Kate Middleton and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark have much in common, as two common-born women who married into a royal family and who, one day, will become Queen consorts of their respective states.
But it seems the Duchess of Cambridge also shares a special connection to Australian-born Princess Mary in the form of a shared passion – for photography!
WATCH Kate take part in a charity photography workshop last week!
Earlier today, the Danish royal family‘s official social media page, Det Denske Kongehus, shared a stunning landscape shot of Graasten Castle in Jutland, southern Denmark, where Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and their four children Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Prince Josephine are spending their summer holidays.
The photo was taken by the Crown Princess herself, with many royal fans flocking to the comments section to thank Mary – born in Tasmania, Australia – for “all the natural and evocative snapshots she shares”.
In January, the Danish royals shared an intimate portrait shot at Amalienborg Royal Palace in Copenhagen by Princess Mary of her twins Vincent and Josephine in honour of their eighth birthday.
“Today, D.K.H. Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine turn eight years old, and on the occasion of their birthday, the Crown Prince Couple has the pleasure to share a number of new pictures of your Royal Highnesses,” the Palace said on Instagram.
Photography is also known to be a subject of great interest to Kate Middleton, a love thought to stem from her time at Scotland’s University of St Andrews where she graduated with a master in art history and, incidentally, first met Prince William.
An enthusiastic amateur photographer, Kate, 37, often gets behind the lens to take artistic shots of her and the Duke’s three children, Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 4, and one-year-old Prince Louis.
In April, Prince William and Kate took to their official Kensington Palace Instagram account to share two stunning photos of little Louis taken at their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall, to mark his first birthday.
One week later, the British royal couple returned to social media to share a series of snaps of their only daughter Princess Charlotte in the garden of Anmer Hall, again taken by the Duchess of Cambridge.
The Swedish royal family follow the same tradition, with Crown Princess Victoria releasing stunning shots of her children Princess Estelle – heir to Sweden’s throne – and Prince Oscar on Instagram last month.
Last week, Queen Elizabeth II handed her patronage of Britain’s Royal Photographic Society to the Duchess of Cambridge, after holding the position for an incredible 67 years.
The Royal Photographic Society was founded in 1853, receiving royal patronage from Queen Victoria – Queen Elizabeth II‘s great-great-grandmother – and her husband Prince Albert.
Prior to her patronage, the Duchess was named an honorary member of the society in 2017.
It’s a busy time for the European royal families.
In June, Princess Mary and Prince Fred joined Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to celebrate 800 years of the Danish flag in the port town of Vordingborg, one hours drive from Copenhagen.
WATCH Mary and Fred attend the 800 year celebration:
On June 24, Luxembourg’s Grand Ducal family celebrated the country’s national day, with Hereditary Grand Duke Guillame and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie joining Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa for the traditional torchlit parade and fireworks above the Place de la Constitution.
Meanwhile in Britain, the Windsors marked what would have been Princess Diana’s 58th birthday on Monday, July 1.
Well wishers gathered outside Kensington Palace in memory of the Princess of Wales, and got quite the shock when Diana’s eldest son the Duke of Cambridge joined them shortly before 7pm, Vanity Fair reports.
The future King of England shook hands with the crowd, and revealed plans for a statue of his late mother that would be erected in the grounds of the Palace very soon.
William and his brother Prince Harry first commissioned the monument in January 2017. Later that year, Buckingham Palace announced the Queen’s personal sculptor, Ian Rank-Broadly, would create the artwork.
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