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Wedding Ball of Prince Joachim of Denmark

Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Danish Royal Family for a magnificent Ball at Fredensborg Palace on this day in 1995, 30 years ago, on the eve of the Wedding of Prince Joachim of Denmark and Alexandra Manley!

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark held a magnificent Ball at Fredensborg Palace on the eve of the Wedding of Prince Joachim and Alexandra Manley.

A gala dinner was held at Christiansborg Palace on 17 November, the evening before the wedding. Around 300 guests attended, although a heavy snowstorm delayed them, and therefore the dinner, for an hour. Other guests, including the Prince of Asturias and Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, were unable to attend as their flights were delayed.

Prince Joachim of Denmark and Alexandra Manley

Alexandra Manley wore Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara with the Order of the Elephant.

Queen Margrethe II wore the Danish Emerald Parure.

Queen Silvia of Sweden was in the Napoleonic Amethyst Parure.

Crown Princess Victoria wore her Diamond Spike Tiara.

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece was wearing the Greek Emerald Parure with Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Sautoir and Queen Frederica’s Emerald Pendant.

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece wore the Antique Corsage Tiara.

Princess Benedikte of Denmark was in the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara with Queen Ingrid’s Diamond Stars.

Princess Alexandra wore Queen Sofia’s Pearl and Star Tiara while Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was in the Diamond Floral Tiara.

Prince Joachim married Alexandra Manley in November 1995 and they had two sons: Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix, before their divorce in 2006.

Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara

Diamond Necklace

Sapphire Necklace

Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara

Danish Emerald Parure

Floral Aigrette Tiara

Baden Palmette Tiara

Danish Crown Diamond Parure

The Danish Ruby Parure

Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara

Khedive of Egypt Tiara

Antique Diamond Parure

Antique Turquoise Parure

Daisy Brooch

Crown Pearl and Ruby Parure

Queen Alexandrine’s Sapphire Parure

Floral Bracelet Choker

Ruby Horseshoe Brooch

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