The Fête Nationale Monégasque celebrations took place in Monaco today at the Palais Princier and the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-Immaculée. As expected, the Grimaldi’s were there in full force. Like last year, Princess Charlene’s brothers were in attendance.
What Did Princess Charlene Wear?
For the event of the year, the Princess of Monaco donned an Akris ecru double-face cashmere coat with oversized collar, tissue cashmere ribbed turtleneck (fifth turtleneck in a week) and double-face wool flare pants. The custom-made ensemble was designed especially by Albert Kriemler for the occasion based on the Fall 2019 collection.
What Do I think of Princess Charlene’s Outfit?
Charlene always looks great in white. The coat is a testament of Akris’s clean, modern style of understated luxury. I find the hat absolutely gorgeous and these earrings have been on my wishlist for the Princess for quite some time
BUT…. here’s my problem with this look… It’s not very memorable and it’s not grand enough for the Fete Nationale. Princess Charlene could have (and already has) worn similar outfit for events that are way more low-key. Without the hat and the gloves, this could’ve been worn to open a school or receive a dignitary. I assume Her Serene Highness thought a pantsuit was a major shift from coat dresses and skirt suits usually worn at this event and didn’t want to rock the boat too much. But greedy me was looking for a bolder statement.
This is still a good look, and mind you, a huge improvement from last year’s, but it won’t go down as her best National Day look in my books. What will, though, is Princess Gabriella’s ensemble.
What Princess Gabriella Wore
The little Countess of Carladès, who wanted to wear a crown to National Day in 2017, gave us two colours and a hat. Not just that, Princess Gabriella got a major fashion house that only designs for adults to make a coat for her!
Princess Gabriella made the day for my fashion cravings for the day. Prince Jacques also looks SUPER adorable in his uniform. In general, the kids stole the show from the adults.
While we missed Charlotte Casiraghi today, I was very impressed by how gorgeous Princess Alexandra looked today in her Dior outfit. Her hair looked amazing!
Couple More Tidbits
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Homage was paid to Princess Grace today whose 90th birthday was a few days ago. The troops shaped Princess Grace’s monogram and you can see the Prince getting emotional.
Princess Caroline paid an homage to her mother, Princess Grace, herself today and wore Princess Grace’s Grain de Cafe necklace
I like Charlene’s hat and coat a lot. The only thing I do not like is her hairdo. This straight hair and blunt cut is too blunt for my taste. What do you think?
Princess Charlene please smile..?..
Princess Charlene looks good with and without smiles. She has a very beautiful face. She does not need to grin all the time. She is not a commoner, trying to ingratiate herself with all kinds of people.