For over seven hundred years, albeit with
a few interruptions, the House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco. A
constitutional monarchy, it is currently headed by Albert II,
Prince of Monaco. The succession in Monaco is male-preference
primogeniture. Although Albert II is the middle child of Prince
Rainier III and Grace, Princess of Monaco, he is the only male
child, so he became heir apparent at…
Princess Charlene reveals how Princess Gabriella prepared for the first day of school
6th September 2022
Princess Charlene has revealed how her
daughter, Princess Gabriella, prepared for her first day of school
this year. The Princess of Monaco took to Instagram to share two
photos of Gabriella and her twin brother, Prince Jacques, ahead of
their first day of school on…
Prince Albert sends condolences following devastating Pakistan floods
1st September 2022
Prince Albert II of Monaco has sent a
condolence letter to the President of Pakistan following the floods
that have taken a devastating human toll. In his letter, the
Sovereign Prince expressed “profound solidarity this difficult
ordeal”, and sent “heartfelt…
Prince Albert II of Monaco has sent a
message of support to the President of the Executive Council of
Corsica following devasting storms that hit the island. In a
message sent to President Gilles Simeoni, Prince Albert wrote: “Mr
President, Together with my family and the people of the
Principality of Monaco, I would like to express our deepest
sympathy for the tragic consequences of the…
It should come as no surprise that one
royal has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. No,
it is not the Hollywood royal who is part of the British Royal
Family. Instead, it is the late American Academy Award winner,
Grace Kelly, born in Philadelphia…
The Prince’s Palace of Monaco has
officially reopened its doors following extensive renovations, the
first time the public can view Prince Albert II’s official
residence since 2015. The Prince’s Palace dates back to 1215, when
it was a fortress, and soon after…
On a recent visit to meet the Pope,
Princess Charlene of Monaco forwent her privilège du blanc and
opted for a black outfit like non-Catholics who meet His Holiness.
The Prince and Princess of Monaco were in the Vatican for a private
audience with Pope Francis on 20 July, but the Princess appeared in
all black when she is one of the few women in the world allowed to
wear white to meet the…
Together with the Monegasque Princely
Family and the Monte-Carlo SBM Group, the Bal de la Rose is held in
support of the Princess Grace Foundation. Princess Caroline of
Hanover, the eldest daughter of the late Princess Grace and older
sister of reigning Prince Albert…
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest
celebration in over fifty years. But in the days before the royal
wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock, this
fairytale romance began to exercise a more morose fascination.
Reports that the bride had tried to…
Princess Charlene has given a nod to her
wedding day in a new portrait marking the anniversary of her
marriage to Prince Albert. Charlene wears an aqua blue outfit for
the celebratory snap, an almost identical shade to the colour she
chose for her civil wedding to the Prince of Monaco on July 1 2011.
Albert and Charlene are seen holding hands and smiling broadly in
the new photo which the…
