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.
We haven t made any plans other than to stay-cation in the area between Monaco and Roc Agel, Prince Albert says. We re playing it safe. It ll be a different kind of Christmas, and we ll try to make it as nice as possible for the kids, of course.
The prince, who contracted Covid-19 earlier this year, added: We ll see the rest of the family in small numbers and on Christmas Day they ll probably come to us, but we won t be doing a whole big gathering.
With a video of the card shared on
Facebook, the family s message reads: May the spirit of Christmas be with you throughout the New Year/ We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2021.
Princess Charlene of Monaco has revealed an intimate family moment after sharing adorable photographs of Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques celebrating their sixth birthday.
Prince Albert of Monaco Reveals How the Royal Twins Are Celebrating Their 6th Birthday Today People 12/10/2020
The royal twins of Monaco turn 6 on Thursday and their dad, Prince Albert, is spilling all their fun party details.
In years past, the little royals birthday has been celebrated with a safari theme, mechanical polar bear expeditions and cartoon superheroes at the Palace, sharing cake and bouncy castles with all their classmates.
This year, however, the celebrations will be different amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Prince Albert says social distancing and downsized public events are in store for the twins, who will have one scheduled public birthday appearance with a slightly delayed, more intimate celebration at home.