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…
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…
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…
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…
A tradition started by Princess Grace at the heart of Monaco's royal Christmas celebrations
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
Distribution Party takes place at the…
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 Princess…
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…
Princess Charlene of Monaco couldn’t
contain her happiness as her one of her home teams won a famous
sporting victory. Few had expected South Africa to retain the Rugby
World Cup before the tournament began last month. But a close
fought 12-11 victory over New Zealand…
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 around…
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.
