A royal return! Princess Mary is spotted eating lunch and shopping in Melbourne with childhood best friend - as royal fans scramble over her surprise visit Down Under
- Crown Princess Mary has been spotted dining and shopping in Melbourne
- The surprise visit has left royal fans shocked, as she prepares to see family
- On Wednesday she visited Brighton's The Pantry before strolling down Church St
- Plenty of remarks were made about her 'glowing' skin and Chanel ballet flats
- The royal was with her long-time best friend Amber Petty, who was a bridesmaid
- Have you seen Mary? Send your pictures to matilda.rudd@mailonline.com
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has been spotted in a cafe and filling up petrol beside her Australian best friend Amber Petty in Melbourne in what appears to be a surprise return Down Under to see her family.
On Wednesday Brighton's The Pantry was graced by the 50-year-old royal's presence as she dined on a light lunch before traipsing down the suburb's main shopping district for some retail therapy.
Wearing Chanel ballet flats, a white blouse and high waisted white denim trousers she looked angelic according to onlookers, reports The Herald Sun, pausing to browse in HOSS, Carla Zampatti, Saba and Morrisson.
One fan who was in Scanlan Theodore at the time the royal strode in said she walked out with a new designer suit.
With only a small security detail and her bridesmaid Petty by her side the surprise visit went unnoticed by plenty of royal fans.
On Thursday the friends reunited again, this time in Elwood, where they were seen behind the wheel of a red hatchback filling up the car with petrol
With no security and just her bridesmaid Petty (pictured) by her side the surprise visit went unnoticed by plenty of royal fans
Princess Mary was on the phone while her best friend Amber Petty drove them around
On Thursday the friends reunited again, this time in Elwood, where they were seen behind the wheel of a red hatchback filling up the car with petrol.
It is understood by the publication that Princess Mary will fly on to Tasmania, where she was born and raised, to see family before heading back to Denmark.
She was last seen publicly at a media competition in Denmark on March 22, just over a week before her Melbourne jaunt.
Her last known visit to Australia was in 2017 on another private family holiday.
Petty, who has remained close to the royal, saw the beginning of her friend's fairytale romance with Prince Frederik.
On March 22 the royal attended a media competition event with Mary Fonden
Petty, who has remained close to the royal, saw the beginning of her friend's fairytale romance with Prince Frederik. Pictured in 2008 (right and left)
Amber Petty (in bright pink) was a bridesmaid at Princess Mary's nuptials in 2004
In an interview Stellar Magazine in 2021 Petty revealed the Crown Prince and his wife were just like any other couple, but the 'surreal' experience of seeing her best friend fall in love with a prince changed the friendship.
Petty tells the magazine: 'For a long time, one of my coping mechanisms with the surreal side of where that friendship went was simply to just anchor it down to the basic human elements of what it was, and is, which is actually just a story of two people falling in love and choosing to do life together.'
In her book This Is Not A Love Song Petty discusses attending Princess Mary's wedding but warns that she is scant on details.
'I have tried to honour the reader by sharing some insights, real moments that I love, while also being mindful to honour the private us, and the private her,' she says.
The Australian advertising executive, who remains close to Princess Mary, saw the beginning of her friend's fairytale romance with Frederik, 52, which she details in her new book, This Is Not A Love Song. Mary and Frederik are pictured in 2002
Petty tells the magazine: 'For a long time, one of my coping mechanisms with the surreal side of where that friendship went was simply to just anchor it down to the basic human elements of what it was, and is, which is actually just a story of two people falling in love and choosing to do life together.' Pictured in 2004
Petty confirms that Mary has read the book, but 'wouldn't want to say on record how she feels, but I will say she understands the purpose of the book and all relevant details to the overarching theme'.
She goes on to call Mary her 'soulmate' and despite the women living in different countries - with Petty based in Australia - they remain close.
'Distance has always been hard, and not knowing when you'll see and hug the people you love again is perhaps harder than ever,' Petty tells Stellar.
Love: Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary was 'just' Mary, a marketing manager at an advertisement company, when she met Crown Prince Frederik in a pub in Sydney during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The couple's engagement was made official in October 2003
Romantic: On May 14, 2004, Mary married her Prince in a lavish ceremony attended by royals - and media - from across the globe in Copenhagen Cathedral in the Danish capital
'But I've learnt that we just need to be patient and grateful that we are still alive and healthy, and future memories are still there to be had.'
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary was 'just' Mary, a marketing manager at an advertisement company, when she met Crown Prince Frederik in a pub in Sydney during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Mary, a daughter of two Scottish immigrants, has previously said she 'never dreamed of becoming a princess, I wanted to be a veterinarian,' and did not know who the man who introduced himself as 'Fred' was at first.
Sweet: Mary, a daughter of two Scottish immigrants, has previously said she 'never dreamed of becoming a princess, I wanted to be a veterinarian,' and did not know who the man who introduced himself as 'Fred' was at first. Pictured in 2019
The couple embarked upon a long distance relationship, something which in the pre-smartphone app era was confined to emails, phone calls and letters.
Despite being spotted together several times in both Denmark and Australia, and Mary moving to Europe in 2001, it was not until April 2003 that Queen Margrethe publicly acknowledged their relationship.
The couple's engagement was made official with, what else, a press conference in Copenhagen in October 2003.
On May 14, 2004, Mary married her Prince in a lavish ceremony attended by royals - and media - from across the globe in Copenhagen Cathedral in the Danish capital.
It was described as the ultimate happy fairytale ending with the prince marrying the beautiful commoner, and the guestlist included the Kings and Queens of Sweden, Norway, Spain, Belgium and The Netherlands as Prince Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
The Crown Prince couple are parents to Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
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