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'So sweet': Royal observers spot charming connection between Princess Charlotte and Danish royal Princess Isabella at recent events
Royal watchers have been charmed by a sentimental link between Princess Charlotte of Wales and Princess Isabella of Denmark, two young royals who recently honoured their family heritage with treasured heirlooms.
Princess Charlotte, 10, drew attention at last week's Trooping the Colour parade, stepping out in a matching aqua outfit with her mother, Princess Catherine, 43.
Pinned to Charlotte's outfit was a petite diamond horseshoe brooch, worn on the left side—the same brooch she wore at Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in September 2022.
The brooch holds deep family significance.
Originally owned by the Queen Mother, it was first seen publicly in 1929 before being passed down to Queen Elizabeth II, and eventually gifted to her great-granddaughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
"It has been detailed that the late Queen Elizabeth gifted the diamond horseshoe to Charlotte, this is so sweet," one royal fan wrote on a picture of the princess on Instagram.
Another added: "She's so sweet, she resembles her great grandmother Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II."
Over in Denmark, a similarly touching connection has been spotted.
Princess Isabella, daughter of Tasmanian-born Queen Mary and King Frederik X, has also been seen wearing a prized family heirloom, the Queen Alexandrine Pink Pearl Drop Brooch.
Isabella, who turned 18 in April, has worn the diamond-studded brooch on several public occasions.
It features a central white pearl and a rare pink pearl drop and was originally owned by her great-grandmother, Queen Alexandrine, wife of King Christian X.
Alexandrine, born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, became Crown Princess of Denmark in 1906 and later Queen.
Portraits from the early 20th century show her wearing the brooch, which was later passed to her granddaughter, Queen Margrethe II, at her baptism in 1940.
Continuing the tradition, Queen Margrethe then gifted the piece to Princess Isabella at her own baptism in 2007.
Isabella was first seen wearing the brooch publicly at her uncle Prince Joachim's 50th birthday in 2019, and most recently at Queen Margrethe's 85th birthday celebration in April.
Just like Charlotte, Isabella received her grandmother's name, Margrethe, as one of her middle names in tribute.
Both girls are also the second-born children in their families and have older brothers set to one day ascend their countries' thrones—Prince George, 11, in the UK, and Crown Prince Christian, 19, in Denmark.
Interestingly, fans have also noted striking similarities between the young princesses and their fathers.
Charlotte is often likened to Prince William at the same age, and Isabella is said to have inherited King Frederik's blue eyes and cheekbones.
Adding to the connection between the families is the decades-long friendship between Denmark's former Queen Margrethe and the late Queen Elizabeth II, which began in the 1950s and lasted until Elizabeth's death in 2022.
With so many similarities, perhaps Princess Charlotte and Princess Isabella will one day form a royal bond of their own.
