Cinderella Found! Student Shares Why She Intentionally Left Her Shoe at Prince Christian's Birthday Gala

Anne-Sofie Tørnsø Olesen, 18, revealed that she's single, but that's not why she left her stiletto behind at the palace party

The real-life Cinderella who left her shoe at Prince Christian of Denmark's 18th birthday bash has been identified — and it turns out, she made the fairy tale happen.

Anne-Sofie Tørnsø Olesen has come forward as the owner of the stiletto that was left at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen following Sunday's gala celebrating Prince Christian's milestone. On Monday, the Danish royal palace had some fun on Instagram by posting a photo of a single sparkling shoe that was found after the festivities wrapped. "Is it Cinderella who forgot her shoe last night?" courtiers captioned the snap.

Anne-Sophie, an 18-year-old student, was one of the 200 young people from Denmark's 98 municipalities as well as the Faroe Islands and Greenland who scored an invite to the birthday party, representing the Egedal Municipality. But 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," Anne-Sophie told Danish outlet Se Og Hør. "I thought it was a bit funny myself, and I talked to my family and friends about it before, and they agreed that I should do it. It's a chance you won't get again."

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However, the plan wasn't so easy to pull off. When she tried to discreetly drop her heel, someone rushed to return it to her.

Telling TV2 that she was determined to follow through with her plan, she decided to try again.

"When my partner from Egedal Municipality and I came out of Christiansborg by the stairs, it quickly fell off, and I hurried away so that no one could now stop me," Anne-Sophie told the outlet.

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 told TV2.

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The pair did speak at the event, although Anne-Sophie can't recall their exact conversation.

"I don't really remember what I asked about, because I was so confused, but I think it had something to do with what he thought about the whole thing - and about having invited all those people into the castle," she told TV2.

The Danish palace confirms that the shoe and its owner will be reunited.

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Anne-Sophie shook hands with Queen Margrethe and joined royals from around the world — including several future monarchs from around Europe! — at the palace party.

The royal court shared a glimpse into the festivities on social media, revealing that the musical performance was a surprise organized by Queen Margrethe!

"The dance floor was set in motion when Benjamin Hav & Familien gave a concert after the gala event,” courtiers captioned a clip, where Prince Christian danced and clapped beside his family next to the stage. "The concert was Her Majesty the Queen's surprise for all the guests."

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