Princess Gabriella, Princess Stephanie and Prince Jacques.Photo: David Niviere/ PLS Pool/Getty Images)
Prince JacquesandPrincess Gabriellaare spreading Christmas cheer.
“The youngest ones come first,” recalled one palace staffer in 2018. “Their name is called out, they are handed their gift — usually something in a box twice their size, it can be quite funny — and then they have a word [with the royals].”
Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques.David Niviere/ PLS Pool/Getty
“In so many ways Monaco is really a village. Everyone knows everyone else, everyone knows everyone else’s father, mother,” a palace staffer previously told PEOPLE. “This Christmas tradition at the Palace which Rainier and Grace started, nurtures that bond between the whole community. Being in the Palace, meeting the prince, attending the party. That’s something you look forward to all year long when you’re a child. And then, when you’re a parent you look forward to sharing it with your own children.”
“It tastes like melted chocolate bars,” said a palace insider. “And he uses a dash of cinnamon too.”
Missing from the party were the twins' parents,Prince AlbertandPrincess Charlene. Charlene is currentlyreceiving treatment outside of Monacoafter suffering profound “exhaustion, both emotional and physical.”
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Princess Charleneposted an Instagramcelebrating Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella’s birthday earlier this month.
“Happy birthday my babies,” she wrote. “Thank you God for blessing me with such wonderful children. I’m truly blessed. Love mom.❤️”
source: people.com
