Queen Margrethe II of Denmark hosted a banquet for her grandson, Prince Christian's 18th birthday, on October 16, 2023, Sunday at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The White Tie dinner saw royals come in their finest royal regalia, sparkling tiaras, and elegant evening dresses. The celebrant, Prince Christian, looked dapper in his black suit displaying his court honors.Â
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| Future European monarchs: Princess Estelle of Sweden, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Christian of Denmark, Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium. Photo credit: Danish Royal House |
The evening reception also saw a rare gathering of Europe's five future queen regnant - Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her daughter, Princess Estelle, Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, the Duchess of Brabant, Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, the Princess of Orange, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway.
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| The first-in-line: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, The Duchess of Brabant, and The Princess of Orange |
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| The second-in-line: Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Christian of Denmark, and Princess Estelle of Sweden |
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| The future Consorts: Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Prince Daniel of Sweden, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway |
Other royals who attended were the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway who were both godparents of Prince Christian, Prince Daniel of Sweden, the celebrant's uncle and godfather, Prince Joachim of Denmark, who returned home from the United States with his wife, Princess Marie, and their children, Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (Prince Christian's uncle and godfather) and his wife, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal, Princess Benedikte and her only son, Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wettgenstein-Berleburg, and his wife, Princess Carina.
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| Reception Table. Prince Christian is flanked by Queen Margrethe II (right) and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (left), Photo credit: Danish Royal House |
Royal Fashion: |
At the banquet, the royals glittered in magnificent evening gowns, sparkling jewelry, and tiaras. Here is what they wore and the names of their exquisite head toppers.
The Danish royal sisters, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wettgentesin-Berleburg, and Queen Anne-Marie (former consort of Greece) wore repeat gowns which looked like their favorite ensembles as we often saw them repeating these magnificent dresses on different occasions. Â
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| Queen Margrethe II and her younger sisters, Princess Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie |
The Queen of Denmark wore her favorite Birgitte Thaulow hot pink satin gown with her favorite head topper, which is one of the largest tiaras in her collection, the Pearl Poire Tiara.
Princess Benedikte also wore a repeat dress from Johnny Alexander Wichmann and a diamond fringe tiara, a family heirloom from her husband's Berleburg noble family.
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| The tiaras: Queen Margrethe in Pearl Poire, Princess Benedikte in Fringe Diamond, and Queen Anne-Marie in Khedive Diamond Tiara |
Anne-Marie, the former Queen consort of Greece, wore a turquoise silk dress from Celia Kritharioti and her favorite Khedive of Egypt tiara, a family heirloom originally owned by her great grandmother, Crown Princess Margarita (former Princess Margaret of Connaught, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria of Britain)
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| The tiaras: Princess Marie in Princess Dagmar's Floral Tiara, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal in Queen Sophia's Diamond Tiara, and Princess Carina in a Berleburg Spiked Diamond Tiara |
Princess Marie, the wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, wore a one-shoulder pink gown from Elie Saab, a pair of silver sandals from Jimmy Choo, and the Princess Dagmar Floral Tiara, a wedding gift to her from Queen Margrethe II.Â
While Crown Princess Marie-Chantal, the wife of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, wore a pleated light peach dress (designer unknown), and the Queen Sophia's Diamond Tiara.
The daughter-in-law of Princess Benedikte, Princess Carina, wore a red dress with bell sleeves from Birgit Hallstein Couture, and the Spike Diamond Tiara from her husband's family, the one she regularly wore to royal events since becoming Prince Gustav's partner.
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| Crown Princess Mary, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal |
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore a satin light mint dress from Peter Dundas, her usual pair of nude patent pumps from Christian Louboutin, and the Daisy Bandau Tiara, which just looked like a diamond headband.Â
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden also wore a repeat dress, an exquisite light brown chiffon dress from Elie Saab, a diamond stomacher necklace, and the Boucheron Laurel Wreath Tiara.
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| Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland |
The mother of the celebrant, Crown Princess Mary also wore a repeat dress, an evening blue sequin dress from the Danish fashion designer, Jesper Hovring. This dress is one of the oldest in Crown Princess Mary's closets, dating back to the year 2014, it's amazing it still looked beautiful!
The Aussie-born future Queen consort of Denmark wore a pair of silk pumps from Gianvito Rossi, a satin clutch from Prada, and a diamond tiara, which was a wedding gift to her from Queen Margrethe II. She also wore this tiara at her 2004 wedding.
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| Catharina-Amalia, The Princess of Orange |
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| The Princess of Orange wearing the Queen Wilhelmina Sapphire Tiara and earrings |
It's pretty interesting to see the fashionable dresses of the younger royals to see how they developed their own sense of style as they prepared to undertake full-time royal duties.Â
The Princess of Orange, Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, wore a cobalt blue cape dress from Essentiel Antwerp, blue pumps from Manolo Blahnik, and the convertible Queen Wilhelmina Sapphire Tiara (with matching bracelets, necklace, and earrings). It was the first time that Amalia wore the said tiara, which can be worn as a necklace.Â
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| The Duchess of Brabant wearing the Wolfer's Tiara of the late Queen Fabiola of Belgium |
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, the Duchess of Brabant, wore a new silver satin tube dress from Belgian fashion designer, Natan Couture, the favorite dress designer of her mother, Queen Mathilde. Princess Elisabeth paired her dress with a pair of matching silver satin opera gloves, and a pair of pumps from Giorgio Armani, and completed her regal look with a Diamond Wolfer Tiara.
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| The Duchess of Brabant in a satin silver tube dress |
Among the young princesses, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was the only one who wore her mother's dress. the one-shoulder off-white flowing dress was originally worn by her mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit years back.
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| Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway refitted her mother's dress |
Princess Ingrid Alexandra is known to borrow her mother's outfits to be worn when attending public events. For example, the dresses she wore during her 18th birthday gala dinner in 2022, and the sleeveless navy dress during her official 18th birthday portrait, were previously worn by her mother.
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| Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway wearing Princess Ingeborg's Loop Tiara |
She seems to be the thriftiest and most sustainable among the young princesses in Europe today. And she does not mind borrowing her mother's dresses, even blazers and accessories, which is good! Princess Ingrid Alexandra also wore her 18th birthday tiara gift from her grandfather, the Princess Ingeborg diamond loop tiara.
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| Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Marie of Denmark, Princess Carina of Sayn-Wettgenstein-Berleburg, and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece |
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| Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, the Duchess of Brabant, the Princess of Orange, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway |
Without Tiaras:
Traditionally, young royals who are below 18 years old never wear a tiara. So the teen princesses at Prince Christian's birthday gala dinner did not wear a crown/tiara. But they come in full force wearing beautiful ensembles.
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| Countess Athena, Princess Isabella, Princess Josephine |
The two younger sisters of Prince Christian attended the celebration in contrasting sense of style but equally gorgeous. Princess Isabella, 16, wore a cobalt blue gown from Safiyaa with a scarf which she wrapped around her neck to come up with a dramatic look. Her younger sister, Princess Josephine, wore a navy blue jumpsuit from Jesper Hovring and a pair of gold pumps.Â
Countess Athena of Monpezat, formerly Princess Athena of Denmark, the only daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, wore a cute sequin pink dress from designer Grace Karin.
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| Princess Estelle is flanked by her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel |
Princess Estelle of Sweden wore a soft old pink tulle dress from Christer Lindarw. According to the designer, the upper part of Princess Estelle's dress is draped tulle net with old pink fabric flowers and pearls.
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| Prince Christian flanked by his parents, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. Photo credit: Danish Royal House |
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| New family portrait of the Crown Prince couple of Denmark with their four children. Photo credit: Danish Royal House |
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| Crown Prince Frederik, Princess Josephine, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Crown Princess Mary. Photo credit: Danish Royal House |
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