The latest birthday portrait of Queen Mary of Denmark’s eldest daughter, Princess Isabella, has been released – and it features a detail that many often forget to understand.
Even though most royal snaps are taken by professionals, the mother of four is almost always the photographer behind her children’s candid birthday portraits.
And she usually includes one or more family pets in her shots for a personal touch.
Isabella, along with her siblings Prince Christian, 18, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, both 13, posed with animals in their birthday photos.
In the 17-year-old princess’ birthday photo, she is sitting next to one of the family’s pet dogs, Coco.
“To mark her birthday, Her Majesty The Queen took new photos of the Princess with one of the Royal Family’s dogs, Coco,” the royal family announced in an Instagram post.
Princess Isabella of Denmark turned 17 on Sunday April 21. The royal family shared a photo of the princess with their dog Coco, taken by her mother, Queen Mary.
In her birthday photo, Isabella wore a beige blazer, a white t-shirt and a gold “B” necklace, suggesting that her family and friends call her by a shortened nickname Belle or Bella.
This isn’t the first time Border Collie Coco has appeared in the royal family’s birthday portraits.
For Joséphine and Vincent’s 11th birthday, the twins posed with Coco and her littermate when they were just puppies.
Mary’s dogs, Grace and Ziggy, who died in 2017, also feature in the family portraits.
Their horses and even a koala have also appeared in photos of the royal children.
In her latest birthday photo, Isabella wore a beige blazer and plain white t-shirt and accessorized with hoop earrings.
She also donned an 18-karat gold “B” necklace worth $3,767 from jewelry brand Dulong, suggesting family and friends call her by an abbreviated nickname Belle or Bella.
Isabella wore her brunette tresses in a wavy blow-dry and opted for simple, natural makeup with a touch of blush.
The mother of four is often the photographer behind her children’s birthday portraits and the family pet is a common motif that appears in many of her shots.
For Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent’s 11th birthday, the twins posed with Coco and her littermate as puppies
In the first snap, she is seen smiling as she wraps her arm around Cocoa, while the second featured a more serious monochrome photo of the couple.
Queen Mary has a penchant for photography and regularly posts snaps she took herself on Danish royal social media pages.
These include shots taken around the palace, candid images of family photos and artistic gardens.
She also goes behind the camera on family vacations and shares behind-the-scenes glimpses in surprise collages posted online.
That she continues to do so as queen shows her commitment to a modern monarchy – something she and her husband, King Frederik, have talked about since taking the reins in January.
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