Crown Princess Mary in Sydney

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is back in Australia for her first official visit in more than a decade.

The Hobart-born royal family arrived in Sydney on Thursday evening and were spotted riding a bicycle through Hyde Park on Friday morning.

The 51-year-old looked poised and calm as she sauntered through Hyde Park in the CBD surrounded by spectators.

Before donning her bike helmet, she tied her luscious brunette locks into a ponytail.

The mother-of-four looked sparkly in green pants, $230 Nike sneakers, gold bracelets, a white shirt and a black blazer.

The mom-of-four looked dashing in green slacks, $230 Nike sneakers, white shirt and black blazer for the occasion, smiling for the cameras

Before donning her bike helmet, she tied her luscious brunette locks into a ponytail

She fitted and clipped on her own helmet before setting off on the bike

Beforehand, an onlooker asked, “Princess Mary, are you enjoying your time?” and she politely responded by saying, “Yes, yes, I’m looking forward to this bike ride.”

While many loved the casual look, The Morning Show’s Channel 7 presenters expressed concern about the length of her flowing trousers being so close to the bicycle chain.

She drives to Sydney’s Circular Quay and then hops on the light rail to Town Hall.

Beforehand, an onlooker asked, “Princess Mary, are you enjoying your time?” and she politely responded by saying, “yes, yes, looking forward to this bike ride”

As she drove, she smiled and waved to passersby

The Crown Princess is back on home soil to meet with Danish representatives involved in Australia’s ‘green transition’, while also visiting several Danish-led sustainability projects.

After landing last night, Mary looked every inch the style icon as she arrived by private jet.

The fashionable royal looked chic in a black tee and loose-fitting trousers as she made her way across the tarmac.

She would certainly shield herself from the bitter cold in the air by donning a beige cardigan under a fitted cream blazer.

After landing last night, Mary looked every inch the style icon as she arrived by private jet

The Hobart-born royal family, 51, is back on home soil to meet with Danish representatives involved in Australia’s ‘green transition’, while also visiting several Danish-led sustainability projects

Mary looked every bit like a style icon as she arrived on a private jet

Mary completed her look with a lightweight scarf decorated with different shades of polka dots, and donned her reading glasses as she smiled at waiting photographers.

Often praised for her style and grace, the royal family chose to go makeup-free for her arrival, bringing out her flawless beauty.

She wore her dark brown locks back, tied up in a chic chignon and carried a brown tote bag containing her belongings.

Mary was greeted by her security detail on arrival and taken to her accommodation in a sleek black vehicle proudly displaying the Danish flag.

Mary’s climate-focused South Pacific journey began April 23 in Vanuatu, where she met key people leading the island’s reconstruction after it was hit by two cyclones and two earthquakes. She then left for Fiji with the Danish Climate Minister.

Princess Mary’s visit to Down Under will be short-lived, however, as she will be in London for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6.

The fashionable royal looked chic in a black tee and loose-fitting trousers as she made her way across the tarmac

She would surely shield herself from the bitter cold in the air by donning a beige cardigan under a fitted cream blazer

The last time the Crown Princess was in Australia was last Christmas when she visited her family in Tasmania, but it was not in an official capacity.

She went to her hometown with her husband, Crown Prince Frederick and their four children, Christian, 17, Isabella, 15, and twins Vincent and Josephine, 11.

The family’s Christmas holiday was their first time Down Under in over five years, but Princess Mary was spotted in Melbourne without her family in March 2022 while shopping with her friend and bridesmaid Amber Petty.

Princess Mary and Prince Frederick’s last official visit was in October 2013, when they visited the Sydney Opera House to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Although she was born and raised in Tasmania, Mary moved to Denmark during her courtship with the heir to the Danish throne.

Mary completed her look with a lightweight scarf decorated with different shades of polka dots, and wore her reading glasses as she smiled at waiting photographers

Often praised for her style and grace, the royal family chose to go makeup-free for her arrival, allowing her flawless beauty to shine through

Princess Mary’s visit to Down Under will be short-lived, however, as she will be in London for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6.

The love story between Princess Mary and Prince Frederik is well documented.

She met her husband by chance at the Sydney pub the Slip Inn during the 2000 Olympics.

After their meeting, Fred – who was in Australia supporting the Danish Olympic sailing team – asked Mary for her phone number and a romance ensued.

“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 their meeting.

The last time the Crown Princess was in Australia was last Christmas when she visited her family in Tasmania, but it was not in an official capacity

Princess Mary and Prince Frederick’s last official visit was in October 2013, where they visited the Sydney Opera House to celebrate its 40th anniversary

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

In early 2003, Frederik’s mother, Queen Margrethe, publicly acknowledged the relationship and the couple announced their engagement at Amalienborg Castle later that year, on 8 October.

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

Their first child, Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, was born on October 15, 2005; Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe followed on April 21, 2007.

Nearly four years later, on January 8, 2011, Mary and Frederik welcomed the twins, Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda and Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, to Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet.

Mary was greeted by her security detail on arrival and taken to her accommodation in a sleek black vehicle proudly displaying the Danish flag