Queen Mary of Denmark surprised fans with a tiny - and unexpected - detail when she stepped out in Copenhagen recently.
The Australian-born royallooked typically stylish when she visited the Danish capital'sFreedom Museum to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the National Guard.
She was rugged up from the cold but when she took off her navy leather gloves she revealed a peek of a fun gold-flecked manicure.
Those in the fashion community believe gold/gold flaked manicures represent success, generosity, understated glamour, elegance and passion.
The 52-year-old hasn't let her new prestigious role at Denmark's Queen Consort stop her from getting playful manicures a number of times.
Fans are loving Queen Mary of Denmarks 'playful' manicures. She styled her nails with a neutral colour and sparkling gold flecks at an event
The 52-year-old was rugged up from the cold but when she took off her navy leather gloves she revealed a peek of a fun gold-flecked manicure
While congratulating the winners of the country's most prestigious research prize at a ceremony in Copenhagen in February, she made a statement with electric blue nail polish.
Mary wore gloves for the majority of her appearance at the Freedom Museum anddonned an elegant long trench coat by Danish label Fonnesbech which she tied at the waist.
The mum-of-four slipped her gloves off to show her neutral-coloured nails decorated with sparkling gold flecks.
Mary seems to love matching her nails with her outfits as previously she opted for a bright indigo hue to go with her navy jacket and trousers by British brand The Fold to present certificates to the winners of the EliteForsk Prize.
The bright colour caught the attention of the monarch's style watchers with one saying: 'Funky nails from the newly minted Queen Mary'.
Mary wore gloves for the majority of her appearance at the Freedom museum and donned an elegant long trench coat by Danish label Fonnesbech which she tied at the waist
'Elegant and professional suit for Queen Mary. The bright blue nails are not my preference but I guess I'm a bit behind the times in that area,' another wrote.
'She is still beautiful and the playful fingernails show her willingness to go outside the box,' added a third.
Mary has been making many solo outings sparking speculation shemay have spent the Easter break away from Prince Frederik as their flag remained raised over their mansion in Amalienborg Castle - meaning at least Frederik, Mary or their son Crown Prince Christian was in attendance.
The family often travel for Easter, with the palace telling Danish publication Her&Nul last week that Queen Margrethe, 83, will act as head of state as the whole family travel out of the country.
However, it seems a last-minute change took place, with Mary possibly staying behind in Copenhagen.
Mary seems to love matching her nails with her outfits as she opted for an indigo hue to go with her navy jacket and trousers to present certificates to the winners of the EliteForsk Prize
The bright colour caught the attention of the monarch's style watchers with one saying: 'Funky nails from the newly minted Queen Mary'
The Danish royal family came under fire over their 'unprofessional' way of ruling over the Easter long weekend.
Danes slammed the royal house for going 'back in time' by using the flag system to hint as to who is home rather than using an official calendar.
The flag method goes against the King's promise to bring the monarchy into the future and, as his people have complained, actually drags it backwards.
To make matters worse for the crown, the Palace had put out an official statement claiming the entire family was abroad for the weekend and the country would be back under Queen Margrethe's rule as regent.
This was directly contradicted by the flying flag over their home at Amalienborg over the weekend which pointed to King Frederik, Queen Mary or Prince Christian being home.
The 'flag method' has been slammed as unprofessional by Danes, who say they should always know who is in charge and at home - without having to head to the palace to see
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When Daily Mail Australia asked the palace who was home they simply repeated the statement that the family was on holiday and the regent was in charge.
Danish tabloid B.T claims it was Mary who failed to jet off with the rest of the family on time, spending much of Easter alone.
Communications advisor Anne Thygesen told the tabloid the game of flags did not look good for the palace.
'It shouldn't be a guesswork, a puzzle or a detective work to find out who is the country's head of state. It sounds like it was almost the step before Morse code, runes and carrier pigeons - so very, very old-fashioned,' she said.
The press and Danish citizens shouldn't have to go to the palace to see which flags are up to know who is in charge, she explained, which is what has been happening.
She said relying on flags makes it easier for rumours to start.
'I don't really think that they had a bad intention, but it just seems unprofessional, because maybe you didn't want to tell them that Mary didn't come along for the first few days when she had to fix something at home,' she said.
