Hunt for Cinderella! Mystery shoe left at Prince Christian's party sparks search
A mystery shoe left at Prince Christian's 18th birthday party inside Christianborg Palace has sparked a search for a real life Cinderella.
In the hours after the ball, which saw royalty from around the world attend, the Danish royal household posted a photo of the gold stiletto that was left behind from one of the high profile party guests.
The post read, "Is it Cinderella who forgot her shoe last night?"
The caption continued, "When the guests at Her Majesty the Queen's gala dinner yesterday had gone home, this lonely stiletto shoe was left at Christiansborg Castle."
"The owner is welcome to contact you to get it back."
The ball was attended by Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik, along with Christian's younger siblings Princess Isabella, 16, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, both 12.
His uncle Prince Joachim, who relocated to America in August, was also there with his wife Princess Marie and their three youngest children Count Felix, 21, Count Henrik, 14, and Countess Athena, 12.
A number of future monarchs were also present including royals from Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Thankfully, the owner of the shoe was found, with Anne-Sofie Tørnsø Olesen, from Denmark's Egedal region, coming forward to claim the golden stiletto.
And it turns out, she left it at the palace on purpose after being inspired by the story of Cinderella who marries her prince after long search.
"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," Tørnsø Olesen, 18, told local Danish publication Se & Hør.
"It's such a chance you won't get again."
She said she was keen to get the shoe back because it was "a memory from a great evening".
The lost shoe, by Danish brand Deichmann's Catwalk collection, sparked an immediate flurry of comments on the royal family's Instagram page.
The shoe brand said, "If the princess comes from a long way, we will gladly give her a new pair".
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