Happy Halloween!

A Happy Halloween to all from Mad for Monaco

30th Anniversary of the Princess Grace Awards

Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene were in New York City for the big event...

The full details on all the winners can be found at the Princess Grace Foundation website.

Caro Makes Luxembourg Wedding

 It was a picture-perfect wedding for a picture-perfect couple on Saturday when HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg married Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, formerly of Belgium, now Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Almost every royal house one could think of was represented; Great Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Spain, Greece and of course Monaco. Bearing the best wishes of the House of Grimaldi was HRH Princess Caroline looking as stylishly majestic as only she can. Is there anyone that has quite the "presence" of Princess Caroline? Tough call...

Princely Pictures in Poland

Prince Albert II speaking at Jagellon University in Krakow

Meeting the President upon arrival in Poland

At Wawel Castle in Krakow

Princess Charlene with the Polish First Lady at the Museum of Sports and Tourism with the Director of the Museum and Mrs Irina Szewinska, former Olympic champion and IOC member

Holding on to History

It was recently 'Heritage Day' in the sunny Principality of Monaco and in honor of that occasion, for a rare treat, the library of the Princely Palace was open to the public (I would have loved to have been there for that). HSH Prince Albert II was at the openning and met with one Ms. Carpine, an historian who specializes in the history of the Princes of Monaco (dare I hope for an English-language publishing?), which covers quite a long stretch of time. HSH Princess Charlene was not to be seen but she was perhaps busy getting packed and making travel plans as afterwards the Princely couple left for an official 2-day visit to the Baltic state of Lithuania.

Princess Caroline, Unbelievable

What a look...

What a face...

I defy anyone to tell this photo apart from one of Charlotte's

A smile for little brother...

Is she gonna kill Bill?

Oh, very 70's baby!

Looking far away

Gorgeous

MM Video: Princess Grace, Face of Perfection

Gala for Princess Charlene Foundation

On Saturday, the Princely couple were off to South Africa where the SBM (which owns most of the major hotels and casinos in Monaco) sponsored a special gala dinner with an appropriately South African theme at the Monte Carlo Opera House to benefit the new Princess Charlene Foundation. Maybe this will help them finally get their website up and running -I mean, it's been a year people, you should have something up there by now. One has to wonder if anyone among the locals there even noticed that Prince Albert was present? Princess Charlene is such a star and beloved daughter in that part of the world, but by now I expect all princes everywhere are used to getting less attention than their glamorous princesses. Anyway, once that was done, Princess Charlene was back in Europe, going solo at Fashion Week in Paris with all the other stunning, stylish people.