The Palais Princier de Monaco Releases a Historic Portrait of the Princely Family of Monaco and the Kelly Family with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

In Monaco-Ville, the Palais Princier de Monaco released an official portrait of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco, together with members of the Princely Family of Monaco and the Kelly family, on the occasion of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV’s historic Apostolic Visit to the Principality of Monaco.

The portrait was taken in the Salle des Gardes of the Palais Princier by Mr. Michaël Alesi, following the official welcoming ceremony in the Cour d’Honneur and prior to the balcony appearance and subsequent liturgical celebrations and pastoral engagements across the Principality.

Front row, from left to right: Mr. Gareth Wittstock, Mr. Louis Ducruet and Mrs. Marie Ducruet, Her Serene Highness Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Her Serene Highness Princess Gabriella of Monaco, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Jacques of Monaco, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover, Ms. Charlotte Casiraghi, Mr. Pierre Casiraghi and Mrs. Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi.

Second row, from left to right: Ms. Susan Kelly von Medicus, Mrs. John “JB” Kelly III and Mr. John “JB” Kelly III, Mr. Christopher LeVine, Mrs. Donatella Knecht de Massy and Mr. Sébastien Knecht de Massy, an unidentified woman, and Miss Mélanie-Antoinette de Massy.

The Palais Princier also released additional portraits of His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Jacques of Monaco and Her Serene Highness Princess Gabriella of Monaco. Among them were a photograph of Princess Gabriella with Father César Penzo, the Palatine Chaplain at the Chapelle Palatine of the Palais Princier de Monaco, during the pontifical Mass at the Stade Louis-II in the quartier of Fontvieille, a portrait of Princess Charlene, and a portrait of the Sovereign Prince and His Holiness.

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