On April 9, the chapter of the Royal Orders of Knighthood was held under King Carl XVI Gustaf’s chairmanship at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. At the chapter, Queen Mary of Denmark’s Seraphim shield was unveiled​.

Since the previous chapter, a new foreign Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim had been appointed: Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark, who was appointed in connection with the Danish state visit to Sweden in May 2024.​ During the chapter, Royal Herald Painter Leif Ericsson presented the newly painted Seraphim shield.​

With the marriage to Crown Prince – now King – Frederick of Denmark in 2004, Mary was invested with the Order of the Elephant. In accordance with the statutes of the order (just like the Swedish Order of the Seraphim), Mary was granted a personal coat of arms, displayed on a stall plate in the Chapel of the Royal Orders at Frederiksborg Castle. Mary’s coat of arms is or-coloured and shows a MacDonald Gules eagle and a sable-coloured boat, both symbolising her Scottish ancestry. The chief is azure-coloured and shows two gold Commonwealth Stars from the arms of Australia, and a gold rose in between, depicting her personal symbol. The coat of arms is designed by Danish Royal Herald Painter Ronny Skov Andersen. The same design is now being used for the Swedish Order of the Seraphim shield.

While Queen Mary’s Order of the Elephant shield as Crown Princess of Denmark features the previous Danish Royal Coat of Arms, her Seraphim Shield features the new version.

Featured image: Sara Friberg/Kungl. Hovstaterna

Source: Kungahuset, Wikipedia