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Remarkable detail everyone missed during Queen Mary's Sydney visit
The Hobart-born royal went largely unnoticed during her Sydney trip, but what was lurking metres behind her should have given her away.
She’s arguably one of the most famous Australians in the world, but Queen Mary appeared to go completely unnoticed by members of the public during a recent outing in Sydney. The Hobart-born royal, who is married to King Frederik of Denmark, made a surprise visit to Australia this week alongside her 13-year-old daughter, Princess Josephine.
Photos show Mary and Josephine joined by her friend Amber Petty, who was a bridesmaid at her royal wedding in 2004, as they hiked Sydney's famous Bondi to Bronte coastal walk and checked out the Sculptures by the Sea exhibition. The 56-year-old tried her best to go incognito in an all-black ensemble with a navy blue cap and a pair of sunglasses.
Matrix Media CEO Ben McDonald, who took the photos, tells Yahoo Lifestyle that what they don't show is that Mary completed her beach walk and even went shopping at a boutique in Paddington without anyone recognising or approaching her.
“She even walked all along Mackenzies Bay with her daughter and went unnoticed,” he says. “She passed a lot of people and no one noticed! They had no idea a Queen was in their midst.”
'Particularly odd’ Queen Mary detail missed by passersby
But one thing in particular that should have given Queen Mary away - the considerable security team following “about 10 feet behind her”. There were around seven Australian and Danish security guards in her vicinity, each wearing RM Williams boots and bum bags.
While Mary was driven around in a Mercedes-Benz station wagon by her friend Amber, the security guards travelled around her in at least two cars when she headed off.
Why is Queen Mary in Australia?
Mary’s trip marks her first visit to Australia since she and her husband were proclaimed King and Queen of Denmark in January this year.
After spending a couple of days in Sydney, It’s understood that Mary flew to Hobart on Friday to attend her niece’s wedding in Hobart on the weekend.
It’s since been confirmed that King Frederik has stayed in Denmark, with the Danish royals sharing photos of him at the University of Copenhagen. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Christian is currently in East Africa on an extended ‘gap year’ experience until December, and it’s unknown if Prince Vincent and Princess Isabella are also in Australia.
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Mary last visited Australia in December 2023 with her twins, Vincent and Josephine, just a few weeks before Queen Margrethe II announced in her New Year’s Eve address that she would be abdicating from the Danish throne.
The trio climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge before travelling to Tasmania to spend time with their extended family. Isabella also flew to Australia after finishing her school studies and they reunited with Frederik in New Zealand, although Christian stayed home to study for his exams.
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