Princess Martha Louise of Norway
Daughter Leah Isadora attends famous debutante ball in Paris
Leah Isadora Behn and Princess Martha Louise.
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Leah Isadora Behn has been invited to an exclusive debutante ball in Paris and preparations are in full swing. What strict dress rules Princess Märtha Louise’s daughter has to follow there.
A celebratory ball, beautiful dresses, fine company. What sounds like a fairy tale is now becoming reality for Leah Isadora Behn, 17: The second eldest daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, 51, has been invited to the legendary “Le Bal des Débutantes” in Paris.
Leah Isadora Behn is invited to exclusive debutante ball in Paris
The Debutante Ball “Le Bal des Débutantes” is considered a meeting place for the offspring of the most influential families in the world and will take place this year on November 26th in Paris’s Shangri-La Hotel. The ball was created in 1994 by Society Lady Ophélie Renouard with a charitable purpose. A handpicked selection of young ladies and their cavaliers are allowed to take part. Among them is the crème de la crème of politics, aristocracy and show business, notable debutantes have included Lady Kitty Spencer, niece of Princess Diana, Lily Collins and Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt.
Haute couture shopping with Princess Märtha Louise in Paris
To prepare for the ball, Leah Isadora traveled to Paris with Mama Märtha for a shopping trip in the summer. Because the participating young ladies have to appear at the ball in haute couture from Paris. The two obviously had fun on their mother-daughter trip and shared pictures of the trip together on Instagram.
There they visited the studio of the world-renowned designer Giambattista Valli. Among other things, he designed Charlotte Casiraghi’s wedding dress and is very popular with stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Kendall Jenner. There, the Norwegian Queen’s granddaughter had a mini dress with a meter-long train and a leaf design made to measure. The Spanish newspaper “Hola” reported in October with exclusive photos of the day in the fashion house.
Debutantes wear jewelery worth 10 million euros
The jewelry worn by all the debutantes at the ball, which last took place in 2019, was provided by the Indian jeweler “Harakh” and cost almost 10 million euros. This year, the debutantes will wear jewelry from jeweler “V Muse”. A special heirloom from Märtha Louise could complete her daughter’s look.
A special heirloom from Märtha Louise could complete the look
Princess Märtha Louise owns a beautiful tiara. She received this as a gift from her grandfather King Olav for her 18th birthday in 1989. The modern tiara is set with diamonds and pearls and was last worn by Märtha at a state banquet in 2016. She could now give this piece of jewelery to her daughter Leah Isadora – the filigree tendril design of the tiara would certainly match her dress.
The tiara is a gift from King Olaf.
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Leah Isadora Behn is an influencer and has almost 100,000 followers on her beauty account. She’s walked red carpets, won awards and graced magazine covers. It is not yet known who will accompany Princess Märtha Louise’s daughter as a cavalier on the big evening. It will be a fairytale, exciting evening anyway.