Mystery shoe left at Prince Christian's birthday sparks 'Cinderella' search
Mystery shoe left at Prince Christian's birthday sparks 'Cinderella' search
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Prince Christian of Denmark celebrated his 18th birthday at a fabulous gala, where a mystery shoe was left behind inside Christiansborg Castle.
The missing shoe sparked a "Cinderella search", where parallels were drawn to the iconic fairy tale of a princess leaving her glass slipper behind at the ball.
The Danish Royal Family took to social media to share a picture of the missing shoe, which was a beautiful sparkly gold stiletto from Deichmann.
They captioned the post: "Is it Cinderella who forgot her shoe last night?
"When the guests at Her Majesty The Queen's gala dinner went home yesterday, this lonely stiletto shoe was left at Christiansborg Castle.
"The owner is welcome to contact us to get it back."
Royal fans found the post hilarious, with one commenting: "Now you need to send Prince Christian out to try it on all the girls in the Kingdom.
"Otherwise, you'll risk the evil step sisters coming in as owners!"
Prince Christian celebrated his 18th birthday
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Another royal watcher said: "Immediate pay increase for the PR employee in the royal house who came up with this idea."
It was eventually announced that the owner of the shoe was Anne-Sofie Tørnsø Olesen, from Denmark's Egedal region.
She admitted she left the shoe at the Palace on purpose, saying: "I thought it was a bit funny myself, and I talked to my family and friends about it before, and they agreed that I should do it.
"It's such a chance you won't get again," she told the Danish publication Se & Hør.
Prince Christian had all his family with him to celebrate
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The 18th birthday gala was attended by Christian's parents Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik.
In addition, his younger siblings Princess Isabella, 16, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, both 12, looked fantastic.
Prince Joachim, his wife Princess Marie and their three children, Count Felix, 21, Count Henrik, 14, and Countess Athena, 12, were also present, despite moving to America in August.
Future rulers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, and other countries were there too.