The Danish Royal Family have begun the celebrations for the 18th Birthday of Princess Isabella of Denmark in Aarhus on April 11th, ahead of Gala in Copenhagen on April 15th.
King Frederik X, Queen Mary, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine joined Princess Isabella as she began her 18th Birthday Celebrations at the event hosted by the Aarhus Municipality at the Aarhus City Hall.
Aarhus Municipality hosted birthday event at Aarhus City Hall, which is a tribute to the city’s many young talents in creative fields such as music, sports, food and design.
Young Aarhus designers presented a fashion show with a focus on sustainability and future materials, upcoming musicians entertain on stage, elite dancers in training perform and students from vocational education offered a birthday cake.
Among the invited guests were around 100 young people from local youth organizations and education programs. In addition, an additional 50 young Aarhus residents with companions had the opportunity to participate via a draw.
Princess Isabella gave a speech:
Almost four years ago I learned that your words can be overheard when you least expect it. Today I have no doubt that the microphone is on.
Dear Mayor, dear Aarhus, dear everyone who has come together today.
Thank you so much for a very special birthday celebration.
It makes me really happy to be celebrated in a city that has great meaning to me and my family.
Here I have celebrated Christmas and Easter, taken walks in the garden and by the water, and enjoyed myself in the old town since I was little.
I have many good memories from Aarhus, today I have another. And there will definitely be more after that.
Thank you for the dance and music, the show and the cake. I have pursued many hobbies myself, and it has been a shortcut to joy, friendship and community for me. I am sure it is for you too.
Thank you for the birthday song, a whole book of greetings and for the beautiful piece of jewelry.
The fact that you have chosen to celebrate me, and that so many have come together, makes me happy and touched. You should know that it means a lot to me.
Thanks.
Count Ingolf and Countess Sussie of Rosenborg were also present.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m: The Royal Theatre’s Old Stage
The Princess and the royal family are present at a birthday performance at the Royal Theatre’s Old Stage.
The Royal House, in collaboration with the Royal Theatre, invites the young generation to entertaining, exciting and varied performing arts that are both classic and modern.
The theatre will be filled with a young audience, as over 1,000 young people aged 17 to 24 from all over the Kingdom will have the opportunity to win tickets to the birthday performance through a lottery. Details about the lottery can be found on the Royal Theatre’s website: www.kglteater.dk .
DR will broadcast the birthday performance.
On the occasion of the Princess’s 18th birthday, new portraits of the Princess, taken by photographer Steen Evald in Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg, are being published today.
The Heirs of Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands, and Belgium were among the Royal Guests, Relatives and Godparents who joined the Danish Royal Family for Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th Birthday Gala Dinner at Christiansborg Palace in 2023.