King Frederik has awarded Queen Mary with the Order of the Dannebrog for his birthday.
Queen Mary was made Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog on 26 May, the highest rank of the order which is only granted to royals.
The Queen was granted the same Grand Cross worn by her late father-in-law, Prince Henrik. It was carefully restored and had the King’s monogram added before it was presented to Mary.
Eight people are allowed to be Grand Commander at once, and Denmark currently has seven with the addition of Queen Mary. The other Grand Commanders are King Frederik, Queen Margrethe, Prince Joachim, Princess Benedikte, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, and King Harald of Norway.
The Order of the Dannebrog was created in 1671, but women were not allowed as members of the order until 1951. Previously, the Royal House awarded the Grand Commander Cross to certain royal women as a special gesture.
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