Luxembourg

Princess Stéphanie takes the lead as Luxembourg's royals head into winter

Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie has been at the forefront of royal duties this week, carrying out engagements with and without her family in Luxembourg and Poland. Earlier this week, Stéphanie visited the Museum of Photography in Krakow, Poland, to view an exhibition dedicated to Edward Steichen, a photographer with ties to Luxembourg. The Hereditary Grand Duchess is a patron of the…
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Monaco

Princess Charlene of Monaco absent from latest family gathering

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, but Princess Charlene was notably absent. The Princess has suffered from ill health in recent years, although her absence…
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FeaturesMonaco

The Laws of Succession in...Monaco

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…
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