The Foreign Business office has available its ‘profound apologies’ to the Danish Royal loved ones soon after Princess Mary was invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral by oversight.
The FCDO sent an apology to the Danish Royal Household through the Danish Embassy, a spokesperson instructed MailOnline on Tuesday.
The Danish Royal relatives experienced originally verified Princess Mary’s attendance on September 13, with a assertion to say that, ‘HM The Queen and the Crown Prince Few [will be] current at the Point out Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II’.
The invitation mistakenly led the Danish Royal household to imagine that Queen Margrethe II’s visitor, her son Prince Frederik, could also bring a furthermore 1.
On the other hand, in a assertion launched days afterwards, they claimed that only ‘Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Crown Prince’ would ‘participate from Denmark’ – building no mention of Princess Mary’s absence.
It has been claimed the ‘regrettable error’ was made owing to the Overseas Workplace possessing to send out out a lot of invites within a shorter room of time.
The final time she was found: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark at Christiansborg palace for the gala diner for the duration of the 50 many years anniversary of Her Queen Margrethe II of Denmark accession to the throne on September 10
Queen Magrethe II and her son, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark pictured at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday
A International office spokesperson stated: ‘The FCDO has passed on their profound apologies to the Danish Royal Household by way of the Danish Embassy.’
Yesterday observed Westminster Abbey fill up with 2,000 persons which include entire world leaders, overseas royals and several hundred everyday Britons decided on by the Queen for her funeral.
But Australian-born Princess Mary, 50, was noticeably missing from the assistance, when her spouse Prince Frederik and mother-in-regulation Queen Margrethe, wherever in attendance.
Protocol meant that formal invitations had been despatched to existing heads of point out who ended up allowed to carry a single visitor to Queen Elizabeth’s point out funeral, held yesterday at Westminster Abbey.
But questions continue being around why the Dutch and Spanish Royal family members experienced at minimum a few guests just about every.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, of the Netherlands, have been accompanied by his mother Princess Beatrix to Westminster Abbey yesterday.
In the meantime, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attended the late monarch’s funeral, with the previous King Juan Carlos I and his spouse Sofia also present.
Final week, the Danish Royal household instructed the tabloid BT: ‘There has been a regrettable error in the invitation from the British Overseas Office’s protocol.
‘It is as a result only the Queen and the Crown Prince who, from the Danish side, will participate in Queen Elizabeth II’s condition funeral on Monday.’
Eagle-eyed royal commentators have observed the unique absence of Australian-born Princess Mary of Denmark at the Queen’s funeral
The Danish royal relatives were explained to be attending in comprehensive force when they built an formal announcement on September 13 but six times later the 50-yr-old mom-of-4 was nowhere to be viewed
Photographs and movie footage shot at the funeral confirmed Prince Frederik and Queen Margrethe – now the only reigning Queen left in the globe – sitting opposite King Charles III and his relatives on Monday
BT’s royal correspondent Jacob Heinel Jensen mentioned the Danish royal house would have been ‘upset’ by the eleventh hour modify.
‘It’s actually clumsy and unlucky… It has meant that the Royal Property will have to now say that a mistake had been designed, and that is uncomfortable,’ he mentioned.
‘I believe the Royal House easily understands that a miscalculation has been designed. I wondered myself when I was in London and the British media wrote that there were only two invitees per state.
‘After all, you received the sensation that there genuinely should be excess close ties amongst Denmark and Britain’s royal home if we got a few invites.’
Representatives of more than 20 Royal Family members were existing at yesterday’s provider, like the reigning monarchs of the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, who almost never makes overseas visits, was among the the guests along with King Jigme & Queen Jetsun of Bhutan and the Sultan of Brunei.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, and King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, have been between the first monarchs to look at the monarch lying-in-point out at Westminster Corridor.
Queen Margrethe held a near marriage with Queen Elizabeth II and was among the the to start with intercontinental monarch to spend tribute to Her Majesty.
She was also noticed shedding a tear in entrance of the Queen’s coffin just before the funeral on Monday.
Both Queens are great-wonderful granddaughters of Queen Victoria – generating them 3rd cousins – with Margrethe usually hunting up to Elizabeth like a significant sister.
In May well, Margrethe explained to the UK’s ITV news that Elizabeth, 14 decades her senior, was a ‘huge inspiration’ to her as the only other dwelling Queen.
With the death of Elizabeth II, Margrethe II of Denmark has develop into the only residing Queen in the earth
‘[Queen Elizabeth] was 26 when she became Queen. When I was escalating up, I hoped I would not be as younger as that when my father died. It designed an enormous impact on me. The fact that she was dedicating her lifestyle. I understood what that meant. This is for daily life. That is the complete point of my existence. And I know she sees that as well,’ she explained.
‘When I was expanding up, my mother and father claimed to me, “look at what they do in England” and I could see that it could be finished and it was worthwhile and you could dwell a incredibly total lifestyle with it, even with a hefty routine and demanding career.’
The mother-of-two additional that both Queens see their roles as ‘dedication’ and ‘a job’ and the way that Elizabeth ‘faced her duties’ ‘inspired her’.
‘The way she has confronted her duties, the way she has devoted her lifetime, and she does it with a smile. She has been by a lot of matters,’ she additional.
‘When you get to my age, you will not have the emptiness, what am I going to do tomorrow? I know jolly very well what I am heading to do tomorrow, and the upcoming day, and the subsequent calendar year.’
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has lead the international royals spending tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96. They are pictured in 2000 at London’s Natural Historical past Museum
The pair, also experienced sweet nicknames for one particular a different. Margrethe identified as Elizabeth by her childhood nickname ‘Lilibet’ even though Elizabeth referred to as Margrethe ‘Daisy’.
The Danish monarch is acknowledged as ‘Aunt Daisy’ to lots of in her relatives as she was named after her grandmother, Princess Margareta of Sweden, and her name is identical to the Nordic phrase for the daisy flower.
‘We are absolutely affectionate, but I will not want to splash it all above the spot,’ she informed ITV of Elizabeth II.
The pair also have a enjoy of canine in common. When Elizabeth will endlessly be related with corgis, Margrethe is known in Denmark for her adore of dogs.
When Elizabeth bought her very first corgi as a youngster, it was Margrethe’s late husband Prince Henrik who launched her to dachshunds.
The Danish royal spouse and children, such as Hobart-born Mary, shared a near connection with Elizabeth. Pictured in 2016
Margrethe was also between the first royals to pay tribute to the Queen upon her death very last 7 days.
In a statement she wished the new King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla her ‘deepest views and prayers’ following Elizabeth II handed absent peacefully at Balmoral.
Speaking on behalf of the Danish family she was ‘deeply moved’ by the unhappy information of her ‘beloved mother’s death’.
‘I deliver you and Camilla my warmest views and prayers,’ she mentioned.
‘She was a towering figure among the the European monarchs and a great inspiration to us all. We shall overlook her terribly.
‘Her 70 a long time of reign and service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth are an unparalleled and outstanding achievement.
In February, Margrethe and Mary, achieved with Kate Middleton, who and formally welcomed her to Copenhagen
‘She was a towering determine amongst the European monarchs and a wonderful inspiration to us all. We shall miss out on her terribly,’ she wrote
‘We shall generally keep in mind her essential contributions to their improvement and prosperity.’
The Danish royal spouse and children, such as Hobart-born Princess Mary, shared a shut relationship with Queen Elizabeth.
In February, Margrethe and Mary met with Kate Middleton, and formally welcomed her to Copenhagen.
Mary has also formerly attended Royal Ascot horse race with the Queen and Prince Edward.
