Crown Princess Mary's incredible style evolution in pictures

It's been a true style journey.

Feb 06, 2019 1:00pm
By Jess Pullar
It was the year 2000, and Mary Donaldson was just a normal Tassie girl working as a real estate agent.
But in an amazing turn of events that would normally be reserved only for fictional fairytales, Mary became a real-life Princess.
It's a love story we'll never tire of: The 28-year-old was at Sydney's Slip Inn pub during the 2000 Olympics. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark just so happened to be there.
The pair started chatting, and instantly hit it off. The rest, as they say, is history.
The Danish royal couple have been together for 18 years.
Indeed, Mary had to learn a lot about royal protocol, and appropriate clothing was a big part of it.
Through the years, we've seen a big change in the Tasmanian local's style, but she's taken it all in her stride.
Here, we round up the style evolution of Crown Princess Mary: from Sydney salesperson to royal Princess.

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November 2002, Melbourne

From square-shaped sunnies to the semi-transparent hat, this look captures true early 00's style.

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October 2003, Denmark

Did you even live in 2003 if you didn't wear a satin dress to a formal occasion?

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January 2003, Hobart

Mary rocks the board shorts and boaters like only a true princess-to-be can.

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January 2003, Hobart

She might not be a royal Queen, but Mary was definitely queen of early naughties style. Exhibit A: This baggy jeans and sandals get-up.

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January 2004, Copenhagen

Another day, another satin gown for the soon-to-be Princess!

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May 2004, Copenhagen

The year was 2004 and Mary was bang on trend with this blazer, jeans and stiletto combo.

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May 2004, Copenhagen

Jacket? Tick. Dress? Tick. Hat? Tick!

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May 2004, Copenhagen

Crown Princess Mary, who was weeks out from her wedding at this stage, absolutely stunned in this ravishing red ensemble.

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May 2004, Christiansborg

We've noticed Mary is partial to an all-beige palette, but this time it took a slightly warmer turn into orange territory.

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May 2004, Copenhagen

The Aussie-born princess marries her real-life Prince Charming and the whole world swooned.

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February 2005, Sydney

Back on home soil, the Princess clearly felt comfortable to casual things up.

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February 2005, Sydney

The boardies are back and we can't fault her for staying true to her origins.

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March 2005, Sydney

It's pink and black, it's satin, it's floor-length and it's utterly chic.

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March 2005, Sydney

Again with the satin, we almost need some sunnies just to get through this gallery.

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May 2008, Iceland

An interesting print broken up with a (highly necessary) fur trimmed jacket.

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March 2009, New York

Again, the Princess can't help but risk a bold print!

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October 2012, Luxembourg

This hat and dress combo ticks all the boxes.

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June 2014, Luzech

This stunning emerald gown gives us all the holiday vibes.

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May 2015, Germany

By this stage, Mary is simply oozing style.

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August 2017, Copenhagen

Pictured walking with her two daughters, the Princess looks radiant.

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September 2017, Copenhagen

This soft one-shoulder style looks stunning on the Princess.

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August 2018, Copenhagen

From board shorts to this stunning red dress, there's no denying it: Princess Mary has officially nailed royal style.

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December 2018, Latvia

Princess Mary ended 2018 by debuting a brand new up-do hair style while attending an official dinner. Styled with a burgundy coat, the brunette couldn't have looked more chic!

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February 2019, Denmark

A royal pairing for the ages! Attending a banquet for Naval officers at Fredensborg Castle, Mary and Prince Frederik oozed class in their military ensembles.

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February 2019, Denmark

Princess perfect! This stunning picture of the Danish Princess was released for her 47th birthday on February 5th - and we can't stop staring. (Image: @detdanskekongehus Instagram)

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