Prince Christian and his counterparts
They will become kings and queens one day
Royal offspring (from left): Princess Estelle of Sweden, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Christian of Denmark, Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands and Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium.
© Keld Navntoft, Kongehuset
On the occasion of Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th birthday, the palace published a photo together with the young royals.
The remarkable image the palace published on its homepage. It shows the birthday girl between Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (19) and Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (19). Standing next to them are Princess Estelle of Sweden (11) and Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (21). The future king and four future queens smile into the camera in their festive evening gowns.
In addition to the common and predetermined fate that unites these five young people, there is also a small difference: While the parents of Catharina-Amalia and Elisabeth are already king and queen, the parents of Christian, Estelle and Ingrid Alexandra are still heir to the throne.
Balcony, gala dinner, party
As can be seen, among other things, from the social media accounts of the Danish royal family, the now adult prince left himself alone for the first time cheered by the people on the balcony. With this date, the official celebrations for Prince Christian’s 18th birthday began on Sunday at 12 p.m.
The balcony appearance for this special birthday is a tradition in Denmark: The court had previously published a video with archive footage that shows Christian’s father, Crown Prince Frederik (55), at the same event in 1986, as well as today’s Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ( 83) in 1958. The two then 18-year-olds also completed the traditional event with a friendly wave.
Later Prince Christian gave a speech in front of the assembled birthday guests. After the gala dinner there was dancing; as a surprise, Queen Margrethe invited Benjamin Hav & families to perform on stage.