The ‘hidden golden detail’ in this photo of Queen Mary that everyone is talking about: ‘So unexpected’

Queen Mary of Denmark surprised fans with a small – and unexpected – detail when she stepped out in Copenhagen recently.

The Australian-born royal looked typically stylish as she visited the Danish capital’s Freedom Museum to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard.

She was rough from the cold, but when she took off her navy blue leather gloves, she revealed a glimpse of a fun, gold-flecked manicure.

Those in the fashion world believe that gold/gold flake manicures represent success, generosity, understated glamour, elegance and passion.

The 52-year-old hasn’t let her new prestigious role with the Danish Queen Consort stop her from getting some playful manicures.

The 52-year-old was rough from the cold, but when she took off her navy blue leather gloves, she revealed a glimpse of a fun, gold-flecked manicure

As she congratulated the winners of the country’s most prestigious research award at a ceremony in Copenhagen in February, she made a statement with electric blue nail polish.

Mary wore gloves for most of her performance at the Freedom Museum and wore an elegant long trench coat from Danish label Fonnesbech, which she tied at the waist.

The mother of four took off her gloves and showed off her neutral-colored nails, decorated with sparkling gold flecks.

Mary seems to love matching her nails with her outfits, as she previously opted for a bright indigo shade to match her navy blue jacket and trousers from British brand The Fold to present certificates to the winners of the EliteForsk price.

The bright color caught the attention of the monarch’s style lovers with one catchphrase: “Funky nails from the newly minted Queen Mary.”

Mary wore gloves for most of her performance at the Freedom Museum and wore an elegant long trench coat from Danish label Fonnesbech, which she tied around the waist.

‘Elegant and professional suit for Queen Mary. The bright blue nails aren’t my preference, but I think I’m a little behind on that front,” wrote another.

“She’s still beautiful and the playful fingernails show her willingness to step off the beaten path,” a third added.

Mary has been on many solo outings, prompting speculation that she may have spent the Easter holidays away from Prince Frederik as their flag remained hoisted over their country home at Amalienborg Castle – meaning that at least Frederik, Mary or their son Crown Prince Christian was present.

The family often travels over Easter, with the palace telling Danish publication Her&Nul last week that Queen Margrethe, 83, will act as head of state while the entire family travels out of the country.

However, it appears that a last-minute change occurred, with Mary possibly remaining behind in Copenhagen.

Mary seems to love matching her nails to her outfits, as she opted for an indigo shade to match her navy jacket and trousers to present certificates to the EliteForsk award winners

The bright color caught the attention of the monarch’s style watchers with one saying: ‘Funky nails from the newly minted Queen Mary’

The Danish royal family came under fire for their ‘unprofessional’ style of ruling over the Easter long weekend.

The Danes criticized the royal family for going ‘back in time’ by using the flag system to indicate who is home, rather than using an official calendar.

The flag method goes against the king’s promise to take the monarchy into the future and, as his people have complained, is actually dragging it backwards.

To make matters worse for the crown, the palace had issued an official statement claiming that the entire family was abroad for the weekend and that the country would return to the rule of Queen Margrethe as regent.

This was directly contradicted by the flying flag over their Amalienborg home last weekend, indicating that King Frederik, Queen Mary or Prince Christian were at home.

The ‘flag method’ has been branded unprofessional by Danes, who say they always need to know who is in charge and at home – without having to go to the palace to see

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When Daily Mail Australia asked the palace who was home, they simply repeated the statement that the family was on holiday and the regent was in charge.

Danish tabloid BT claims that it was Mary who failed to leave on time with the rest of the family and spent much of Easter alone.

Communications advisor Anne Thygesen told the tabloid that the flag game did not look good for the palace.

‘It should not be a matter of guesswork, puzzle or detective work to find out who the country’s head of state is. It sounds like it was almost the step before Morse code, runes and carrier pigeons – so very, very old-fashioned,” she said.

The press and Danish citizens should not have to go to the palace to see what flags are hanging to know who is in charge, she explained, and that is what happened.

She said relying on flags makes it easier to spread rumors.

“I don’t really think they had any bad intentions, but it just seems unprofessional because maybe you didn’t want to tell them that Mary didn’t come over for the first few days when she needed to fix something at home,” she said.