Monaco

Princess Grace's Irish ties in the spotlight as Monaco's Prince's Palace turns green

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18th March 2025
All eyes were on the Prince’s Palace in Monaco on St. Patrick’s Day, when Prince Albert lit up the building in rich greens to honour his family’s Irish ties. There was a message on social media to explain why the Prince of Monaco had turned his home green, reading ”the Palais Princier lights up in green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,” and adding, “A tribute to the…
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Princess Charlene's Fashion Hits of 2024

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30th December 2024
Chic, luxurious, stylish… Princess Charlene’s style is perfectly suited for the Mediterranean principality she calls home. It’s been a happier and busier year for the princess, with plenty of appearances alongside her husband and children. Let’s take a look back…
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Prince Albert of Monaco carries on his parents' legacies

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3rd November 2024
Prince Albert II of Monaco was in New York City last weekend to mark a milestone anniversary for the Prince Grace Foundation-USA. Prince Albert attended the Princess Grace Awards Gala at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan. The glittering event celebrated the Princess Grace Foundation- USA’s 40th anniversary. The foundation was created in 1984 to honour Princess Grace of Monaco’s legacy…
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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 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 ceremony the day before the church service beamed around the world and for that event, this royal bride wore pink. The two piece…
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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…
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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 12 July 1870, the only child of Prince Albert I of Monaco and Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton. His parents separated and…
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