The emotional moment Princess Mary comforts her children at Prince Henrik's funeral

Crown Princess Mary was seen comforting her young children today as she attended her father-in-law Prince Henrik's funeral in Copenhagen.

The Danish royal, 46, was dressed in all black as she joined husband Crown Prince Frederik at the funeral, with their children Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent.

The mother-of-four was seen bending down to give Josephine, seven, a reassuring embrace outside the church at Christiansborg Palace ahead of the service.

Christian, 12, Isabella, 10, and Vincent, seven, also looked visibly upset as they gathered for their grandfather's funeral.  

They were joined by their grandmother Queen Margrethe who wore a black veil for the service.

The 77-year-old monarch was seen weeping over her husband's coffin at the funeral today. 

Thousands of Danes lined the streets to pay their respects to Henrik, who died in his sleep aged 83 last Tuesday. 

Following his death, his coffin was taken on a stately procession through the streets of northern Copenhagen to Amalienborg Palace. 

His casket was on display to the public for the past week, ahead of today's private funeral service. 

Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, France's ambassador to Denmark and some 60 other guests were among those at the church ceremony today. 

Mary and husband Frederik, 49, took their children to visit a sea of floral tributes laid to Prince Henrik outside the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen on Thursday.

Although Henrik and Margrethe appeared to have a good marriage, the French-born prince had publicly vented his frustration at not being her social equal.

Daily Mail.