Bien Jouée!: Princess Marie Dazzles With Good Friends at Fashion Week, Debuts Flattering New Hair Style: Looks Even Younger Than Madam

"Salut, Mary! Crazy how I look even more younger than you with my new 'do!"

 

 

Compare la Belle Marie's visits to Copenhagen Fashion Week with Yrma La Douche's. Marie is so much more of an interesting, interested and polite and fun person to be around. She showed up at yesterday's show with her bridesmaid Agnete Arnø and her husband, former Fred Friend Christian Scherfig (former director of the Danish Design Centre) who is now firmly on Team Schackenborg. Marie and Joachim went to their wedding in the south of France a few years ago and recently, Marie, lille Henrik, Christian and his daughter caught up with each other in Hellerup over a light lunch in a cafe on a beautiful summer day. That's what normal people do! Not run over cyclists in the street, not spend their time making product endorsement deals in exchange for freebies with Danish and other multinational companies, not authorise a lab to take some of her husband's frozen swimmers and create Miracle Twins to show up the family, not flash her undergarments at a runway show and pretend it's just being 'fashion forward'.

 

Today, Marie debuted a wonderful, youthful new haircut at a Fashion Week event. Dennis Knudsen is her stylist and hairdresser; Marie and Joachim were recently seen at his 50th birthday. Arriving with her good friend and lady in waiting Britt Siesbye, she was wearing a Fashion Week designer's dress and looking fabulous. Strangers would see Mary and Marie side by side and think that Mary were 15 years older easily. Enjoy your summer, Marie!

 

"Hi everyone! So, you noticed something different."

 

"I'll get used to it. I feel good in my new frock, too."

 

"I'll have to get used to not touching my hair anymore."

 

Sexy without being overbearing!

 

"Hanging out at a great fashion event with my bridesmaid Agnete and her hubby Christian."

 

So, Cath Danneskiod Samsøe accompanied Marie and her party

 

 

She's got a look, let's just leave it at that

 

But Marie listens attentively to these fashion insiders in their house!

 

And doesn't preen or fake smile for the cameras!

 

Admiring a designer's work!

 

Stepping in closer to admire details - flattery!

 

WANT that clutch.

 

Discussing the new haircut? (Dennis, get yourself one while you're at it!)

 

Sharing a laugh with good friends!

 

Listening carefully!

 

People pulling in closer in a shared laugh! Sign of affection!

 

"See you tomorrow for that haircut appointment!"

 

Schackenborg Update: Former and Current Residents Go About Their Business Not Trying to Be Stars in Oz

"The resemblance to my former sister-in-law is amazing! Only thing missing is lipstick!"

Princess Marie was present at the opening of a new Danish Church Aid charity resale shop in Tønder, adjacent to Schackenborg Slot. She is their patron. Maman looks tired. Lille Athena must be giving her fits and starts in addition to having a toddler. But what a strange and rare site! A Danish princess actually paying for something she sees and likes. With actual money and not a pout and put-upon sad face like her sister-in-law Yrma did when visiting the set of The Killing with the Duchess of Cornwall who received a Sophie Gråbøl jumper.

Press Release: Danish Royal Website

Photo Gallery: BT

Prince Joachim and his best friend Oscar Davidsen Siesbye participated in a Classic Car Race in Aarhus.

Photo Gallery: Sjællands Nyheder

Prince Joachim's Lotus Cortina

Other race participants

On 23 June, Countess Alexandra, her husband Martin Jørgensen, and Princes Nikolai and Felix were part of the opening of an animal park in Randers.

Photo Gallery: Berlingske

Rewind: The Wedding of Prince Joachim and Mlle Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier

Lille Athena's christening this week has led to a request for the Billed Bladet scans from her parents' marriage ceremony in Møgeltønder on 24 May 2008. Great idea, dear commenter! How about a little walk down memory lane?

(Click here for the BB scans from Victoria's wedding, if lille Elle's christening did the same thing for you regarding her parents' very royal and romantic wedding.)

Fred, Yrma, Carina and Victoria at Graasten the day before the wedding.

Clockwise from upper left, Marie's cousin Gabriel Peretti with his wife and two kids (one of which is Marie's godson and who was a page boy); aunt Evelyn Dollfus; brother Grégory Grandet who is one of Athena's godfathers; and step-sister Jennifer Grassiot Shorto with her daughters.

Athena's godfather Diego de Lavandeyra, Hennessy cognac heir, and his date, fellow Beau Soleil classmate Béatrice Denache

Denmark's richest landowner, Bendt Wedell, with Baroness Caroline Fleming

Rose Gad (wife to Holger Foss, Fred's friend) and Monpezat cousin Thomas Beauvillain's Danish wife Mie both in repeat dresses for Fred's and Joachim's weddings

Ellen Hillingsø

Old buddy Rigmor Zobel and her husband and Philip Foss and his wife, both guests at Athena's christening

Birgitte and Jeppe Handwerk. Jeppe is godfather to Xian.

Rebecca and Johan Wedell-Wedellsborg. They were the ones who hosted the dinner with Mary and Rigmor Zobel both present that got Mary in tons of hot water. Johan also had his 40th birthday party in Verbier with both Mary and Fred flying in with other aristos.

Schackenborg secretary Trine Ellemann who said of Marie, "she is fantastically lovely, and she and Joachim get on terribly well."

Joachim's bestie Oscar Davidson Siesbye and his wife Britt, Marie's current Lady in Waiting.

Princess Alexandra's former Lady in Waiting Susanne Vind and her husband Erik. They were at Athena's christening.

Some of Marie's friends.

Lene Balleby and her partner.

Fred getting emotional seeing Marie walk up the aisle. Joachim was breaking down at about the same time. Note how Madam's face just looks critical and judgmental.

Marie's bridesmaid Agnete Arnø

Marie's little page boy is the son of Peter and Henriette Steenstrup. Henriette is one of Athena's godmothers. Also pictured are the Geneva-based designers of Marie's dress and their Danish assistant.

Henrik showing off the Bugatti that Joachim and Marie drove away in. "Derf, don't expect people to be patient with you as king. Better learn a trade. How 'bout fixin' cars?"

A son et lumière for Schackenborg during the wedding reception.

Fred, Mary (unseen) and cousin Alexia on their way back to Graasten after the reception.

Aunt Evelyn, Uncle Christian and Maman Grassiot looking at BT the next day at Schackenborg Kro.

Saying goodbye the next day to the French family.

Marie hugging her grandmother goodbye.

Also from this issue:

Madam and her presque-zizi ready to board the Dannebrog for Derf's 40th birthday party.

"Catch it, bitches?"

Fweddie get a birfday cake! Yay!

Daisy at her friend Susanne Heering's "Mrs. H's Dance Institute"

Henrik in a go cart. 

 Jock giving a speech on globalisation, speaking about his goals for himself and Smoody, no doubt!

Katja! You're welcome, Derfie!