It was billed as Monaco’s biggest
celebratios in over fifty years. In July 2011, Prince Albert II
married Charlene Wittstock in civil and religious ceremonies that
brought royals from across Europe to Monaco and grabbed the
attention of the world. The wedding was one of the biggest royal
events in Europe that decade and turned an Olympic swimmer into a
consort. It also brought a dash of…
A look at how Prince Albert and Princess Charlène's wedding broke with tradition and transformed the Princely Palace
2nd July 2021
It has been a tradition for centuries
that civil royal weddings are held in the Princely Palace of
Monaco. However, Prince Albert’s marriage to Charlène Wittstock in
2011 broke ranks and made the Palace the location of their
religious ceremony, as well. Once they…
When Princess Charlene walked down the
aisle on 2 July 2011 to marry Prince Albert in a religious
ceremony, she did so in a Giorgio Armani Privé creation. The gown
was a gorgeous creation with a simplicity that fit with Charlene’s
style. Charlene wore a bespoke…
The relationship between the Princely
Family of Monaco and Sainte Dévote is both ancient and strong.
Every year, members of the Princely Family take part in the
festivities remembering the Patron Saint of the Principality. On
the 26th of January, the eve of her feast day, a symbolic fishing
boat is brought in a procession from the port to the chapel and is
set on fire. On the 27th of…
On Thursday, the entire Spanish Royal
Family was in Barcelona to oversee the Princess of Girona
Awards. Due to the global shutdown, the 2020 ceremony was
cancelled, and so this year the family handed out both the 2020 and
the 2021 prizes. The award ceremony took…
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…
The Norwegian Royal Family’s favourite
place in the summer is an isolated cabin on a southern Norwegian
island that is actually located within the area of a military camp.
While it may not sound idyllic, it is for the royals. The place is
called Mågerø and means, directly translated to English, “seagulls’
island.” The royal couple’s private summer resort…
The royal visits to each of Sweden’s
counties is set to resume after it had to be put on hold last year
due to the global health emergency. The visits were the initiative
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, who wanted to show the Royal Family’s
support for each county…
When Prince Albert of Monaco married
South African Charlene Wittstock in 2011, rock legends, The Eagles,
performed at their star-studded celebrations at Louis II Stadiumon
30 June. The royal wedding festivities kicked off on the eve of the
wedding with the concert…
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June
30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her
sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
