Danish Royals in Tivoli.

Photo: Nikolai Linares

On Monday, 16 June while Crown Princess Mary and her two oldest children were at a One Direction concert, in Tivoli, while the tourists were busy with their smartphones, suddenly first the Queen and shortly after Prince Joachim, Princess Marie and the three princes Nikolai, Felix and little Henrik and appeared in prior to the premiere of The Steadfast Tin Soldier ballet. The Queen created the stage design.

Photo: Nikolai Linares

Although it was not the first time that H. C. Andersen's famous fairy tale was listed as ballet, it was actually the first time that Prince Joachim and his family went to see the show.

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