I am surprised to see that all the people who speak about the colour of The dress of Charlene are british , they are anglican ou protestant and do not know nothing about the rules of the rites of catholicisme,
In the years 60, there was only a wife and queen who wore white cloths when she visited the pope, it was Queen Fabiola of Belgium. The Grand Duchess Of Luxemburg, princess of Monaco and of Lichenstein wore black clothes. The queens and prinesses who were protestant wore black cloths.
The queens and princesses wore diadems, long dress and decorations.
Since Vatican II, the rules of protocol Changed.All the queens, the princesses who are catholic, wore white dress and Mantillas , even the wifes of president can wear white dresses. Grand Duchess of Luxembourg wore white dresses when she visited the pope. If the family of Lichenstein wore black dresses because it is conservativ and followed the former rules.
Why, did the rules change? Because the catholic roman church wants to make the difference between the protestant people and the catholic people.
Of Course, Queens and princesses who are not catholic wear black clothes.
There is a resume of this visit on Monaco channel given by the palace
LL.AA.SS. le Prince Albert II et la Princesse Charlène reçus au Vatican par Sa Sainteté le Pape Benoit XVI / ACTUS / L'Agenda de Monaco / Chaines - MC Channel - Chaînes vidéos de Monaco
In it , it is said that the pape told to his guests in french, he congratuled the princess Charlene for her sportiv prowes, , They exchanges gifts and the prince met the minister of Vatican after the meeting.
This evening, on the rafio of monte Carlo, a reporter asked why Charlene wore whit dresses this morning to a prior who know all the rules of the catholic, this man answered that Princess Charlene could wear White cloths .
A video of this visit on the site of royal correspondant and a answer about the cloth of Charlene . A person of Vatican said that she could wear the white cloths .read under the video
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI Holds an Audience with TSHs Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco. (VIDEO) | The Royal Correspondent