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Princess Charlene of Monaco is all smiles as her twins take on festive tradition

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1st December 2024
Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella have started the Christmas celebrations in Monaco.The twins, who will turn ten in just a few days’ time, switched on the Christmas lights decorating some of the most famous landmarks in the Principality.Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella get ready to light up Monaco for Christmas(Palais Princier Instagram still/ fair use)Their parents…
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The royal bride who wore the trousers

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6th July 2024
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…
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The ultimate royal wedding dress: the fairy tale gown worn by Grace Kelly as she became a princess

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11th April 2024
It is perhaps the most talked about royal wedding dress of them all. When Grace Kelly, Oscar winning actress and Hollywood superstar, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19th 1956, she did it in a gown for the history books. The outfit became an instant classic and remains an icon to this day.[getty src=”2628819″ width=”443″ height=”594&#8243…
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The first wedding dress of Princess Grace of Monaco

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21st March 2024
Her gown she wore for her religious marriage is one of the most famous royal outfits ever worn and an icon of the 20th century but Grace Kelly had another wedding dress before that celebrated creation. Grace and Prince Rainier III of Monaco said ‘I do’ in a civil…
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A family affair in Monaco in a year of calm

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28th December 2023
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 forward-looking royals of 2023: he was the first European royal to confirm that he would be in attendance at King Charles’s…
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The complex prince who helped make modern Monaco: Louis II

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17th December 2023
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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A tradition started by Princess Grace at the heart of Monaco's royal Christmas celebrations

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7th December 2023
It’s a monarchy known for glitz and glamour, but one of the biggest and best Christmas traditions in Monaco is actually quite sweet and heartwarming. Started by Princess Grace and Prince Rainier in the 1950s, the Christmas Gifts DistributionParty takes place at the palace each year, with more than 600 children in attendance.Kids aged five through 12 join a festive party at the…
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