July 15, 2009 11:35 AM
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Ballet Costumes From a Queen
(AP)
Denmark's queen says she was inspired by caricatures of royals when she designed costumes for a ballet being staged in Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens.
Queen Margrethe unveiled the colorful costumes Wednesday for "The Swineherd," a ballet based on a story by Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen.
She used stark colors _ acid green, pink and purple _ or large polka dots to give the costumes of the royal characters a cartoonesque touch.
The 69-year-old monarch said she drew inspiration "rather more from outsiders' comments about my world than from my own world."
The fairytale is about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to win a princess' heart.
It's the fourth time Margrethe has designed costumes and sets for a stage adaptation of Andersen's work.
The show opens on Thursday.
Queen Margrethe unveiled the colorful costumes Wednesday for "The Swineherd," a ballet based on a story by Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen.
She used stark colors _ acid green, pink and purple _ or large polka dots to give the costumes of the royal characters a cartoonesque touch.
The 69-year-old monarch said she drew inspiration "rather more from outsiders' comments about my world than from my own world."
The fairytale is about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to win a princess' heart.
It's the fourth time Margrethe has designed costumes and sets for a stage adaptation of Andersen's work.
The show opens on Thursday.
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