Over the summer, the European tabloids reported that Prince Albert and Princess Charlene were separated, and that Charlene lives primarily in Switzerland these days. She apparently returns to Monaco for big events, and she dutifully appears at her husband’s side. They seem to have worked out some kind of custodial agreement as well, with Albert having primary custody but Charlene gets access to the kids and, one would assume, the kids visit her a lot in Switzerland.

Well, this weekend was one of those times where Charlene was in Monaco for some events. It was Monaco’s National Day, so Charlene had to appear at a parade and do a balcony wave, all with her twins Jacques and Gabriella. Charlene and Albert also had to host a gala alongside Albert’s sisters. Princess Caroline looked especially pissed about it. One nice thing I’ll say about Charlene and Albert is that their kids seem like pretty normal little kids. Who knows if Jacques and Gabriella are really well-adjusted, but they seem to understand that some days, they’ll be put on display and they seem okay with it. I love that Jacques gets his own little military uniform too.

Charlene decided to go for red looks for her appearances. For the parade and balcony wave, she went with a red knit dress, red wool coat, red Stephen Jones hat and red Manolo Blahnik boots. It’s too much red, although from the waist up, she looks great. She’s back to blonde too, after going brunette for months this year. Her gala look was a custom DidierAngelo gown. Very pretty, honestly.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.