King Frederik's incredible gift for Queen Mary on his birthday

birthday, which fell on Sunday, he has awarded Mary the Grand Commander's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.

The Grand Commander order is reserved for persons of royal origin and it is awarded only to those with close family ties to the Danish Royal House. Its glittering insignia, which Mary is likely to wear for any forthcoming white-tie events, features Frederik's cypher at the top of a red and gold cross, interspersed with crown emblems and surrounded by diamonds.There are currently seven Grand Commanders of the Order of Dannebrog.

Frederik, who is an avid sportsman and has ran marathons in Copenhagen, New York and Paris, set up Royal Run to mark his 50If you are reading this, the chances are you are obsessed with all things royalty – which is just as well because so are we! So obsessed, in fact, we’ve launched a club solely dedicated to covering them.

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