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. And although the links between Albert II and Charles III might be stretched, they are still there.
The connection between the House of Windsor and the House of Grimaldi begins in the 19th century when Albert I, Prince of Monaco married a British…
EXCLUSIVE: Monaco's Princely Palace denies "malicious" separation rumours of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene
21st March 2023
The Princely Palace of Monaco issued a denial to the “malicious rumours” about the separation of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene that have emerged in the French press.
French magazine Royauté has claimed that the Prince and Princess are in the process…
The line of succession to the Monegasque throne
21st March 2023
Monaco is one of the few countries in Europe still governed by male-preference primogeniture, meaning the eldest son inherits the throne over any older sisters (as is the case of Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella).
The succession laws are laid out in…
Foundation Spotlight: Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation
21st March 2023
The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation was launched on 14 December 2012. Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene is the President of the Foundation, while her husband, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II serves as the Foundation’s Vice President.
The primary focus is to save lives by the prevention of drowning. The Foundation’s missions are to raise awareness about the dangers of water…
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…
Media revealed that the Princely Family of Monaco spent some private time in Florida around the beginning of the new year, which included a visit to Disney World near Orlando.
On 5 January, the Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Dean J. Trantalis, tweeted pictures of Prince…
Religion, and specifically the Roman Catholic faith, plays a crucial role in the life of the small Mediterranean nation known as the Principality of Monaco. Unlike many other countries, in this small country on the southern coast of France, Roman Catholicism is a State Religion.
For over a millennia, the Principality was controlled by the descendants of a family from Genoa, Italy, which…
Princess Charlene takes her twins to the Sainte Dévote celebrations
28th January 2023
Princess Charlene of Monaco took her two children to a celebration of Monaco’s patron saint earlier in the week.
Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella went with their mother to Sainte Dévote celebrations. Sainte Dévote is the patron saint of Monaco, and each year…
Princess Charlene of Monaco absent from latest family gathering
24th January 2023
The Monaco Princely Family came out in full force during the weekend for the first International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo since the start of the pandemic.
Prince Albert and his two children, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, attended the circus on the Sunday…
The first European royal to confirm their attendance at King Charles III’s coronation this spring has spoken about how much he’s looking forward to the ceremony.
In anexclusive interviewwithPeoplemagazine, Prince Albert II of Monaco said, “I’m certain that it’s going to be an incredible ceremony and a very moving one.”
The Sovereign Prince of…