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A timeline of Princess Charlène's absence from Monaco

In May of 2021, Princess Charlène of Monaco embarked in a trip to her native South Africa, to carry out work on conservation with her Foundation. Little did she know, but that trip would be the last she was able to undertake in a very long time. On the day she was supposed to attend a Formula1 event in Monaco, the Princely Palace released a note saying that she had to stay in South…
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Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and her children preside over AIDS charity gala

On Saturday, the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo was the backdrop for a spectacular edition of the Fight AIDS Gala, an event presided by Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and her children.  Her Serene Highness is the President of Fight AIDS Monaco, an association that aims to spread awareness about the disease and help science find palliative and resolutive cures to the illness. The Gala…
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Albert and Charlene, 10 years: A look back at Princess Charlène's third wedding outfit

Ten years ago, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene tied the knot in a ceremony in the Main Courtyard at the Princely Palace of Monaco.  The reception and evening ball were held at the Montecarlo Opera and featured the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra playing under the conduction of Maestro Lawrence Foster. The evening was concluded by a fireworks display and the opening of the…
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Albert and Charlene, 10 years: the royal guests

When Prince Albert married Charlene Wittstock, first in a civil ceremony on 1 July and second in a religious ceremony the following day in 2011, royals from across the world flew into the tiny principality for the festivities. Each reigning European royal family, except…
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A look at how Prince Albert and Princess Charlène's wedding broke with tradition and transformed the Princely Palace

It has been a tradition for centuries that civil royal weddings are held in the Princely Palace of Monaco. However, Prince Albert’s marriage to Charlène Wittstock in 2011 broke ranks and made the Palace the location of their religious ceremony, as well.  Once they compiled the guest list, they realised that not everybody could fit into the traditional venue for religious weddings in…
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