Why Mary wore white during her first appearance as Queen of Denmark – and the subtle messages hidden in her outfit that nobody noticed

Queen Mary of Denmark hid some subtle meanings in the sophisticated outfit she wore during her first public appearance as queen.

The Australian-born royal was a vision in white as she waved to fans alongside her husband King Frederick

But there were some hidden messages in the 51-year-old’s simple yet chic outfit – from the color of her dress to her accessories.

Her white dress is a symbol of new beginnings, strength and purity, while her choice of accessories with red jewelry is a nod to the Danish flag.

Dr. Giselle Bastin, royal expert at Flinders University told FEMAIL that white is traditionally worn by women of the royal family at coronations to represent ‘renewal and the purity of the Crown’.

‘We have seen this in the British Royal Family, where Queen Elizabeth II wore white in 1953, as did her maids and all the women present in the abbey. We also saw it at the coronation of King Charles II,” she said.

Princess of Wales Kate Middleton wore white to the coronation of King Charles II in May last year.

Dr. Bastin said she thinks Queen Mary chose white to give the symbolism a “modern twist.”

“The Danish royal family is known to be quieter than the British royal family, and Mary’s outfit suggested the focus on ‘the future’ and ‘modernity’ of the new royal Danish court,” she said.

White’s strong association with purity could also mean that Mary is making a subtle comment on those who speculated about Frederick’s alleged ‘affair’ with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, showing that he is innocent and that their relationship is unscathed.

Likewise, white is best known as the color that brides wear down the aisle, which could allude to Mary and Frederik’s upcoming 20th wedding anniversary in May.

Mary’s dress was sewn by Birgit Hallstein, the same seamstress who made her iconic Uffe Frank wedding dress.

She’s not often seen in a new outfit as she loves to reuse and re-wear pieces from her wardrobe over and over again, but yesterday’s festivities were an exception.

She looked stunning in a white A-line midi dress with long sleeves and a faux scarf detail around the neck by Danish designer Soeren Le Schmidt.

The seamstress took to Instagram to show his gratitude to the Queen for choosing one of his designs for the momentous occasion.

“Besides grateful, thank you for choosing me, Queen Mary of Denmark,” he captioned one image of the new king and queen.

Le Schmidt said Vogue Scandinavia the dress is ‘relatively simple’ and that he was ‘very honoured, happy, proud and last but not least grateful’ when he was asked to dress Maria for the historic event.

‘The first dress Queen Mary would wear under her new title as Queen – a dress for the history books – means a lot. “I am very moved,” he said.

‘It is made with a separate waistband that falls voluminously from the waist, around the neck and over one shoulder.’

The queen combined her Soeren Le Schmidt dress with pieces from a precious jewelry set encrusted with red rubies.

The red and white combination is a sweet tribute to the Danish flags with the same colors.

“The colors of Denmark are red and white, so a graphically beautiful white dress decorated with the earrings and a brooch from the Ruby Set seemed like the right choice,” said Le Schmidt.

Mary wore two hairpins, earrings and a brooch on her belt that is part of the Ruby Parure, which also includes a tiara, necklace, ring and bracelet.

The set is a family heirloom, originally made by a now unknown jeweler and commissioned by Napoleon in 1804 for the late Queen of Sweden for his extravagant coronation.

They found their way into the Danish royal family when the daughter of the Swedish queen married the future King Frederick VIII in 1869 and have been in their hands ever since.

Mary has been the exclusive wearer of the rubies since her marriage to Prince Frederik in 2004, and last wore them at the palace’s New Year’s Eve dinner on January 1.

Her ruby ​​jewelry wasn’t the only significant accessory.

Below her left collarbone she pinned the Royal Family Order of Queen Margrethe II, on which a diamond-framed portrait of the queen hangs from a bow of white and red ribbon.

The brooch is a personal decoration bestowed by the Queen at her discretion, rather than a state decoration.

Mary got the pin before her wedding to Frederik, but was first seen in public in 2012.

Queen Margrethe, Princess Benedict and their sister, Queen Anne Marie of Greece, all wear a similar badge with a portrait of their father.

A new portrait of King Frederik is made and Maria becomes the first and so far only recipient.

Frederik’s ‘Ordensportrættet’ will be encased in a 200-year-old diamond frame that came from Empress Amelie of Brazil.