Princess Charlene.Photo: Eric Mathon / Courtesy of The Prince’s Palace
Princess Charleneof Monaco gave a group of tourists the best souvenir imaginable.
While touring Monaco’s Palace on Monday, the visitors unexpectedly came face-to-face with the royal. The princess, 44, shared informal hugs and posed for photos with the group before joining the tour herself and checking out a number of newly displayed palace treasures that hadn’t been seen for centuries.
Charlene’s surprise appearance marks one of several recent outings she has made sincereturning to the royal spotlightearlier this year.
Princess Charlene.Eric Mathon / Courtesy of The Prince’s Palace
Closed from public view since 2015 amid the renovation (and remaining closed during the pandemic), the ornate apartments, Throne Room and even the impressive Hercules Gallery overlooking the Court of Honor, have been transformed with restored artworks.
During the renovation, an electrician also accidentally uncovered a large fresco above one hall that had been hidden for centuries behind a false ceiling.
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