Official Gala Portraits of Princess Isabella Released to Mark Her 18th Birthday

Princess Isabella turns 18 today. To mark the occasion, official gala portraits of Her Royal Highness have been released for the first time. The Princess was photographed in the Knight’s Hall at Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg by photographer Steen Evald.

For the portraits, Princess Isabella wore a new orange dress designed by Carina Grønning. The 39-year-old launched her own brand in 2017 and previously worked for Jesper Høvring from 2010 to 2013. Originally from Funen, Grønning is now based in Odense.

In the portraits, Princess Isabella wears the antique Turquoise Daisy Bandeau and matching turquoise and diamond earrings — both gifted by her grandmother, Queen Margrethe II. She also wears the Order of the Elephant and a miniature portrait of her father, King Frederik.

The miniature portrait of King Frederik is set in a gold frame encircled by 12 white pearls and 12 small diamond crosses, symbolizing the Order of Dannebrog. The portrait was painted in watercolor on a thin slice of mammoth ivory by British miniaturist Tom Mulliner.

The tiara is a so-called 'bandeau' — the French word for headband — as this relatively narrow piece is designed to be worn nearly horizontally, like a jeweled ribbon in the hair. It is crafted in gold and embellished with 11 rosettes resembling daisies, arranged in gradually decreasing sizes and set with turquoise and diamonds.

The tiara was created in the late 19th century and originally belonged to Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden. After her untimely death in 1920, her daughter, Princess Ingrid, received the tiara as a confirmation gift and later brought it to Denmark upon her marriage to the future King Frederik IX.