Danish ‘Cinderella’ who left her golden stiletto at future king’s birthday bash luggage her very personal Prince Charming
A Danish student who was dubbed a ‘real-life Cinderella’ after leaving one of her golden stilettos at the future king’s birthday bash has found her very own ‘Prince Charming’.
Anne-Sofie Tornso Olesen left one of her high heels at the end of Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th birthday party in October last year.
Unlike in the fairy tale, Anne-Sofie’s missing shoe was returned not by the Prince but by a postman, after a picture of the heel was posted by the royal family on social media.
However, Anne-Sofie has since found love in 20-year-old Nikolas Kolding, who works at Tivoli Gardens amusement park in the Danish capital Copenhagen.
‘We met in Tivoli,’ she said. ‘I was out with my friend. I thought he looked cute, so I went up to him and asked for his socials.
‘He took me on the most adorable date a few days later’ – a picnic in the forest.
The 19-year-old actress added: ‘To me, he is like royalty.’
Anne-Sofie meeting the then Danish Queen Margrethe II at Prince Christian’s 18th birthday party. She left her golden stiletto at the palace – although it was not returned to her by the Prince
The Danish student has now found her own Prince Charming in Nikolas Kolding who works at Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen
Anne-Sofie’s golden high heel was returned to her after the royal family published an Instagram photo of the shoe found at Christiansborg Palace in October last year
Actress Anne-Sofie (pictured left), joked leaving the shoe at the party ‘was meant to be a fairytale ending à la Cinderella.’ Pictured right: Prince Christian
Anne-Sofie was invited to Prince Christian’s party to represent the area where she lives outside the Danish capital, having won the invitation in a tombola.
She sported a sheer black dress at the reception and even greeted Denmark’s then Queen Margrethe II, her son, Crown Prince Frederik and his son Prince Christian, who were all oblivious to her ‘funny’ attempt to steal the show.
The actress said at the time: ‘I thought it was a bit funny myself, and I talked to my family and friends about it before, and they agreed that I should do it. It’s a chance you won’t get again.
‘It’s not because I think that now I’m going to marry him, but I kind of hoped that someone would think it was funny, and then it also creates attention for the royal house.’
The student did speak to the Prince at his celebration, although she couldn’t remember the exact conversation.
‘I don’t really remember what I asked about, because I was so confused, but I think it had something to do with what he thought about the whole thing – and about having invited all those people into the castle,’ she said.
