Princess Mary dazzles at Copenhagen Fashion Week

Princess Mary dazzles at Copenhagen Fashion Week

Looking resplendent in a jewel-embellished black coat, cigarette pants and white jumper, Princess Mary kicked off the Copenhagen Fashion Week in Denmark in the most elegant, dazzling manner.

Dressed warmly but stylish for the wintry weather, the 44-year-old added the final touch to her look by wearing a pair of Valentino rockstud heels. She brightened up her look with a bold pink lipstick and accessorized with dazzling crystal earrings. Everyone at the event fell prey to her characteristic warm smile.

Renown for being the largest fashion show in the Nordic Region, Copenhagen Fashion Week runs every February and August. The main venue of the shoe is at the City Hall of Copenhagen in the city center.

Joining designers at the opening of the annual event at City Hall, the style icon posed for photos with Eva Kruse, CEO Copenhagen Fashion Summit.

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Frederik is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. The royal couple have four children, out of which two are twins.

Their story is an authentic modern fairytale between a Prince and commoner. The royal couple met at the Slip Inn, a pub in Sydney, when the Prince was visiting Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics. They got engaged after three years, and then they married the following year, which received extensive coverage by both Australian and European news media.

The Copenhagen Fashion Week doesn't only showcase designs from established designers, but it also promotes up-and-coming talent as well, particularly with the Designer's Nest Award.

As the patron of Designer's Nest Award, the Australian-born princess presented the winners at the coveted event. The aim of the award is to expose and promote up-and-coming designers in order to boost their chances to make it in the fashion industry.

Australian photographer Natalie Rap spoke with the princess and then told Daily Mail Australia that Mary took the time to speak with guests and take photos. The photographer said the princess was friendly and approachable.

Accordingly, Mary raved about the Danish label and praised the historic brand for being sustainable.

Everyone was really impressed with how she was so friendly and approachable, Miss Rap said.

Many locals said to me I was lucky to have the chance to speak with her as it's a rare opportunity in Denmark.

Mary observed Danish fashion house Fonnesback's Spring/Summer 2017 collection from the front row. Established in Denmark in 1847 by Anders Fonnesbach, the label combines historic pieces with modern fashion to create timeless designs, including a bright yellow gown with cut-out sleeves that took the runway by storm.

Mary wore an off-white dress by Daniel label Julie Fagerholt Heartmade, valued in US$523. The dress is made with silk and features a gold thread with button closure.

She paired the dressed with a rust-colored coat by Fonnesbech, snakeskin and suede stilettos by Italian fashion house Sergio Rosson, and a clutch from Danish label Carlend Copenhagen. Only the crocodile-skin clutch retails online for US$1273.

J.K. burns haters on Twitter

J.K. burns haters on Twitter

The author of the famous saga of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, is often vocal about her political views, particularly her support for refugees, the LGBTQ community, women, minorities and her disdain for Donald Trump. Unfortunately, her position has sparked the hate of many Trump supporters that have taken to Twitter to either insult her or criticize her.

Trolls, however, should know better than to mess an internationally famous writer who obviously has a way with words. There's nothing more entertaining than reading on Twitter how J.K. Rowling brutally destroys Internet trolls with her witty, genius comebacks.

When a Twitter used said glad I caught this article on yahoo. I will now burn your books and movies too, referring to J.K. Rowling criticism of Trump, J.K. Rowling had the most amazing response: Well, the fumes from the DVDs might be toxic and I've still got your money, so by all means borrow my lighter.

She has also stood out in defense of the LGBTQ community. When a fan tweeted I wonder why you said that Dumbledore is a gay because I can't see him in that way, Rowling replied, Maybe because gay people just look like... people?

After Trump banned refugees from the USA, J.K. Rowling defended by saying: If you can't imagine yourself in one of those boats, you have something missing. They are dying for a life worth living. That defense sparked a criticism from a Twitter troll: Said the millionaire on her gold iPhone in her mansion. To that, she responded: I'd type a longer retort, but these diamond buttons really hurt my fingers.

The language newspapers and politicians use to depict somebody or a group of people can affect their identity and J.K. Rowling is aware of this fact. That is why when Daily Mail US published a news story with this title ‘Lone wolf' student Alexandre Bissonnette sole suspect accused of killing six at Quebec City mosque, J.K. Rowling tweeted He. Is. A. Terrorist. Not. A. Lone. Wolf. By labeling him lone wolf the media is ignoring the fact this act is not an stand-alone event but part of a broader reality, an anti-Muslim sentiment in the West. This was an act of hate and by not depicting as such, media is ignoring how the monster of Islamophobia in growing in Western societies, and how it has turned a group into terrorists as well. When J.K. Rowling calls him a terrorist, he is addressing the whole reality. If you can call a Muslim that shoots a number of people in a Miami club a terrorist, then you can also call a Westerner that kills people in a mosque a terrorist. They were both terrorist attacks with a terror purpose. They are not aimed at one person for personal reasons but to a community to spark a certain response.

People should know better than to go on a grammar-off with a best-seller author. But they still do... lucky for us. After J.K. Rowling corrected a spelling mistake on Trump's tweet, a Trump supporter reacted with a derogatory tweet Nitpicking at it's finest. But the author of Harry Potter burned him with the best shortest tweet of all time: *its*. He had made a grammar mistake by using it's which is short for it is instead of its which is the correct possessive of it.

Europe welcomes Trump in hilarious satire sketches

Europe welcomes Trump in hilarious satire sketches

President Donald Trump has pledged to put America first, but all the Dutch ask is that he will put the Netherlands second in a hilarious spoof message by news satire show Zongag met Lubach that has racked up millions of hits.

The whole world watched Donald Trump as he gave his inauguration speech when he became the 45th president of the United States. Now what the whole world is watching is the response from a Dutch TV presenter who introduced his nation to the leader of the free world in a way that will probably appeal to him the most.

Host Arjen Lubach opens the segment by telling his audience that it's better for the two nations to find a way to get along. Presented as The Netherlands welcome Trump in his own words, the voiceover uses a Trump-style accent poking fun at his famous lines, poking at his policies, controversies and other countries.

The whole world was watching the inauguration, Dutch comedian Arjen Lubach says introducing the clip.

He had a clear message to the rest of the world: ‘From this day forward. It's going to be only America first.'

And we realize it's better for us to get along (so) we decided to introduce our tiny country to him in a way that will probably appeal to him the most.

The video appears as a fake tourism advert from the Government of the Netherlands introducing Holland to the American president. The voiceover calls the tiny country a really, really fantastic place.

The spoof is sparks the first chuckles by claiming that they defeated the Spanish - who are total losers - and they're all dead now.

We speak Dutch, the voiceover explains. It's the best language in Europe. We've got the best words. All the other languages failed. Danish... total disaster. German is not even a real language.

They are the best ponies, they are. You can ride them. You can date them. You can grab ‘em by the pony, it's fantastic, alluding to Trump's scandalous off-the-record talks about women.

In reference to the wall Trump wants to build between the USA and Mexico, the video mentions Afsluitdijk, it's a great, great wall that we built to protect us from all the water from Mexico. We built an entire ocean... Nobody builds oceans better than we do... And we made the Mexicans pay for it. It's true.

One of the best parts of the video is when it describes Madurodam as the greatest miniature town in the world. It's tiny but it's great. Then it pokes fun at the size of the crowd at Trump's inauguration by stating that the squares are so small you don't need many people to fill them, and then cuts to a scene from Ceremony Square during Trump's swearing-in ceremony.

Since Trump has been criticized for being a racist and for his mockery of handicapped people, the video first mentions a racist tradition: In December, we've got the most scandalous tradition of Black Pete. It's the most offensive, the most racist thing you've ever seen. You'll love it. It's great. And then a disabled person: We also have a disabled politician for you to make fun of.

One of the funniest parts of the video is it pokes fun at Trump's unwillingness to show his tax return. We've got the best tax evasion system God ever created... You should tell your sons to put all your... sorry... their business here. You'll pay no taxes at all.

It concludes: We totally understand it's going to be America first, but can we just say: The Netherlands second?

The Beckhams renew wedding vows

The Beckhams renew wedding vows

After almost 18 years of marriage, David and Victoria Beckham are going to renew their vows, as David Beckham said on an interview in a special 75th anniversary edition of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, in which the retired football star opens up about his life with former Spice Girl, Victoria, 42.

We have renewed our vows since (our fist wedding) David, 41, said. It was a lot more private, about six people there in our house.

Their renewal was very different from their original wedding in 1999 where the couple wore matching purple outfits. I even had a top hat in purple, he noted. What was I thinking? I looked like the guys out of Dumb and Dumber.

The retired sport star talked about their marriage going strong and the great dedication they put into it. We're a strong family unit. We've got strong parents. We were brought up with the right values, he said. Of course you make mistakes over the years, and we all know marriage is difficult at times. It's about working through it.

We know each other better than anybody. People have talked about, ‘Do we stay together because it‘s a brand?‘ Of course not. We stay together because we love each other, because we have four amazing children, he continued. Do you go through tough times? Of course. That's part of relationships. It's part of marriages. It's part of having children. It's part of having responsibilities.

The sports star, who recently collaborated on a new fashion collection with Kent & Curwem, also spoke about the time he met Victoria for the first time. She was never into football. Everyone at the time had their favorite Spice Girl. I remember seeing Victoria on the telly, and she was dressed in this black cat suit, which is one of the reasons why she became my favorite Spice Girl.

He added: I'd seen her the week before, and I must have caught her eye because then the week after she came to another game. She was obviously there for a reason and I was hoping I was that reason, and apparently I was.

Although the couple had a cute meet, David said they have grown into a strong couple over the years and they still work together as a team.

Back when we were 22,23 years old, the only responsibility that we had was to ourselves and to our jobs at the time, he said. We're very respectful of our life and when we do go through tough times, we work through them as a family, as a unit.