Princess Charlene has finally been reunited in Monaco with her husband Prince Albert and children Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, after being held-up in South Africa due to medical issues.
The 43-year-old Princess of Monaco touched down at Nice airport in a Palace jet on Monday morning after a 10-hour flight from South Africa. But she wasn’t alone. By her side was a new member of the Princely family – a Rhodesian Ridgeback called Khan.
Photo by Eric Mathon, Prince’s Palace
Pictures taken by local media Monaco Matin show an exuberant set of twins and a very happy husband embracing the Princess in the Palace Square. Khan also appears to get quite a welcome.
Princess Charlene has been in her native South Africa since March this year after contracting a serious sinus infection which made her unable to travel. While her imminent return was recently revealed by Prince Albert, the arrival of Princess Charlene on Monday morning was an unexpected surprise for Monaco.
Before leaving South Africa, the Princess said: “It has obviously been a very challenging time to be here, but at the same time it has been wonderful being in South Africa. I would like to thank the doctors in South Africa who have done a tremendous job in helping me and I am so looking forward to getting back to my children.”
The Princess is now expected to accompany her husband to Dubai on 13th November to visit the Monaco 360° Pavilion at the World Expo, before returning to the Principality for National Day celebrations on 19th November, a day which will undoubtedly hold special significance as the Principality celebrates the return of their princess.
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The International Salsa Festival will once again celebrate this special genre of dancing from Friday, March 17, through Sunday March 19, at the Léo Ferré centre in Monaco. This is the event’s 11th year, and as always a number of famous dancers will be present.
The Monaco festival attracts Salsa enthusiasts from across the Riviera, with a wide range of shows and dance lessons. Dancers of different levels of ability are catered for and it’s not only Salsa, but also Bachata that will feature.
Among the big names expected are Gregory Campillo, the Spanish dancer born in Monaco, the world champion Bachata Fusion dancer, and Adrian and Anita, world champions in the Porto Rican Salsa.
The annual Printemps des Arts music festival, under the Presidency of HSH The Princess of Hanover, also starts on Friday and runs until April 8, 2017.
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While one magazine has commented that the Monaco Grand Prix is where models go to frolic after Cannes, there’s a much less trivial side to Formula 1’s favourite Grand Prix fixture, as Thursday’s practice session demonstrated.
Sebastian Vettel ended the day the fastest with favourite Lewis Hamilton all the way down in eighth. Fortunately for Mercedes, there’s one more day to iron out any problems. Hamilton kept the lid on what those glitches might be, saying; “Something went wrong in this session, we just have to find out why. The tyres were not working for whatever reason this afternoon."
Jenson Button is back on a one-off visit after leading McLaren driver, Fernando Alonso, opted for the Indy 500. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier said that the 2009 world champion’s comeback has been a boost for team morale.
Meanwhile, production manufacturers are using the allure of Monaco to launch new models, including Renault, which will unveil the new Renault Sport Megane RS on Friday May 26, when it will lap the circuit driven by Renault F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg.
The fourth-generation high-performance Megane is hotly-anticipated. The car will be finished in black and yellow livery to match Renault’s F1 team when it makes its Monaco debut.
Free practice continues on Saturday, from 10-11:30 am, with qualifying from 2-3 pm.