How Princess Mary of Denmark cracked the style code for European royals - as she prepares to be Queen next Sunday!

It's not hard to see why Catherine, Princess of Wales and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark draw so many comparisons. Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary meet Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan in October, 2017 Prince Albert II and his wife Princess Charlene of Monaco arrive with Prince Jacques, to take part in the traditional Monaco's picnic in Monaco, September 10, 2016 Charlene chose it to attend the annual traditional Pique Nique Monégasque in September 2016 with contrasting black heels, and in October 2017 Mary wore it to a business seminar in Tokyo with coordinating navy and blush accessories. Crown Princess Mary is pictured for the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron in August, 2018 Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit arrive at the Munch Museum in Oslo for the 2017 exhibition Towards the Forest Crown Princess Mette-Marit at the opening of the Munch exhibition Later in August 2018, Princess Mary also opted for it at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Denmark, although she gave it a more conservative edge by adding a brooch, tie belt and pulling her hair into a chignon. Hugo Boss Queen Letizia of Spain often wears Hugo Boss, however she is not alone as Crown Princess Mary of Denmark also favours the brand and both ladies own the same pale blue belted pencil skirt, each pairing it with different separates for subtle yet elegant daytime ensembles. Crown Princess Mary opens an exhibition of Danish jewellery in Houston, Texas, in 2019 Queen Letizia of Spain attends a meeting at the Spanish Royal Academy of Language in June 2019 Letizia chose a navy blouse and heels for a public engagement in Madrid in June 2019, while Mary similarly chose a navy top, but instead hers was a polka dot print when she visited Texas a few months earlier.