Sainte Devote Celebration: 2007 - 2023

[Florestane]

Originally Posted by melina premiere

Florestane, I am not idiot, you are speaking with other person about change or something, we understand what you are saying, or stop to say that she is doing work.

I didn't say you were an idiot. Stop accusing people of saying things they didn't. And my comments were for the entire board not "other people"!! And make up your mind - on the occasions I've said she doesn't do enough work I get an endless list of everything she's done...

[Nadine]

Originally Posted by melina premiere

I was present at the two ceremonies, after the first evening with the blessing and the burning of the cannot, the princely couple was attending to a firework on the Hercules port.
There was the pontifical mass, Charlene was very beautiful and stunning, a lot of elegance and at the end, the kirche about the cake, the surprising presence of the hereditary prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella

It was a joyfull moment, Gabriella prefered to watch between the pillows of the balcon and we heard them speaking and laughting in the balcony

A very lovely family

Thanks so very much for the in-person first hand observations, much much appreciated.

The twins are beyond adorable and it's a joy to watch them grow up before our very eyes.

ps: funny I dreamt about twins all night long, not these two, but twins in general, very odd, lol.

[HereditaryPrincess]

I loved to see the photos and videos of the Sainte Devote celebrations this year. Jacques and Gabriella are always a delight to see, I think these little ones will be a joy to watch through the years. Jacques looks like a little cherub and the interactions between him and Albert were sweet; it's nice to see Albert getting involved with the twins. Gabriella is super cute and seems to have quite a mischievous and playful personality! There was one photo of her where I thought she looked a little like Caroline as well.

[Moonmaiden23]

Lovely couple, one of my favorites.

They have come a long way and I am very happy to see it!

[iceflower]

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Parismatch has some exclusive pics of this year's celebrations. I think we've never seen photos of the lunch at the Palace before.

The watermarks are a bit annoying , but when you click on "Plein Ecran" below the pics you can at least see bigger versions:


** pm: Avec Charlène, Albert et les jumeaux à la célébration de Sainte-Dévote **

[An Ard Ri]

No I've never seen photos of the lunch at the Palace before,there seems to be a lot of clergy present!

[melina premiere]

Thank you Iceflower for the photos, I knew that there was always an official diner after the mass and the blessing of the palace , there are all the clergy because it is a religious celebration, the official journal of Monaco gave the names of the very important persons of Monaco; there are the ceremonies of the celebrations as the burning of the canot and the pontifical mass but there are events we don't see as the lunch after the firework on january 26th and the official diner after the mass on january 27th
It is a pity there are the watermarks on the photos but we can see when we enlarge the photos

[C4A]

Nice pics, thanks for posting, Iceflower. I particularly like pic 7 where P Charlene is holding the hand of Father Penzo. She seems to be quite fond of him. Also nice pics of the official lunch and of the couple who really seem happy. I wish there could also be some pics of the fireworks in the harbour - they would be spectacular!

[iceflower]

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The twins attended their first Sainte Devote celebration this evening, January 26!


** gettyimages gallery ** rex gallery **

[Somebody]

The twins hugging each other is really cute...

[HereditaryPrincess]

I'd forgotten about the Sainte Devote celebrations; so it was a really nice surprise to see these photos! Jacques and Gabriella are, as per usual, such little cherubs and I really like this photo as the way they're holding on to each other's fingers just melts my heart. I would love to have twins of my own one day - the bond between them is something special.

Who is the little girl in this photo? I'm guessing she's a de Massy relative, but I don't recognise her.

[eya]

An article about tonight

Monaco's twins spitting image of Royal parents | Daily Mail Online

[rominet09]

Always so lovely to see them !!!! Cute as ever !

[Marie H]

A very nice surprise to see the adorable twins with their parents for Sainte Devote Celebration !

[C4A]

What a surprise to see the twins at tonight's celebration! They joined their parents in the Chapel just before the end of the service. I was impressed to see how still P Jacques stood when the Anthem played. As if he already understood he needed to be respectful towards it. Looking forward to see them tomorrow again on the balcony.

[iceflower]

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More lovely photos from yesterday can be found here:


** pp: Albert et Charlene de Monaco : Les jumeaux embrasent leur première Sainte Dévote **


** pm: Gabriella et Jacques de Monaco, tendres et complices, célèbrent Sainte Dévote **



And here are the first photos of today's mass and balcony appearance:


** gettyimages gallery - January 27 ** belga gallery ** rex gallery **

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess

Who is the little girl in this photo? I'm guessing she's a de Massy relative, but I don't recognise her.

Prince Alberts cousin,Baroness Elisabeth de Massy and her daughter Melanie were there but I didn't spot any of the other Massy siblings so I'm not sure who that young lady is.

[C4A]

Lovely pictures of the couple on the balcony. But I missed seeing the twins there with them, especially since they were present in previous years.

[iceflower]

Maybe they thought one appearance at the celebrations was enough, the first one already was pretty exciting for them..

Here's a nice gallery provided by the Palace and an additional article:


** fb gallery ** Lovely portrait **


** dailymail: Royal beauty: Princess Charlene of Monaco looks stylish in tartan jacket as she attends annual parade for city-state's patron saint **

[melina premiere]

Beautiful princely family it was nice to see the little princes attending the butning of the canot

I like this photo, a proud and happy papa

https://www.instagram.com/p/BedjCH_l..._and_gabriella