Crown Princess Mary exudes elegance at the Odense Flower Festival in Denmark

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark looked stunningly chic on Thursday as she attended the opening of the Odense Flower Festival in Denmark.

The Australian-born royal, 50, exuded elegance in an elegant floral dress, high heels and a gorgeous ear-to-ear smile.

She accessorized her look with freshly styled hair, a glowing foundation and a gorgeous gold bracelet.

Princess Mary even interacted with the adoring crowd, at one point accepting a bouquet of flowers from a young fan.

Enthusiastic fans whipped out their smartphones to snap a photo of the glamorous princess herself, while Mary simply smiled at the adoring crowd.

At one point, she was seen inspecting a lavish bouquet of pink flowers as the adoring masses watched her from afar.

Mary – born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson – is one of the most respected women on the international scene.

She met her husband, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, by chance at the Sydney pub, the Slip Inn, during the 2000 Olympics.

After they met, Fred – who was in Australia supporting Denmark’s Olympic sailing team – asked Mary for her phone number and a romance blossomed.

“The first time we met, we shook hands. I didn’t know he was the Prince of Denmark. Half an hour later, someone approached me and said, “Do you know who these people are? Mary revealed in an interview that she had met the heir to the Danish throne.

They maintained a long-distance relationship for a year, with Frederik making secret trips down before Mary moved to Denmark to study the Danish language at Studieskolen in Copenhagen in 2001.

Frederik and Mary were married on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral, with the new Crown Princess opting for a beautiful dress by Danish designer Uffer Frank and a veil first used by Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden in 1905.