This weekend, Prince Christian of Denmark will turn eighteen. On the occasion of the big day, Queen Margrethe (83 years old) was invited to a celebratory dinner at Christiansborg Castle.
Birthday celebration: only five registered
It is expected that 200 young people will participate in this event, with each municipality choosing two young people aged 18 years to participate. In addition, representatives of a selection of youth organizations in the country – as well as young people who have distinguished themselves – are invited.
Several members of the royal family will make the trip to Copenhagen, including Princess Ingrid Alexandra (19) and Crown Prince Haakon (50). Swedish Princess Estelle and her mother, Crown Princess Victoria (46 years old), will also be present.
However, this 18th royal birthday is somewhat different if we compare it to Queen Margaret’s (83 years old) and Crown Prince Frederik’s (55 years old) birthday.
In the past, the Danes my house He wrote that Prince Christian may not accept any gifts from guests. However, this does not apply to Grandma Margaret and Father Frederick.
28 years later, they both received a car as a birthday gift from the Swedish car company Volvo Photo magazine.
– It’s hot
Even Prince Christian has to say no.
– Participants must not give any gifts to the prince, the municipality of Faaborg-Medtven confirms on its website.
The royal family has since changed direction.
– It may have been so before, but today the Royal House does not receive cars as a gift, just as members of the Royal House do not participate in direct marketing of companies, the communications department of the Royal House told Ekstra Bladet in 2018.
Prince Christian will have to do without big gifts this time. But in 2017, times were a little different, when Count Nikolai (24 years old) surprised Prince Joachim (54 years old) with a Renault Twingo on his 18th birthday.
-There’s nothing between them
At the end of September, it also emerged that the royal family also does not allow guests to immortalize the moment by taking photos during the celebration.
The message said: – Photography during the event is prohibited.