In May 2006 Danish press dubbed Mary a 'Nordic
Imelda Marcos'. The Australian-born princess earned the tag after an audit of 2005 royal finances revealed Mary and Crown Prince Frederick spent around $2,000 a day on clothes, shoes and furniture. The royal couple spent around $700,000 of taxpayers' money on private expenses last year. Their private spending was cited in the audit as being the key reason why they spent $125,000 over their $2.5 million annual budget. The couple's entertaining band party bill came to $160,000 while magazines and books set them back a further $12,000 the report said.