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 Princely Law 1.249 of 2 April 2002. Only the descendants of the reigning monarch and the reigning monarch’s siblings can…
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…
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.Â
On 5 January, the Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Dean J. Trantalis, tweeted pictures of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene taking part in the inauguration of the city’s new aquatic centre.Â
This is one of the causes…
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…
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.Â
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.Â
Prince Albert and his two children, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, attended the circus on the Sunday, but Princess Charlene was notably absent.
The Princess has suffered from ill health in recent years, although her absence…
First European royal confirms attendance at King Charles III's coronation
18th January 2023
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…
Prince Albert looks to future celebrations during New Year's Eve speech
31st December 2022
Prince Albert II of Monaco has looked to the future in his 2022 New Year’s Eve speech in a year that saw the return of Princess Charlene to Monaco and royal duties.
He began his speech by offering support to all those “affected by war, oppression, violence…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The long-awaited return of a Princess in Monaco
31st December 2022
After a turbulent 2021 that saw Princess Charlene separated from her family for the majority of the year, 2022 brought her back to her children in Monaco. The Princess of Monaco continued to heal after her return to the principality but soon was back to royal duties and in the public eye.
As 2022 began, we weren’t sure when Charlene would return from the treatment centre, but rumours…
