Greenland has unveiled a new stamp in honour of Prince Christian’s 18th birthday, revealing the young prince in traditional Greenlandic dress in the stamp portrait.
The Danish Royal House shared a photo of the stamp, which features Prince Christian in a white anorak, the upper clothing of the Greenlandic male national costume.
According to the Royal House, “Prince Christian’s father, H.R.H. The Crown Prince, his grandfather, Prince Henrik, and his great-grandfather, Frederik IX, have all worn the Greenlandic anorak during their visits to Greenland as well as on a number of historical stamps.”
Franne Voigt photographed Prince Christian for the stamps, which are available from 16 October through the Greenlandic Postal Service. A stamp sells for €6.70, while a full sheet costs €67.00.
The last time Prince Christian was featured on a Greenlandic stamp was in 2016, when the Crown Prince Family were celebrating Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s copper wedding anniversary.
Prince Christian’s birthday festivities kick off Saturday evening with a special documentary on DRTV tracing his educational journey to learn what being a king entails.
On Sunday, Prince Christian will join his family on the balcony at Frederik VIII’s Palace at noon, following a changing of the guard of the Royal Life Guards in their red gala uniforms.
That evening, Queen Margrethe will host a gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace for her grandson, family, dignitaries and a few foreign royals, as well as 18-year-olds from around the Danish Commonwealth of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
From Sunday, Prince Christian will be of age to ascend to the throne without a regent, but he will not take a position on the Council of State until there is a change of throne.
On 13 November, he will attend a special session of the Council of State to swear his allegiance to Denmark and accept his future role as king.
