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Princess Charlène celebrates St. Devote with Jacques and Gabriella

Princess Charlène and her twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella celebrated Monaco’s St. Devote day by attending various events. On 26 January, the Princess and her children attended the ceremony of Salut du TrèsSaint-Sacrement at the St. Devote church. Afterwards, on Quai Albert I, the Princess and her two children set the symbolic boat on fire with red and white torches. To close this evening, an 8-minute drone show set to Corsican polyphonic songs lit up the sky with various symbols associated with the traditional festival. The following morning, St. Devote celebrations continued during a pontifical mass presided over by Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, followed by the procession on the rock. The mass was attended by Princess Charlène and Mélanie-Antoinette de Massy. After the mass came the presentation of the relics to

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