King Frederik of Denmark dons dapper suit as he visits exhibition

King Frederik of Demark looked to be in high spirits as he visited the Danish Architecture Centre (DAC) in Copenhagen today.

The monarch, 56, looked dapper in a suit as he participated in the opening of an exhibition at the centre called 'The Water is Coming'. 

The display has been put on to prompt a deeper understanding of dependence on water and the challenges it poses to cities. 

It also presents different solutions for how we can live with water in the future while looking at the issues of global warming and climate change. 

The father-of-four grinned  as he posed alongside DAC's CEO Kent Martinussen. 

King Frederik became a patron of DAC in May of this year, just months into his reign as Queen Margrethe abdicated in January. 

The royal arrived at the centre suited and booted in a grey blazer, suit trousers, crisp blue shirt and sapphire-coloured tie.

He beamed as he made his way around the exhibition, looking deep in thought as he engaged with the creative displays. It opened today and will run in the DAC until 23 May 2025. 

Frederik appeared to attend this engagement without his wife, Queen Mary. The Couple have had a busy week, after opening Danish parliament on October 1. 

Last Tuesday,  Mary, 52, looked elegant in a mint green ensemble as she joined her husband King Frederik and his aunt Princess Benedikte at the state opening of parliament. 

The Danish queen, who shares four children with King Frederik, looked typically stylish in a coat dress and matching hat with a brooch.

Mary and Frederik sat apart, as per royal protocol, after greeting Benedikte, 80, outside the seat of the Danish parliament, Christiansborg in Copenhagen.

Queen Mary's coat dress was belted at the waist and fell just below the knee. 

The Australian-born royal wore her long brown hair in a bow-dry beneath her hat and carried a bouquet of pink flowers. 

The three Danish royals were seated apart in the upper gallery, although Mary  and Frederik were seen leaning across the empty seat between them to talk.

King Frederik wore a three-piece navy suit complete with a pale blue shirt and a bronze tie.

His aunt, Princess Benedikte, looked equally smart in a cream, tweed skirt suit, which she paired with a sky-blue hat and matching scarf.

She wore a pair of diamond earrings and carried a quilted Chanel handbag. 

Margarethe, 84, a distant cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, announced her abdication on New Years Eve, having reigned for 52 years - making her the second-longest reigning Danish monarch.

Recently hospitalised after suffering a fall, she is 'doing very well' - although she was not present at last week's event. 

Gathered for the opening of the Danish parliament, which takes place on the first Tuesday in October, the royals were joined by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who arrived with her husband Bo Tengberg, 59.

Mette Frederiksen, the youngest prime minister in Danish history, was dressed in a dark pink trouser suit while her husband looked smart in dark suit and tie. 

With her hair brushed back, natural make-up and a wide smile, Prime Minister Frederiksen cut a stylish but approachable figure.