moved to the northern hemisphere to be with Frederik (the couple pictured at Queen Margrethe’s 50th birthday earlier this year).

The heir to the throne Frederik and the four children of his wife, Princess Maria, are not affected by Margrethe’s decision, as they are direct descendants of the future king.

Joachim, 53, and his second wife, Princess Marie, 46, mother of their two youngest children, have said their relationship with Frederik and Mary is “complicated”.

Mary’s husband, Frederik, recently spoke publicly for the first time since their mother, Queen Margrethe II, announced that she would strip Prince Joachim’s four children of the titles of prince and princess.

Heir to the throne, Frederik had remained silent since the announcement, but broke his silence to say: “It is sad to see how affected you have been by the decision.”

Since marrying Prince Fredrick in 2004, the princess has made four royal visits to Australia, but has visited her home country at least nine times.

Princess Mary last visited Australia with the royals from Denmark before the pandemic in December 2017, where she was seen enjoying the beaches of Sydney before traveling to Tasmania to spend Christmas with her family.