Royals join residents for fairytale author's 200th anniversary

Thousands of people lined the cobblestone streets of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen’s birth town today to welcome royals and celebrities marking the 200th birthday of Denmark’s most beloved and famous author.

Young and old, residents of Odense waved red-and-white Danish flags and snapped pictures of the entourage of princesses, actors and sports stars who toured a museum dedicated to Andersen, author of such children’s classics as “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Little Mermaid”.