Princess Isabella's 18th birthday & celebrations: April 21, 2025

[iceflower]

The royal theatre will be the setting for Princess Isabella's second birthday event tomorrow.
Therefore the Palace has shared some old photos and a bit about the history of the theatre (in Danish only though):

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "Unge fra hele Kongeriget overværer tirsdag en fødselsdagsforestilling på Det Kongelige Teaters Gamle Scene i anledning af Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Isabellas 18-års fødselsdag. Forestillingen, der tv-tra

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Young people from all over the Kingdom will attend a birthday performance on Tuesday at the Royal Theatre's Old Stage to mark Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella's 18th birthday.The performance, which will be broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on DR1, offers entertaining and varied performing arts, both classic and modern, created for the young generation.The Royal Theatre, whose name itself carries a royal history, has had a close connection with the Royal House for centuries. Read more about the theatre and the Royal House's shared history in this post

 

[Izzie]

DR1 og DRTV sender live, når prinsesse Isabella fylder 18 år

DR inviterer danskerne med før, under og efter festen den 15. april, når prinsesse Isabella fylder 18 år, og unge fra hele Rigsfællesskabet inviteres med til festlighederne på Det Kongelige Teater.

www.dr.dk

Link to information about the live broadcast from the events for Princess Isabella's birthday performance. I think this will be viewable outside of Denmark.

 

[iceflower]

The programme for the evening has been released - sounds promising!

https://www.kongehuset.dk/media/iwzlzw3h/trykt-program.pdf

Program for fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater

Program for fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater den 15. april 2025 i anledning af H.K.H. Prinsesse Isabellas 18-års fødselsdag. 1. DELKong Christian stod ved højen mast, 1779 –...

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PART 1
King Christian stood by the high mast, 1779 – first verse
The Royal Danish Opera
Choir Music: Friedrich Kuhlau, after an older melody
Lyrics: Johannes Ewald

Don Juan, 1665 – monologue
Morten Hee Andersen
Text: Molière, translated by Per Aage Brandt

West Side Story, 1957 – Dance at the Gym (Mambo)
Marcus Elander, Celine Friis, Steffen Hulehøj,
Sarah Olivia Klitgaard, Luc Boris André Kouadio,
Emma Kumlien, Nadin Reiness, Ivan Spadhi,
Julie Steincke and Lukas Toya
Choreography: Miles Hoare
Music: Leonard Bernstein

Gianni Schicchi, 1918 – O mio babbino caro
Louise McClelland Jacobsen
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Text: Giovacchino Forzano

Only For Me, 2008 and Give Me Everything, 2024
Medina
Music and lyrics: Medina, Jeppe Federspiel and Rasmus Stabell
Music and lyrics: Medina, Celine Svanbäck, Oliver Cilwik Andersen
and Jeppe London Bilsby

Don Quixote, 1869 – pas de deux and coda
Emma Riis-Kofoed and Tobias Praetorius
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus

The Barber of Seville, 1816 – Largo al factotum
Theodore Platt
Music: Gioacchino Rossini
Text: Cesare Sterbini

Birthday tribute
The Royal Danish Opera Choir
Music arranged by Martin Nygaard


PAUSE


PART 2
Rain Dance, 1985
UngKlang
Music and lyrics: Dance Orchestra
Music arranged by Martin Nygaard and Martha Bach Gislinge

Breakfast with Bournonville, 2024 – excerpt
Kompagni B
Choreography: Kompagni B in collaboration with Tim Rushton
Music: KAS:ST and The Irrepressibles

Comedian Ari Eldjárn

Benched, 2024 – excerpt
Uppercut Dance Theatre
Choreography: Stephanie Thomasen
Music: René Aubry and Rodrigo y Gabriela

Dear Evan Hansen, 2015 – Waving Through a Window
Thorbjørn Hedegaard
Music and lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Pianist: Joakim Pedersen

Primavera, 2025
Astrid Elbo
Scarlet Pleasure featuring Giift
Choreography: Eukene Sagues Music and lyrics: Scarlet Pleasure

Discoteca, 2024
Scarlet Pleasure
Music and lyrics: Scarlet Pleasure


Presenter: Julie Rudbæk
Orchestra: The Royal Danish Orchestra
Conductor: Thomas Søndergård

 

[llj]

Do we know the dress code for tonight?

 

[ricarda]

"festive"

 

[suztav]

"festive"

I have a sinking feeling that means dressy but no tiaras.

 

[ricarda]

If anyone wears a tiara it will probably be the two queens. But I don't think Isabella will wear one.

 

[Blog Real]

The Royal Household could release photos of Isabella wearing a tiara on April 21.

"Billed Bladet" is showing the arrival of the guests live.

Flere dejlige overraskelser på gæstelisten: Her er alle de inviterede til prinsesse Isabellas fest

Prinsesse Isabellas familie møder talstærkt op for at fejre hende til festforestillingen på Det Kongelige Teater tirsdag aften. Gæstelisten afslører flere store overraskelser.

www.billedbladet.dk

DR is broadcasting live:

DRTV - DR1

Klik ind og se DR1 Live her på DRTV. Fortsæt live eller start programmet forfra. Find TV Guide og DR's andre livekanaler: DR2, Ramasjang & Nyheder

www.dr.dk

 

[Alisa]

How cool would it be if Josephine was involved in some production at the theater tonight?!?

 

[polyesco]

The guest list

Gæsteliste ved fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater den 15. april 2025

Gæsteliste ved fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater den 15. april 2025 i anledning af H.K.H. Prinsesse Isabellas 18-års fødselsdag. Den kongelige familieHans Majestæt KongenHend...

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The Royal Family
His Majesty the King
Her Majesty the Queen
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella
His Royal Highness Prince Vincent
Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe
His Excellency Count Nikolai of Monpezat
His Excellency Count Felix of Monpezat
Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte
Her Majesty Queen Anne-Marie
His Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Her Highness Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Godparents
Christian von Buchwald
Elisabeth von Buchwald
Peter Heering
Caroline E. Heering
Nadine Johnston
Malou Skeel
Jørgen Skeel

The Princess Bus has arrived at the Royal Theatre.

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This is an important part of the event, youth from all over Denmark joining in.

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Mary's two sisters are attending, Patricia Baily and Jane Stephens.

Aftenens største surprise! Dronning Marys søstre er rejst til Danmark for at fejre prinsesse Isabella

Prinsesse Isabella har begge sine mostre med til den store 18-års fødselsdagsfejring i Det Kongelige Teater.

www.billedbladet.dk

A bit of a shame that Marie couldn't make it

 

[Izzie]

How exciting for all the young people attending! Looking forward to seeing the evening's festivities.

Some of the young people are being interviewed as they arrive at the theater...how fun for them!!

This young lady in the video at the link said she had played tennis against Princess Isabella before and talked about Isabella and King Frederik. Can anyone be so kind as to summarize what she says. Thanks!

Hun har spillet tennis mod prinsesse Isabella: Afslører søde detaljer om prinsessen og kong Frederik

Ved ankomsten til Det Kongelige Teater afslørede en af de inviterede gæster nogle søde detaljer om prinsesse Isabella og kong Frederik.

www.billedbladet.dk

I will say - the idea of including all these young people in events like this for Christian and now Isabella was genius! What a lovely experience for them! And when they all get older and Christian becomes king and he and these young people are older and around the same age - the kids can say to their kids - OMG I remember when I went to their 18th b-day parties!

 

[suztav]

The guest list

Gæsteliste ved fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater den 15. april 2025

Gæsteliste ved fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater den 15. april 2025 i anledning af H.K.H. Prinsesse Isabellas 18-års fødselsdag. Den kongelige familieHans Majestæt KongenHend...

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The Royal Family
His Majesty the King
Her Majesty the Queen
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella
His Royal Highness Prince Vincent
Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe
His Excellency Count Nikolai of Monpezat
His Excellency Count Felix of Monpezat
Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte
Her Majesty Queen Anne-Marie
His Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Her Highness Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Godparents
Christian von Buchwald
Elisabeth von Buchwald
Peter Heering
Caroline E. Heering
Nadine Johnston
Malou Skeel
Jørgen Skeel

wonderful to see that Queen A-M, Princess Benedikte, and the Berleburg's will attend! Curious as to why two of her godparents will not attend -- Queen Mathilde and Princess Alexia.

 

[maria-olivia]

Why only Nicolae and Felix and not Joachim and Marie with Henrik and Athena ?

 

[Hans-Rickard]

wonderful to see that Queen A-M, Princess Benedikte, and the Berleburg's will attend! Curious as to why two of her godparents will not attend -- Queen Mathilde and Princess Alexia.

As Queen Mathilde’s husband turns 65 today, she may be busy with other celebrations…

No clue why Princess Alexia isn’t there though none of Queen Anne-Marie’s children seems to be…

Why only Nicolae and Felix and not Joachim and Marie with Henrik and Athena ?

Probably work and school

 

[Adda]

wonderful to see that Queen A-M, Princess Benedikte, and the Berleburg's will attend! Curious as to why two of her godparents will not attend -- Queen Mathilde and Princess Alexia.

Well, It's King Philippe's birthday today, and tomorrow it's Princess Eléonore's birthday, besides, the family is in the middle of a religious pilgrimage, so not surprised at all by the Queen's absence, it makes total sense.

Alexia's absence did took me by surprise.

 

[Somebody]

The guest list

Gæsteliste ved fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater den 15. april 2025

Gæsteliste ved fødselsdagsforestilling i Det Kongelige Teater den 15. april 2025 i anledning af H.K.H. Prinsesse Isabellas 18-års fødselsdag. Den kongelige familieHans Majestæt KongenHend...

www.kongehuset.dk

The Royal Family
His Majesty the King
Her Majesty the Queen
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella
His Royal Highness Prince Vincent
Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe
His Excellency Count Nikolai of Monpezat
His Excellency Count Felix of Monpezat
Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte
Her Majesty Queen Anne-Marie
His Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Her Highness Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Godparents
Christian von Buchwald
Elisabeth von Buchwald
Peter Heering
Caroline E. Heering
Nadine Johnston
Malou Skeel
Jørgen Skeel

It would have been nice if her royal godparents (queen Mathilde and princess Alexia) would also have been able to attend. I assume Mathilde is in Spain with her husband and daughter celebrating their birthdays - and hopefully queen Anne-Marie brings a present from her daughter, who apparently also has other obligations.

 

[Stefan]

…


Probably work and school

No Easter holidays yet?

The guest list


Godparents
Christian von Buchwald
Elisabeth von Buchwald
Peter Heering
Caroline E. Heering
Nadine Johnston
Malou Skeel
Jørgen Skeel

Did she have so many godparents. There where also Princess Alexia and then Princess Mathilde among them which would be 9 with the persons listed here

 

[Hans-Rickard]

No Easter holidays yet?

I don’t know wich dates they have in Washington D.C

 

[polyesco]

Did she have so many godparents. There where also Princess Alexia and then Princess Mathilde among them which would be 9 with the persons listed here

I think the spouses of some that are attending are listed. These are the godparents
Christian von Buchwald
Peter Heering
Nadine Johnston
Malou Skeel

 

[Stefan]

Ah I see

I think the spouses of some that are attending are listed. These are the godparents
Christian von Buchwald
Peter Heering
Nadine Johnston
Malou Skeel

 

[doro]

Black tie code today

 

[Izzie]

I just saw photos of the DRF - WOW is all I can say! They all look amazing. And they prove that you can wear bling and it does not have to always be with a tiara involved. There is enough bling to go around. Nice to see Queen Mary bring out pieces of the ruby set. Isabella looks absolutely stunning! I think she is wearing her mother's long diamond earrings. The dress is gorgeous! And geez, has Christian gotten even taller?

Lovely seeing Nikolai and Felix there...and Mary's sisters look great! So nice that they were able to travel to Denmark to be there and represent the Donaldson side of the family.

 

[BriarRose]

No Easter holidays yet?

I don’t know which school the kids go to, but in my state most schools are in session this week, with some giving Friday off. Even very religious schools. Spring Break was weeks ago.

 

[Blog Real]

Danish Royal Family:

Få alle detaljer: Følg med i prinsesse Isabellas fest fra start til slut

Prinsesse Isabella skal fejres med en festforestilling på Det Kongelige Teater, hvor hun er omgivet af den kongelige familie og gæster. Få alle detaljer i BILLED-BLADETs liveblog.

www.billedbladet.dk

Queen Mary's Sisters:

Dronning Marys søstre fejrer prinsesse Isabella: Ankom i den smukkeste stil

Dronning Marys søstre er rejst langvejs fra for at deltage i fejringen af prinseses Isabella.

www.billedbladet.dk

Princess Isabella's School Friends:

Dem har vi aldrig set før: Prinsesse Isabellas gymnasieveninder ankom til festforestillingen

Nogle af dem prinsesse Isabella bruger mest tid med i hverdagen, har også fundet vej til Det Kongelige Teater.

www.billedbladet.dk

Video:

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "Aftenens fødselsdagsforestilling på Det Kongelige Teaters Gamle Scene begyndte, da Deres Majestæter Kongen og Dronningen og Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Isabella trådte frem i Kongelogen. Herefter indledte

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[Hans-Rickard]

Black tie code today

Actually ”festive” wich gives the guests a more free choice as long as it is a bit more formal than normal…

I know many royal watchers had hoped for white tie, but i think its a wise choice to have it like this given how many young people who are in attendance…

 

[polyesco]

the Royal Family !

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Bella

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Prinsesse Isabella fylder 18: Over 1000 unge inviteret til storslået fødselsdagsforestilling i dag

Det Kongelige Teater lægger tirsdag scene til, når prinsessens store dag bliver markeret med en spektakulær aften for unge fra hele rigsfællesskabet - SE og HØR er naturligvis på plads og deler løbende nyt herunder

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photos from the DRF

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love how they included the guest. I already spotted some post on facebook of people spotting their granddaughters/daughters, and sons/grandsons

 

[pkl]

Nice to see her not wear her mothers gown (like the Fretex becoming monarchy in Norway).
Nice to see Christian got rid of his Gen-z hairstyle. Much better now.
Messy dress of Queen Mary, but nice to see the rubies.
Probably there will be a tiara for an official portrait when her birthday is.

 

[Izzie]

Actually ”festive” wich gives the guests a more free choice as long as it is a bit more formal than normal…

I know many royal watchers had hoped for white tie, but i think its a wise choice to have it like this given how many young people who are in attendance…

I think the dress code as "festive" made it easier for the young attendees that would not feel the need to go spend a boat load of money they may not really have to buy gala style attire. This makes it easier for them to figure out what to wear. I think it is just fine.

Also, for those expecting Isabella to wear a tiara - I never thought she would - she technically is not 18 yet. So wearing a tiara tonight would have been outside the norm imo. I do think that on the 21st the DRF will release formal photos with Isabella in a tiara and wearing the Order of the Elephant and King Frederik's family order for the first time. Something to look forward to.

Here is a BB article with lovely photos and videos of Isabella's classmates arriving and being interviewed.

Dem har vi aldrig set før: Prinsesse Isabellas gymnasieveninder ankom til festforestillingen

Nogle af dem prinsesse Isabella bruger mest tid med i hverdagen, har også fundet vej til Det Kongelige Teater.

www.billedbladet.dk

the Royal Family !

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Bella

https://eu-img-cdn.livecenter.com/lc-images-2021/lcimg-98e46dca-987c-41d7-adcc-79f57de9164f.jpeg

gallery

Prinsesse Isabella fylder 18: Over 1000 unge inviteret til storslået fødselsdagsforestilling i dag

Det Kongelige Teater lægger tirsdag scene til, når prinsessens store dag bliver markeret med en spektakulær aften for unge fra hele rigsfællesskabet - SE og HØR er naturligvis på plads og deler løbende nyt herunder

www.seoghoer.dk

WOW! They all look amazing! Isabella looks beautiful! Queen Mary, stunning as always! Nice to see the ruby set make an appearance. Christian just cannot stop growing - he looks very handsome. Vincent too! Frederik looks so proud and happy. The entire DRF hit it out of the park tonight!

Princess Isabella - cannot get over how beautiful she looks in this gown. Nice to see her rocking her mother's diamond earrings. Gives just the right amount of bling to the look. I have a feeling the fashion press is going to lose their minds with how she looks tonight!

 

[Hans-Rickard]

They all look really good tonight both the young and the old generation in the DRF…

Isabella will become a favourite of her generation i’m sure in the years to come…

And Queen Ingrid’s rubies on her mother can never go wrong…

Also lovely to see QMII and both her sisters in attendance, going for matching pearls all of them…

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Is there a video of the performances?