On September 6, 2025, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco, together with their children, Crown Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, as well as Mélanie-Antoinette de Massy, attended the traditional end-of-summer picnic (Pique Nique Monégasque) held at Princess Antoinette Park in Monaco. The event is organized annually by the Monaco City Council and marks the close of the summer season.
Oscar de la Renta scroll guipure dress
Magnifique robe pour Charlène
ReplyDeleteGabriella adorable avec son petit sourire qui en dit long
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These dresses are beautiful but too pale, better colorful outfits.
ReplyDeleteGabriella can wear the dress again in 2 years
Stunning appearance by Charlene and the children. Albert looks older in this picture but happy. So nice to see them engaged in events as a family. MR
ReplyDeleteVery nice dress from Charlene and Gabriella. Jacques and his sister are already so used to the cameras, I like Charlene's hairstyle not a fan of Gabriellas style this time. Hope they all had a splendid time at the picnic.
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As a little girl I would have hated to have had my hair so severely pulled back like that. Maybe Gabriella chose the hairstyle herself, which would be just fine - but it comes across as very tight in these few pics. Interesting to watch kids’ faces changing over time.
Delete'Yes they look very Happy, Big Smiles and interacting well'
DeletePersonally I'm not a fan of so called grown up that criticise how kids look...
DeleteExactly, Anon 10:07! Don't criticize a child's appearance!
DeleteOne day she’s going to let that hair down and we will be thrilled!
ReplyDeleteThrilled by whom? Wednesday?
DeleteBeautiful dress on P Charlene!
ReplyDeleteI love the neutral coloured pumps!
I love Charlene's dress! The colours of the flowers in the bouquet pair perfectly too.
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Princess Charlene looks absolutely gorgeous. She’s so elegant with this hairstyle and the dress is lovely. Princess Gabriella is just as gorgeous in this lovely dress and the men are nice and smart. Like the fourth photo where there’s a wee spark of mischief in the expression of both twins.
ReplyDeleteCharlene est magnifique. Jacques et Gabriella ne semblent pas du tout s’amuser.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dresses, and lovely photos. The children look appropriately dressed and lovely.
ReplyDeleteWow what a beautifull dress of Charlene!
ReplyDeleteAnd her hair! So soft and fenimin!
Princess Charlene is very beautiful. I wonder what kind of picnic they have in Monaco to appear in a white guipure lace dress. When looking at the group's photo I see several men who are overdressed. Lucky Prince Albert and Prince Jacques didn't wear a tie. Prince Jacques in long trousers and a blazer and Princess Gabriella in a sun dress ? Her hair is pulled back severely. I wonder if a young girl like she is choosing this hairstyle herself ?
ReplyDeleteDe belles photos où nous voyons Jacques et Gabriella trop craquants en nous montrant un léger sourire malicieux !
ReplyDeleteI’m not a fan of the uneven hem line. Though the dress is lovely and Princess Charlene wears it well.
ReplyDeleteThe picnic is a staple part In Monaco diary,the end of Summer and the children going back to school. I hope the family had a fun Summer together as a family.
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The uneven hem is my only negative
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DeleteSame for me on the hemline comments.
It's only 50 odd years ago when a seamstress would lose her job if she did a hem like that.
And as for baggy fitting jackets etc. She’d be banned from working in the industry or sent off to have her eyes tested.
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DeleteIn the 50s (which is more than 50 years ago) these hemlines which are longer in the back and shorter in the front, were fashion. Everything the big fashion brands in Paris brought out in the old days came back regularly. I'll give one example : the shirt dresses with the wide skirts and small waist Dior brought out again have been worn since about 5 years by many queens and princesses. I don't remember that the baggy fitting jackets which are fashion since approx. 2-3 years have been fashion before. I don't think so. I don't think the big fashion houses in Paris can afford to send seamstresses away, because it is hard to find someone who is really capable. Those who are capable are received with open arms. Girls are going longer to school than in the past. After secondary school they are going to university or higher education to become a diploma which give them the opportunity to do a job that pays better than being a seamstress. These jobs are done now by immigrants from other countries.
hello Anon: 14:10
DeleteThere was a period in fashion when we saw the fishtail hemline
Perhaps the 1920’s. ??????
I would call them sculpted hemlines and not uneven hemlines.
Used a lot for evening gowns.
Yes, the life of a seamstress has changed.
The period when they were uncharitably called in France “midinettes” has fortunately passed and seamstresses are now searched for their talent to do uneven hemlines and other ill fitting, fashion garments.
If you have a spare moment take a look at the history and photos of the French Midinettes.
https://www.textiletoursofparis.com/blog/the-midinettes
I know about the "midinettes". I also know there was one day in a year they went out together in Paris and didn't had to work. It was shown when I went with my parents to the movies (cinema). Before the film started we always had in black and white the news of the passed week. There I saw them when they were dressed beautifully to enjoy their free time, once a year. Maybe I am older than you, but you seem to know many things that happened in the past too.
DeleteLes tenues sont très élégantes pour un simple picnic, mais sans doute que personne ne va s'asseoir dans l'herbe ! On dirait plutôt des vêtements pour un mariage ou un baptême. Les petits bouquets sont très jolis aux couleurs printanières. Paloma.
ReplyDeleteRobe de Charlène, vraiment très très chic pour un pique-nique . Les enfants sont très mignons, mais cette coiffure de Gabriella, n'est pas une coiffure de petite fille, pourquoi tirer les cheveux à ce point, mais qu'elle prenne modèle sur la petite Charlotte de Cambridge qui est parfaite , mignonne, aimable presque parfaite.
ReplyDeletePourquoi toujours comparer les petites princesses et princes des familles royales de l'Europe. Il y a beaucoup d'exemples de petites filles (et petit garçons) dans les magazines de mode pour enfants. Pour les cheveux des enfants chez les coiffeurs(euses) qui aiment de s'occuper des coiffures d'enfants. La petite Charlotte de Cambridge n'est pas parfaite non plus. Elle est souvent habiller comme une petite fille beaucoup plus jeune que'elle. La princesse Gabriella parcontre est souvent habillée comme une fille plus agée qu'elle. On ne peut pas savoir ce qui joue. Peuvent-elles choisir eux-mêmes (peut être partiellement) ou est-ce maman qui décide ?
DeleteBig smiles where? The children never smile. They seem to be very shy.
ReplyDeletePrincess Gabriella is smiling on pics. N° 2 & 4. On pic. N° 3 she just finished smiling or she just starts smiling. On these photo's it is Prince Jacques who is smiling less than his sister. But what I see is rather special, something that only happens, I think, between twins. Without looking at each other they know what the other one is thinking and when he/she will smile. Sometimes they look like they will start gigling and don't dare to look at each other if they have to be serious, during a speech f.ex. Someone said they had a "sourire malicieux". This is what I am trying to explain.
DeleteEl vestido de la Princesa Charlenne magnífico, muy bonito....ahora a ella se la ve contenida, con falta de chispa, de vida. El vestido de la Princesa Gabriela, demasiado largo, sin lugar a dudas.
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