Prince Albert of Monaco, now 62 and as portly as Santa, looks relaxed and happy sitting with his children in a red outfit and festive hat.
However, Christmas joy is in rather short supply in photographs of his wife Charlene, a former Olympic swimmer. Her Serene Highness sports a jaw-dropping punk haircut with shaved sides, which has astonished the wealthy and conservative residents of Monaco, and led to rumours of a serious crisis in their nine-year marriage.
Wearing a Covid mask, her eyes look sad and tired.
In a few weeks' time, a sensational court case will reveal precisely what Charlene, 42, is rebelling about right now and why, according to sources in Monaco, she is in 'utter agony' and facing the 'greatest crisis' of her life.