Wannabe Cinderella Leaves Her Shoe at the Ball

When Prince Christian of Denmark showed up to his 18th birthday bash at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, he never dreamed he would meet a real-life Cinderella. When the single gold stiletto was found, the Danish royal palace had some fun on Instagram by posting a photo of the shoe that was found after the festivities wrapped up. “Is it Cinderella who forgot her shoe last night?” courtiers captioned the snap. 

 

It wasn’t long before Anne-Sofie Tørnsø Olesen came forward as the owner of the stiletto. The 18-year-old student was one of 200 young people from Denmark’s 98 municipalities who scored an invitation to the birthday party, representing the Egedal Municipality. She decided to make the night extra memorable by recreating the well-known children’s story by leaving her single shoe intentionally. "It was meant to be a fairytale ending à la Cinderella,” said Anne-Sophie. She explained that she had talked to her family and friends about it, and they agreed that she should leave the shoe, pointing out that it was a chance she probably wouldn’t get again. However, the plan wasn’t that easy to pull off. When she tried to discreetly drop her heel, someone rushed to return it to her. Determined to follow through with her plan, she decided to try it again. This time when she dropped the shoe, she hurried away so no one could stop her. Anne-Sophie said that although she's single, she doesn't think she and Prince Christian will have the same ending as Cinderella and her prince. "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,” she said. The pair did speak at the event, although Anne-Sophie can’t recall the exact conversation. 

Anne-Sofie Tørnsø Olesen and her escort, Alexander Lüders Rix Bach

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