Prince Christian
Royals celebrate 18th birthday with sweet photos
Prince Christian (m.) is the eldest son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.
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Prince Christian of Denmark turns 18 on October 15th. Before his special day, the royals published a photo album.
On October 15th, Prince Christian (17) celebrates a big party. The eldest son of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (55) and Crown Princess Mary (51) is finally turning 18. The day before the celebrations The palace has published an entire photo album on Instagram that contains numerous pictures from his childhood as well as more recent photos of the prince.
“From child to adult,” says the attached comment. His parents took the pictures in recent years. “On the day before His Royal Highness Prince Christian’s 18th birthday, the Crown Prince Couple shares a series of private memories in this digital photo album […]”, it goes on to explain.
You can see, among other things, baby photos, photos from the summer of 2012 and while traveling with the family. In one of the photos he is pictured at a very young age with his grandmother, Queen Margrethe II (83).
Prince Christian’s big day
“On his 18th birthday, His Royal Highness Prince Christian will appear on the balcony of Amalienborg Palace – just like the Prince’s father and grandmother did when they turned 18,” the palace previously said. The performance is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
The court published the announcement a video with archive footagewhich shows Christian’s father at the same event in 1986 and today’s Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 1958. The two then 18-year-olds completed the traditional event with a friendly wave.