As Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik stroll arm in arm along the windswept shoreline, the look of love on their faces is plain for all to see.
The intimate, romantic moment shows that after seven years of marriage, the bond between the pair is stronger than ever. Theirs is proving to be an enduring, feel-good love story – one that proves fairytales really do come true.
As the couple began their annual summer cruise aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog, it was very clear that the heir to the Danish throne is just as smitten with his beautiful Mary as he was on their wedding day back in May 2004.
He seemed to echo those feelings again, not being able to take his eyes off his beautiful wife as they sailed in blazing sunshine into the resort town of Skagen, Nothern Denmark.
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Mary and Fred about to embark on their annual summer cruise.
The couple met when the Crown Prince was visiting Australia in 2000 and engaged in 2003.
The pair married in 2004 in a ceremony which was seen as a modern fairytale romance.
Princess Mary settled into her new royal lifestyle very quickly.
Princess Mary is highly involved with events and charities throughout Europe.
The couple’s first child, Prince Christian was born in 2005.
Their second child Princess Isabella was born in 2007.
In August, 2010 Princess Mary announced she was pregnant with twins.
The twins were born on January 8, 2011.
Mary has said the couple see their official duties as time when they are “out on a date.” together.”