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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited Summer Fair today to support the Danish Federation of Small to Medium Size Enterprises (DFSME) and Danish designers exhibiting at the show. The princess spoke to each exhibitor in the 95% Danish group of stands and accepted a gift from their collections.

GreenGate Scandinavian sales manager Thianna Breinholt said: “It was so lovely to have her here, she asked about all the products and our story. She really loved the baby quilts . We also had a chat about our location in Denmark and she talked about coming to visit the store.”

Jah/Bag co-owner Charlotte Buskbjerg said they had given the princess a goat skin jewellery box for her daughter and a red leather handbag with yellow flowers. She said the princess was particularly interested in the handbags Jah/Bag had produced in collaboration with Danish artist Jusse Volander.

Buskbjerg said: “It was the biggest moment in my life, after saying yes to my husband of course. She is so kind and very grounded. She really understood what we were doing and she even did some research about us.”

Fabric Copenhagen owner and textile designer Annette Egholm selected a velvet bag from her newest collection to give to the princess, which she said was gratefully received. The princess also complimented Egholm on the colours in her product range. The supplier's logo, a portrait of the last crown princess of Vietnam became a talking point as the princess commented on how beautiful she was and said that her father in law was especially fond of Vietnam as he had lived there as a child.

Egholm said: “It’s an honour. She’s so nice and sweet and sympathetic and it’s fantastic that she took this trip here to visit us. It’s amazing really.”

The DFSME has a collective stand at Summer Fair showcasing six innovative designers from Denmark. The princess is interested in design and is a patron of the Danish Crafts Association and the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair.