They made a lively pair. “Royals are often obsessed with color, but Queen Margrethe’s take on royal style is very bold,” Broger says. “She’s an artist, so she has a completely different understanding of color. She’s a different tall woman than most other queens, so she’s able to keep a more dramatic figure. Perhaps she’s a royal figure. “She’s a little more intelligent than her peers, but she’s also the queen of a very different monarchy than, say, England,” she continued, acknowledging the reduced scrutiny that comes with being on the throne in a small kingdom like Denmark.
Denise says her love for the Danish queen, who spends her summers at Caix, a French castle and vineyard in Cahors, is rooted in her “Francophile” nature, which she links to her late husband. “She speaks very good French, with an accent that goes beyond the poshness that only royals have,” he points out. “More than the Grimaldi region of Monaco or the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha region of French-speaking Belgium, Queen Margrethe epitomizes the kind of queen we want. Her Majesty is known for her unpretentious, highly sophisticated style and It looks very French to French people in the way it does it.”
Case in point: On the Queen’s birthday in 2019, the Danish court released a photo of staff serenading the monarch with a birthday song in the ballroom of her summer palace. The Queen wore a huge Victorian nightgown on the ballroom balcony, her hair down and keeping her distance. From the distinctive chignon. “She wears clothes that are both glamorous and formal, such as in a long evening dress at a state dinner or ball, or more modest, such as a cotton dress when going to a local market in France.” “She has a perfect instinct for finding the perfect outfit, her favorite checked ensemble, flat shoes,” says Denise. “This art of mastering the right outfit for the right occasion, and even adding a personal touch to it, makes her unique among royals who are difficult to choose from in either field.” Broger said Queen Margrethe says that the secret to her popularity is that she understands her position. “She gives us more than the call of duty. She shows us a life to the fullest.”