Princess Isabella of Denmark
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Princess Isabella of Denmark (Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe) (born 21 April 2007) is the daughter of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary.
She is the fourth grandchild and only granddaughter of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Prince Henrik. She is the first female born into the Danish Royal House since the birth of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece in 1946.
The infant princess is third in line to the Danish throne, after her father and her older brother, Prince Christian. Until her name was announced at her christening, she was being referred to as "Lillepigen" by her parents and the Danish media,[1][2][3] an affectionate nickname meaning 'the little girl'.
Birth
The princess was born at Rigshospitalet, the Copenhagen University Hospital, at 4:02pm. She was healthy with an apgar score of 10 (out of 10) after 1 minute. At birth, she weighed 3.35 kg (7.4 lb) and was 50 cm (19.6 ins) tall. At noon on 22 April, a 21-gun salute was fired from the Sixtus Battery at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen and from Kronborg Castle.
Christening
Her christening took place on 1 July 2007, at the chapel of Fredensborg Palace. Her name was announced as Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe. Her godparents are Princess Alexia de Greece, Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Mrs. Nadine Johnston, Mr Christian Buchwald, Mr Peter Heering and Mrs. Marie Louise Skeel.[1]
References
- ^ Fakta om lillepigen www.fyn.dk citing Fyens Stiftstidende Template:Da icon
- ^ Hun hedder "Lillepigen" Berlingske Tidende Template:Da icon
- ^ "Princess Mary shows off daughter". Herald Sun. 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
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External links
- A Princess is born - official announcement from Amalienborg Palace
- The birth of a Royal Child - the official order of celebration
- Official Announcement of Christening
- Official Pictures of the Princess. (Released 8 May 2007)
- The Official Danish Monarchy Website(in english)
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