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Princess Charlene of Monaco – the royal bride who wore the trousers

It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit, a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the help of Karl Lagerfeld. Charlene and Albert’s civil wedding took place on July 1st 2011, at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. For the event, the first part of what…
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A family affair in Monaco in a year of calm

After the turbulence of 2022, Monaco’s Princely Family seemed to ease into a quiet groove in 2023, carrying out engagements with the entire family present, though rumours continued to dog Prince Albert and Princess Charlene. In fact, Prince Albert was one of the first…
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The complex prince who helped make modern Monaco: Louis II

He was a complex man with great passions who helped transform the nation he ruled. During his time as Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Louis II oversaw a period of great cultural strides and dark days for the principality. Prince Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi was born…
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The prince and princess taking lead role in royal family's Christmas rush

Monaco’s royal family has had a high profile in recent days as Christmas approaches and taking a starring role in the public image of the Grimaldis are the heir to the throne, Prince Jacques, and his sister, Princess Gabriella. The twins turned nine on December 10th 2023 and to mark the birthday, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene shared a new image of them, taken on the country’s national…
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Monaco's royals come together to mark National Day

The Princely Family of Monaco came together on 19 November to mark their country’s National Day. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene were joined by their twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, for most of the celebrations, alongside Albert’s sisters…
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An emotional tribute from a prince to his father to mark special anniversary

Prince Albert II of Monaco has fired two cannons linked to the birth of his father, Prince Rainer III. The Sovereign Prince was joined by his sisters, Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie, as the two historic guns were put back into use. The cannons, on the Fort Antoine Esplanade in Monaco, were used a century ago to signal the birth of Prince Rainier. They were fired to mark the…
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The curse of the Princely Family of Monaco

The ill-health of Princess Charlene of Monaco in 2021-2022 was just the latest in a series of bad luck for the Princely Family of Monaco, and according to a legend, it is all because of a witch’s curse. Legend has it that the Grimaldi family has been cursed for…
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The forgotten princess who links the royal families of Britain and Monaco

While some links between royal houses are well known and rather close, others are a little more distant and perhaps all the more interesting for that. The ties between the House of Windsor and the House of Grimaldi might be stretched, they are still there. The connection begins in the 19th century when Albert I, Prince of Monaco married a British aristocrat called Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton.
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