Queen Mary joined King Frederik and their four children for Denmark's annual Royal Run on Monday, with 15-year-old Prince Vincent emerging as the fastest of the family. The event in Copenhagen saw the royals take part in a series of races alongside members of the public, with distances of one mile, five kilometres and ten kilometres on offer.
The King, 57, was the only member of the family to complete all three races, while Queen Mary, 54, took part in the 5km event. She told TV2: "I have to admit I have become a slow runner, but I ran the whole way. This year my husband wins because he is the only one who ran all the distances."
Prince Vincent finished the one-mile race in first place, and later joined his father for the 10km race, which included a grand final. Crown Prince Christian, 20, was absent from the finish line as he needed to return to a 10-day military exercise, but earlier completed the 5km run in Ringkøbing in 22 minutes and 22 seconds, despite stopping for selfies and handshakes.
The outing comes after it was revealed that Denmark's former queen, Margrethe, had been hospitalised for a second time in recent weeks due to a blood clot. Asked about his mother, King Frederik said she is "a pretty cool mother who doesn't need to run", and added that he plans to visit her in hospital on Tuesday.
Queen Mary shared a photograph of herself limbering up with the family dog, wearing an official Royal Run T-shirt, tracksuit bottoms and pink trainers. Princess Isabella, Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent all received medals after completing the 5km stretch in Copenhagen.
Asked who the fastest in the family is, King Frederik replied: "Well, I've stepped away from that boat. It'll probably be my youngest son, but he'll have to discuss that with his older brother in Ringkøbing." The King, who turns 58 on Tuesday, began the day at 10am after arriving in Randers on the Royal Dannebrog Yacht.
