The Monte-Carlo Television Festival has been a thing for years, if not decades. The photos are always nice to see, even if I don’t really understand what the event really is. Mostly American celebrities from American shows turn up to the festival and maybe it’s just a nice, free trip to Monte Carlo and a way to promote tourism to Monaco or something. Or maybe it has something to do with, like, European channels and which shows they air? I don’t know.
As I said, every year the festival actually gets a decent celebrity turnout, and Prince Albert usually shows up to pose with celebrities and hype whatever. He came out this year and did something new – he brought two of his children. Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella are Albert’s “legitimate” heirs, and one day Jacques will be the sovereign of the principality (the sovereign isn’t called “king” though).
But for now, Jacques and Gabriella just get to be kids. Kids who love Spongebob Squarepants! Spongebob Squarepants did some kind of 20th anniversary event at the festival, and it involved people dressed up as the cartoon characters. Jacques got to hug the characters! Gabriella was more reticent and shy. Apparently, this event wasn’t just a 20th anniversary screening, it was a nice kid-friendly celebration with tons of kid stuff. It’s really sweet that Albert brought the twins to play at this event. But where was Charlene? Charlene is such a tragic figure, my lord. She’s barely around and she rarely makes any public appearances at this point.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Royals are just like us! Sorta but not really. Cute kids! Charlene hopefully is banging some young hunk at a local resort as she sips expensive champagne and pensively clutches her diamond necklace and looks at her closet full of designer goods. Cliche but not necessarily tragic…
Very cute kids – it’s nice to see royal kids doing ‘normal’ kid things. And Spongebob has been a huge deal since I was a kid – it’s so funny to see little ones loving it just as much.
The difference in personalities is cute. Jacques with his fists up to his face looking absolutely pumped, then his sister looking a lot more reserved, slightly suspicious but still overall pleased is just so funny.
Ha! I love that Jacques went in for Spongebob’s teeth. That’s probably that costume persons nightmare, but what are they going to say to a little Prince?!
Does nobody see it? Take a close look at Gabriellas face. See it? I see it!
What are we supposed to be seeing?
Charlene was doing something related to Monte Carlo car racing elsewhere. She makes many appearances at events! I think they seem happy together since the kids came along and the whole “Charlene as prisoner” thing has always been grossly exaggerated. She knew what she was getting into.
How nice to see royal kids dressed like normal kids and not like Little Lord Fauntleroy and the like. And they seem very attached to Albert, which is nice to see.
Good thing Jacques is the heir. Gabriella can take a more private role if she pleases.
Cute kids, I think Gabriella looks a lot like her mother.
He is not aging well is he, esp with the middle aged man spread. He’s like William, was hot for about 2 seconds.
He’s the only one of Grace’s kids who resembles her. His kids are beautiful. I think Jacques looks like Charlene and Gabriella looks like him.
I’ve often read speculation that they lead separate lives, but the kids are obviously close enough to him that his daughter sought comfort from him when she was feeling uncomfortable, which is nice to see.
I don’t really get all the comments about how horrible Albert looks. Yall know he is 61, yes? He looks a good deal better than most 61 year old dads from that part of the world, who’ve subsisted on a diet of sun, booze and cigs for six decades and now look like a leather boot. Really cute kids, though.
Charlene was in France for the 24 hours LE Mans race at the weekend. She’s out a good bit she just never gets coverage.
Lovely pics of Albert with his youngest. Nice to see the kids are comfortable with him too.