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By James Rothwell
Denmark’s 18-year-old Princess Isabella has caused a stir online after posing for a strikingly modern photograph in which she is holding her mobile phone.
The daughter of Australian-born Queen Mary and King Frederik X is seen smiling for the camera in a tiara – and holding her smartphone, in a break with royal protocol.
Danish Princess Isabella holds her phone in a portrait shared on the royal family’s social media.Credit: Instagram / @detdanskekongehus
The photograph, taken in celebration of her 18th birthday, was posted on the Danish royal family’s official website and social media channels.
It was captured by Steen Evald, who has been an official photographer for the family for more than two decades, in the Knight’s Hall of Frederik VIII’s Palace in Amalienborg.
The portrait promptly went viral, with social media users hailing the image’s modern touch.
An official portrait of Princess Isabella in the Knight’s Hall of Frederik VIII’s Palace in Amalienborg.Credit: www.kongehuset.dk
According to the Danish Royal House, the tiara – which Princess Isabella posed in for the first time – was a gift from her grandmother, the former Queen Margrethe II. Made of gold, the elegant headpiece contains 11 rosettes of varying sizes.
“The tiara was made in the late 19th century and belonged to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden,” the household said in a statement.
“After her untimely death in 1920, her daughter, Princess Ingrid, received the tiara as a confirmation gift and brought it to Denmark upon her marriage to the later Frederik IX.”
But it was the inclusion of a mobile phone in a trendy burgundy case that grabbed the attention of the princess’s social media followers and glossy magazines.
Hello! magazine hailed the photograph as a sign that Princess Isabella was “the ultimate modern princess”.
Australian-born Queen Mary of Denmark and King Frederik X, Princess Isabella’s parents. Credit: AP
The relatively informal photograph accompanied a series of official portraits of the princess, including one image of her standing next to a vase on a table inside the palace.
In a caption, the princess told her followers: “Thank you so much to everyone who helped me celebrate my 18th birthday. It has been really nice that so many people have spent their time, thought and effort to make my day so special. This means a lot to me.”
Princess Isabella (right) with her parents, the King and Queen of Denmark.Credit: Getty Images
Denmark’s royal family is immensely popular but takes a slightly more understated and modern approach to royal life than its British counterparts.
Queen Margrethe II abdicated the throne last year, after a surprise New Year’s announcement which cited health issues as the grounds for stepping down after 52 years.
Frederik X, her successor, became the King of Denmark last January.
Telegraph, London
