{"id":2191460,"date":"2025-12-08T19:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2191460"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:46:59","slug":"an-unexpected-family-member-steals-the-show-in-prince-albert-and-princess-charlene-of-monacos-family-christmas-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/an-unexpected-family-member-steals-the-show-in-prince-albert-and-princess-charlene-of-monacos-family-christmas-card\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unexpected Family Member Steals the Show in Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco&#8217;s Family Christmas Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco continued their tradition of sharing a new photo ahead of the holidays<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The royal couple released their 2025 Christmas card with their 10-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harley the Chihuahua made a cute cameo in the holiday snap<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-albert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Albert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Albert<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/princess-charlene\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Princess Charlene;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Princess Charlene<\/a> of Monaco are spreading holiday cheer with their 2025 Christmas card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Dec. 7, the sovereign prince of Monaco and his wife released their annual Christmas card with their twin children, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-jacques\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Jacques;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Jacques<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/princess-gabriella\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Princess Gabriella;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Princess Gabriella<\/a>, who will turn 11 later this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The luxe photo showed the family posed before a crackling fire and twinkling Christmas tree, with someone special on the couch with Princess Charlene and Princess Gabriella: the family dog, Harley!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Princely Family is pleased to share their greeting card with you,&#8221; courtiers wrote below the photo by Vanessa von Zitzewitz in French, Mon\u00e9gasque, English and Italian.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Palais Princier de Monaco\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Princess Charlene, Prince Albert, Prince Jacques, Princess Gabriella and Harley in their 2025 Christmas picture.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Prince Albert and Princess Charlene&#8217;s holiday photos previously had a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-albert-princess-charlene-monaco-royal-christmas-card-8416280\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:decidedly formal flair;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">decidedly formal flair<\/a> with outfits to match, they relaxed the tradition with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/monaco-royal-family-christmas-card-photo-strikingly-different-than-last-years-8754471\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a cozy snap in sweaters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a cozy snap in sweaters<\/a> in 2024 and seem to be sticking with a simpler stance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harley previously appeared in the family&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?ref=embed_video&amp;v=525101865014871\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christmas card;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Christmas card<\/a> in 2019 and recently joined Princess Charlene for an important canine engagement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Nov. 2, Princess Charlene participated in the second annual Rokethon solidarity walk in her role as President of the Monaco Society for the Protection of Animals and brought Harley along in her arms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event is dedicated to raising awareness about the abandonment of animals and promoting responsible adoption, as well as supporting shelters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Palais Princier de Monaco\/Instagram Princess Charlene and Harley at the Rokethon solidarity walk on Nov. 2.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/CE.VfwagKzh6PjBuXi2xcw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/9ffa82c67f15d772278bf7a35634dbb6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" 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class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Palais Princier de Monaco\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> Princess Charlene and Harley at the Rokethon solidarity walk on Nov. 2.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Can&#8217;t get enough of PEOPLE&#8217;s Royals coverage? <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-royals-newsletter-sign-up-8692768\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up for our free Royals newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Princess Charlene was all smiles during the daytime engagement at the Fontvieille Big Top, which was also attended by her brother, Gareth Wittstock, Vice-President of the Monaco SPA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-albert-princess-charlene-monaco-christmas-card-twins-unexpected-family-member-11863959\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco continued their tradition of sharing a new photo ahead of the holidays The royal couple released their 2025 Christmas card with their 10-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella Harley the Chihuahua made a cute cameo in the holiday snap Prince Albert 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