CCTV footage has emerged of Danish Crown Prince Frederik’s entourage being turned away from a Brisbane bar.
The security team for the Danish prince had approached bouncers at the Jade Buddha Bar to alert them of his impending arrival and ensure he would be allowed in.
His team were told Prince Frederik would not be allowed in without a driving licence or passport under identification rules in new Queensland liquor license laws.
The images, obtained by the Courier Mail, show the parties deep in conversation, before the heir to the Danish throne appears just under an hour later.
After eventually being let in, Prince Frederik reportedly asked a member of his entourage if the bouncers thought he was a criminal.
The Danish Prince’s entourage first come into the CCTV cameras at 11:20pm on Friday evening. His security can be seen shaking the hands of the Jade Buddha Bar bouncers before conversing about his imminent arrival
Prince Frederik’s entourage then contact an Australian Federal Police officer, who meets with the Danish Crown and his team and escorts them back to the bar at 12:18am early Saturday morning
After eventually being let in, Prince Frederik reportedly asked a member of his entourage if the bouncers thought he was a criminal
Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson were married in Copenhagen on May 14, 2004
The Danish Prince’s entourage first come into the CCTV cameras at 11:20pm on Friday.
His security can be seen shaking the hands of the Jade Buddha Bar bouncers before conversing about his imminent arrival.
They then leave at about 11:28pm after being told he would not be allowed to enter because of the strict new Queensland liquor laws that demand patrons entering a venue after 10pm must have a drivers license or passport for identification.
They then contact an Australian Federal Police officer, who meets with Prince Frederik and his team and escorts them back to the bar at 12:18am on Saturday.
The incident report, signed by Jade Buddha Bar manager Quinten Robinson, states the Queensland Police and AFP officer demanded bar staff ‘allow another gentleman to enter the venue without being scanned’.
‘I tried to stop him from walking in but the officer told us that as QPS (and he was also with AFP) they would overrule Liquor Licence Qld and answer to them if they were to question us on the issue of the gentleman not being scanned in the ID scanner.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Jade Buddha Bar for comment.
Prince Frederik (pictured in dark shirt with white shoulders) can then be seen entering the bar at 12:18am early Saturday morning
The incident report, signed by Jade Buddha Bar manager Quinten Robinson, states the Queensland Police and AFP officer demanded bar staff ‘allow another gentleman to enter the venue without being scanned’
He is currently in Australia without his wife, Princess Mary, who chose to stay in Denmark rather than return to her home nation
‘It’s a stupid law. We always thought it was going to be a nightmare,’ the bar’s co-owner Phil Hogan told the Daily Telegraph.
‘This is just the tip of the iceberg with the Prince. It’s happening all the time with normal people.’
The Denmark royal has been in Australia this month competing in the Hamilton Island Race week.
He is currently in Australia without his wife, Princess Mary, who chose to stay in Denmark rather than return to her home nation. The two famously met in a Sydney pub during the Olympics in 2000.
Prince Frederik (left) smiles with daughter Josephine(center left), son Vincent (center right) and Princess Mary (right)