Queen Mary of Denmark joined King Frederik and their children at Gråsten Castle last week, turning a summer holiday into a public family appearance. On 10 July, Frederik’s cousin Prince Gustav and Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg arrived with Princess Mafalda and Prince Gustav Albrecht.
Mary’s court look was precise: a white tennis tee from Le Coq Sportif, a Varley skort, Lacoste tennis shoes and YSL sunglasses, plus her Marrakech necklace from Louise Gronlykke. She wore the outfit at the Danish royal family’s summer residence in Gråsten, where Crown Prince Christian, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine were staying with her.
Gråsten Castle and the summer stay
The visit sits in a short royal timeline. The Danish royals arrived in Gråsten on 6 July, and the King and Queen later led their children in meeting the public during a ceremonial welcome to the local town. That sequence places the court appearance within an ongoing stay, not a single staged event.
Queen Mary has often been seen taking to the courts during her royal career, including a tennis lesson during an anti-bullying royal engagement in 2023. King Frederik has also been visible in the sport, appearing in the Royal Box at Wimbledon this year with his childhood tennis coach, Dr. Christian von Buchwald, and taking part in a social game during the Australian Open in 2004.
Wimbledon and the royal court
The contrast is straightforward. Queen Mary may have missed Wimbledon this year, even though she is described as a tennis fan and was seen on court at Gråsten Castle. That leaves the summer residence as the place where the royal family’s tennis habit is easiest to see up close.
For readers tracking the Danish royals, the practical takeaway is simple: the public-facing moment happened at Gråsten Castle, not at a larger formal ceremony, and it brought together the King and Queen, their children, and Frederik’s royal cousins. The summer holidays continue at Gråsten, with the family’s court appearances still tied to the stay itself.
