A Monaco Retrospective - Christmas at the Palace - Page 5

RADKER18 · #81 12-15-2006, 02:56 PM

Aww I cant wait to see the pics from this year

**iceflower** · #82 07-26-2007, 02:36 AM

Here's a clipping with many small but nice pics from the Christmas celebrations at the palace in 1972 - all the
kids were there

It also includes the last pic tbhrc had posted.

Christmas 1972

Tosca · #83 07-26-2007, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceflower

That's really very sweet, tbhrc :)

One from 1982 ( I once posted another one from that day) and one from 1990:

(Laif)

Those were the two saddest Christmases the "Demoiselles du Rocher" had ever experienced. Thanks Ice!

**iceflower** · #84 07-28-2007, 04:12 PM

You're welcome, Tosca and you are so right, so sad Christmas days for them, hopefully their social work at that
time has been a little distraction for them..

Here's a pic of Caroline and Steph handing out presents at the Palace in 1986:

Christmas at the Palace in 1986

Romy · #85 08-02-2007, 10:54 AM

Great pictures, Iceflower! Here are some I found from the year 1985

http://i17.tinypic.com/4teypht.jpg

**iceflower** · #86 10-30-2007, 03:48 AM

Christmas time is coming soon again

Here's a pic of Caroline handing out presents to
the children at the palace in the late 1970s

Christmas with Caroline at the palace

Ianna · #87 10-30-2007, 06:50 PM

Caroline looks great there!

Thanks for sharing, iceflower!

Little Albert and Princess Grace handing out presents

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LadyMacAlpine · #88 10-30-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ianna

Caroline looks great there!

Thanks for sharing, iceflower!

Little Albert and Princess Grace handing out presents

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I've seen that photo before and love it. Thanks

**iceflower** · #89 11-14-2007, 03:48 PM

You're welcome and thanks for your sweet one as well, Ianna!

Here's a pic from 1969 I've found, I can't remember having seen
it before. Looking at little Steph you may think it's been a bit too
busy and crowded for her with all that many other kids

Christmas 1969

Romy · #90 12-30-2007, 02:41 AM

At first I did not find little hiding Stephanie, Iceflower, cute pic

This years pictures were posted elsewhere, so I add two of this
years Christmas at the Palace here, Albert and Stephanie were
present a few days before Christmas

http://i12.tinypic.com/6x9pftg.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/733ipgg.jpg

**iceflower** · #91 01-02-2008, 02:32 AM

Thanks for posting the pics here, Romy, what a pitty that
Caroline wasn't there this time...

I found a clipping from 1992, I think it has not been posted before:

Christmas at the Palace in 1992

lazuli · #92 01-06-2008, 10:14 AM

Sadly, all this christmas spirit and tradition seems to have been lost as time went by... Since Prince Rainier passed away, the Grimaldi siblings seem distant from each other, from there country and their family traditions, wich is a pity, because, after all, there's a all new generation ( the Casiraghi's, the Ducuruet's... ) who could benefit from all these and in the long run bring a new dimension to such traditions and new life to the principatity

iloveroyals · #93 03-26-2008, 10:13 AM

**iceflower** · #94 03-26-2008, 05:24 PM

Thank you so much, iloveroyals. These are wonderful pics
and altogether it's a wonderful look back into the past of a
great tradition!

The second last pic of Caroline you've posted with the
"eighties?" headline is from December 1983. I've posted a
smaller clipping with pics from that day some pages ago.

iloveroyals · #95 03-26-2008, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceflower

The second last pic of Caroline you've posted with the "eighties?" headline is from December 1983. I've posted a
smaller clipping with pics from that day some pages ago.

I thought so. I should have checked again, because I remember you posted a similar one. I wonder how many years we are missing. We'll have to put them in order some day ! Same with the circus ones...

**iceflower** · #96 03-27-2008, 12:54 PM

Here's an overview of the pictures and years we have so far

Some without a date or with vague dates have not been added.

1957 **1958 **1959

1960 ** 1961**1962 **1963 ** 1964 ** 1965 ** 1966
1967 and here **1968**1969

1970 and here ** 1971 **1972 and here **1973 and here
1974**1975 and here**1976 **1977** 1978 ** 1979

1980
1981
1982 and here
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1990
1991
1992 and here
1993 and here and here
1994
1995 and here
1996
1997
1998 and here
1999

2000 and here
2001
2002
2003 and here
2004 and here
From 2005 on the pics can be found in the current event threads.

iloveroyals · #97 03-27-2008, 01:08 PM

iceflower, you are amazing ! Thank you, thank you, thank you !
Wouldn't it be interesting to see how the toys have changed over the years ? We'd need close ups of course, but it is a historical document in a way...