This article appeared in the Hobart Mercury, a Tasmanian newspaper. It concerns Princess Mary, the Little Prince, and Easter in Denmark. The photo is from Danish Royal Watchers blog and shows Queen Margrethe II holding Prince Christian.PRINCESS Mary's "baby kingaroo" looked more like a floppy-eared Easter bunny at his grandmother's birthday party.
Mary and her husband Crown Prince Frederik proudly showed off their six-month-old son Prince Christian as Denmark's royal family gathered to celebrate the 66th birthday of Queen Margrethe II.
The party at Marselisborg Castle was a double celebration combining birthday and Easter festivities -- including some uniquely Danish traditions.
As well as the usual chocolate eggs and rabbits, Danes enjoy a special Easter beer from their breweries.
The stronger, tastier brew is used to help wash down the traditional Easter Thursday meal of cabbage -- sometimes up to seven different types.
Danes also traditionally do large loads of washing over Easter in the belief that the clothes will stay cleaner for the rest of the year.
The royal family gathered at the baroque-inspired Marselisborg palace, the summer holiday home of Queen Margrethe and her husband Prince Henrik.
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