Happy Birthday to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who turns 79 today! The Danish Queen has hosted a variety of glittering celebrations to mark milestone birthdays in her family (including one scheduled for her sister, Princess Benedikte’s 75th Birthday later this month), and today we are taking a look at her lavish 60th Birthday Celebrations on this day in 2000.
The Birthday celebrations started with a Gala Performance of ‘The Kermesse in Bruges’ at the Royal Danish Theatre, where Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark led the Royal Guests and Relatives.
Queen Margrethe II (wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara) and Prince Henrik of Denmark
Queen Ingrid (wearing the Danish Ruby Parure)
Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra (in Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara)
Queen Anne-Marie (wearing the Greek Emerald Parure), Prince Nikolaos, Princess Alexia (in her Diamond Tiara)
Princess Benedikte (wearing the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara), Princess Alexandra (in the Baden Palmette Tiara), and Princess Nathalie (wearing the Diamond Floral Tiara)
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia (wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara) with Crown Princess Victoria (in her Birthday Tiara), Prince Carl Philip, Princess Madeleine, and Princess Christina (in her Pearl and Diamond Tiara)
King Harald V and Queen Sonja (wearing Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara) with Crown Prince Haakon, and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (in King Olav’s Gift Tiara)
The Duke of Edinburgh (wearing the Order of the Elephant)
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (in the Antique Pearl Tiara)
Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg (in the Citrine and Pearl Tiara)
The following morning, the Danish Royal Family waved to crowds from the Balcony of Amalienborg Palace, followed by a Service of Thanksgiving, a Carriage Procession through Copenhagen, and a Reception at the City Hall.
In the evening, Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik hosted a glittering Banquet and Ball at Christiansborg Palace.
Queen Margrethe II (wearing the Floral Aigrette Tiara and her Antique Diamond Parure)
Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra (in Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara)
Queen Anne-Marie (wearing the Greek Ruby Parure), Prince Nikolaos, Princess Alexia (in her Diamond Tiara) and Princess Theodora of Greece
Princess Benedikte (wearing the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara), Princess Alexandra (in the Baden Palmette Tiara), and Princess Nathalie (wearing the Diamond Floral Tiara)
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia (wearing the Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara) with Crown Princess Victoria (in her Four-Button Tiara), Prince Carl Philip, Princess Madeleine, and Princess Christina (in her Pearl and Diamond Tiara)
King Harald V and Queen Sonja (wearing Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara) with Crown Prince Haakon, and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (in King Olav’s Gift Tiara)
The Duke of Edinburgh (wearing the Order of the Elephant)
Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg (in the Belgian Scroll Tiara)
Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara
Danish Emerald Parure
Floral Aigrette Tiara
Baden Palmette Tiara
Turquoise Daisy Bandeau
Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara
The Jewels of the Queens of Denmark 
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Celebrations started with a Gala Performance of ‘The Kermesse in Bruges’ at the Royal Danish Theatre in honour of Queen Margrethe (wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara and Order of the Elephant), also attended by Prince Henrik (in the Order of the Elephant), Queen Ingrid (wearing the Ruby Parure), Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra (in the Alexandrine Drop Tiara), Queen Anne Marie (wearing the Emerald Parure Tiara), Prince Nikolaos, Princess Alexia (in her Diamond Tiara), Princess Benedikte (wearing the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara), Princess Alexandra (in the Baden Palmette Tiara), and Princess Nathalie (wearing Princess Benedikte’s Floral Tiara) among the extended Danish Royal Family. Royal Guests included King Carl XVI Gustaf (in the Order of the Elephant), Queen Silvia (wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and Swedish Pink Topaz Parure), Crown Princess Victoria (in her 18th Birthday Tiara and the Order of the Elephant), Prince Carl-Philip (wearing the Order of the Seraphim), Princess Madeleine, and Princess Christina (in her Tiara) of Sweden, King Harald (wearing the Order of the Elephant), Queen Sonja (in Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara), Crown Princess Haakon (wearing the Order of the Elephant), and Princess Märtha Louise (in King Olav’s Gift Tiara) of Norway, the Duke of Edinburgh (wearing the Order of the Elephant), Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (in the Antique Pearl Tiara), and Grand Duke Jean (wearing the Order of the Elephant) and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte (in the Topaz Tiara) of Luxembourg.
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The following morning, the Danish Royal Family waved to crowds from the Balcony of Amalienborg Palace, followed by a Service of Thanksgiving, a Carriage Procession through Copenhagen, and a Reception at the City Hall. Crown Prince Frederik was on a four-month mission in Greenland, and was thus absent for the entirety of celebrations.
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In the evening, Queen Margrethe (wearing the Floral Aigrette Tiara) and Prince Henrik hosted a glittering Banquet at Christiansborg Palace, other attendees included Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra (in the Alexandrine Drop Tiara), Queen Anne Marie (wearing the Ruby Parure Tiara), Prince Nikolaos, Princess Alexia (in her Diamond Tiara), Princess Benedikte (wearing the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara), Princess Alexandra (in the Baden Palmette Tiara), and Princess Nathalie (wearing Princess Benedikte’s Floral Tiara) among the extended Danish Royal Family. The Royal Guests included King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia (in Queen Sofia’s 9-Prong Tiara), Crown Princess Victoria (wearing the Four-Button Tiara), Prince Carl-Philip, Princess Madeleine, and Princess Christina of Sweden, King Harald, Queen Sonja (wearing Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara), Crown Princess Haakon, and Princess Märtha Louise (in King Olav’s Gift Tiara) of Norway, the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (wearing the Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara), and Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte (in the Small Floral Tiara) of Luxembourg.
