After royal watchers expressed concern for the new Danish queen after her marriage to King Frederik was rocked by his night out with a Mexican socialite, a body language expert reveals what was really going on

Queen Mary of Denmark appeared ‘relieved and tired’ in her celebratory carriage ride following the abdication of  Queen Margrethe on Sunday, a body language expert has claimed.

Royal watchers expressed concern the new queen was ‘sad’ and ‘glum’ while waving at well-wishers, with some pointing out that she didn’t hold the hand of her husband King Frederik during the procession in Copenhagen. 

But body language professional Dr Louise Mahler said the Australian royal looks confident in her decision to step up as queen and while the ‘smile and energy have gone’ the 51-year-old seems ‘relaxed and possibly tired, which is possibly fair enough!’.

‘I don’t see slumped,’ she told FEMAIL. ‘Apparently those carriages are hideously uncomfortable.’

The newly crowned pair marked their rise to the throne with a public kiss on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace, much to the delight of the 100,000 strong crowd. 

While they may have appeared loved up, there has been speculation over the couple’s ‘fairytale romance’ in recent weeks after Frederik was pictured on a night out with  Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova. Genoveva, 47, denied any kind of romantic relationship between herself and the royal.

The crowd let out a huge cheer to welcome their new king, 55-year-old Frederik, to the balcony before screaming even louder when his wife appeared.

The couple’s children were then invited onto the balcony, delighting the crowd even further.

Body language experts have also said the couple didn’t seem ‘spontaneous’ in their public displays of affection.

After he was declared King by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, King Frederik X was joined by his wife Mary and their four children: Christian, Isabella, Vincent and Josephine.

In one moment, Frederik turned to kiss Mary – to loud applause from the crowds gathered below the Christiansborg Castle balcony. 

But body language expert Adrianne Carter told FEMAIL that the kiss was clearly something Frederik had planned, rather than something spontaneous.

 She said: ‘Frederik gives Mary a wink, which means we’re in this together. 

‘He pulls her in for a kiss, which he tries to do a few times before it actually happens.

‘This is something he has planned, rather than something spontaneous.’

Adrianne also notes that when Frederik tries to kiss Mary on the side of the forehead, she ‘doesn’t react in any way; she just accepts’.

The body language expert mused whether Frederik is ‘still in the dog house’ after rumours of an alleged affair with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova.

Adrianne said: ‘We see Frederik pull in Mary and plant a kiss on the side of her forehead. She doesn’t react in any way; she just accepts. 

‘Is Frederik still in the doghouse I wonder?’

Rumours of an affair circulated late last year, after the now King was spotted on a night out with Genoveva in Madrid.

The Mexican socialite was later forced to deny what she labelled ‘malicious’ rumours after photos surfaced of herself with the Crown Prince in the Spanish capital.

Spanish magazine Lecturas reported they had dined together and watched Flamenco dancing until 1am.

Mary has remained tight-lipped about her husband’s dinner with the socialite, and the royal couple have put on a united display in a number of public appearances. 

However, speculation has mounted that Queen Margrethe’s decision to abdicate may have been a bid to keep Frederik’s wife of 19 years on side. 

Mary is incredibly popular with the Danish people, and was labelled the real ‘power behind the throne’ and ‘king Mary’ last week, according to a royal author.

Trine Villemann also told Hello! that the Australian mother-of-four, 51, is a ‘much better communicator and public speaker’ than her husband, Crown Prince Frederik.

Ahead of Margrethe’s daughter-in-law becoming Queen, Danish royal author Trine said: ‘Mary truly is the power behind the throne and will be for decades to come – there’s no doubt about that.

‘Frederik is a lovely guy and he’s very popular, but Mary is a much better communicator and public speaker. She has great skill and enormous talent, and people in Demark are calling her ‘King Mary’. 

‘Her approval ratings are higher than those of the rest of the royals, too… As we say in Denmark: Long live King Mary!’

Ahead of Margarethe’s shock announcement, the  family headed for a pre-Christmas break to Mary’s native Australia, as well as visiting New Zealand. 

Before the family’s flight from New Zealand Princess Mary shared a cryptic post about loneliness and the need for positive human connection ahead of Christmas.

In the letter posted on the Mary Foundation website, the future queen reflected on the past year – and said she felt it was shorter than previous years.

‘And at the same time, so much has happened that it is impossible to put it all into words,’ she continued.

An excerpt shared on the official Instagram of the Danish Royal House had some speculating the princess was using her foundation to hint at the affair rumours.

‘We need each other if we are to succeed.’ And that’s not only true in the working world and for those of us who are working to combat social isolation,’ it read.

‘This is true for all of us. Humans need humans.’

The post and powerful words were pictured alongside a gorgeous picture of the royal in the snow.

She wore a purple jacket beneath a warm woolen wrap and gave a soft smile toward the camera.

‘The Danish royal family are lucky to have you. I hope your husband realises he has embarrassed you and his children immeasurably. You will make a fine queen,’ one fan commented.

Another wrote: ‘I think this is a sad year for Mary, her husband’s (alleged) betrayal and it’s public. What a brave woman, she can handle anything. I just adore her.’ 

Some came to the defence of the royals calling for people to stop talking about the alleged affair.

There has been speculation that Queen Margrethe’s abdication may have been driven to save the marriage of her son and Princess Mary in the wake of the alleged ‘affair’.

Ms Casanova has denied allegations of any relationship with Frederik.

Royal commentator Phil Dampier told The Telegraph: ‘It’s possible that the Queen took this action because she would have been terrified of the marriage breaking up and the royal family losing Mary. It would have caused major problems. 

‘The Queen has always seen Mary as a tremendous asset.’

An emotional King Frederik promised to be a modern monarch ‘of tomorrow’ as he asked his ‘beloved wife’ and family for support during a new reign.

In his first public speech after being proclaimed King, the father-of-four, 55, as per a translation by royal blogger Gert’s Royals, said: ‘My mother, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe the 2nd, has ruled Denmark for 52 years. For half a century, she has followed the times with our common heritage as a starting point.

‘She will always be remembered as a Monarch beyond the ordinary. Like few, my mother has managed to be at one with her kingdom. Today, the throne passes on.

It’s the latest drama for the Danish royal, which follows Margrethe sparking a public rift with  Joachim after stripping his four children of their royal titles. 

She subsequently apologised about the timing of the announcement but stood by the edict.

Joachim had spoken out against his mother’s decision in the days that followed – claiming that his children born from Joachim’s first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg – and Henrik and Athena had been ‘harmed’ in the process.

Months later, the sixth-in-line to the throne admitted that ‘communication was missing’ within the Royal Family in the lead-up to the shock announcement.

Joachim told local news outlet B.T.: ‘There is a lot to work on. Communication was what was missing. Now we have met and we are on the right track.’

Shortly after his children were stripped of his titles, Joachim claimed that he had only been given five days’ notice before the news was made public.

Following the Queen’s announcement, Joachim spoke to Danish publication Ekstra Bladet outside the Danish Embassy in Paris, where he lives with his French-born wife Princess Marie and his two youngest children, and said his four children had been ‘hurt’ by their grandmother’s decision.

‘I was given five days’ notice to tell them. In May, I was presented with a plan which, by and large, was that when the children each turned 25, it would happen. Now I had only five days to tell them. Athena turns 11 in January,’ he clarified at the time.

Meanwhile, his ex-wife Alexandra said that her sons, Nikolai and Felix, had been left feeling ‘ostracised’ from the institution and the decision had come like a ‘bolt out of the blue’.

The Royal Household released a further statement, saying: ‘As the Queen stated yesterday, the decision has been a long time coming.

‘We understand that there are many emotions at stake at the moment, but we hope that the Queen’s wish to future-proof the Royal Household will be respected.’