Princess Gabriella | |||||
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Countess of Carladès | |||||
Born |
Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco |
10 December 2014 ||||
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House | Grimaldi | ||||
Father | Albert II, Prince of Monaco | ||||
Mother | Charlene Wittstock |
Full name | |
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Gabriella Thérèse Marie |
Monégasque princely family |
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HSH The Prince |
HSH The Prince
HSH The Princess
HRH The Princess of Hanover
HSH Princess Stéphanie
Princess Gabriella of Monaco, Countess of Carladès (Gabriella Thérèse Marie Grimaldi; born 10 December 2014), is the twin daughter of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene and second in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne.
On 30 May 2014, it was announced that Princess Charlene was pregnant. After much speculation it was confirmed on 9 October 2014, that the couple was expecting twins by the end of the year.
On November 21, 2014, the palace announced that each twin would have the right to a salvo of 21 cannon shots at birth. Forty-two cannon shots (twenty-one for each child) were to be fired from the Fort Antoine and church bells were to be rung for fifteen minutes.In addition, the day would be declared a holiday. On January 7, 2015 the children were presented to the Monegasque people.
On 10 December 2014, Princess Gabriella was born at Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital, followed two minutes later by her brother, Hereditary Prince Jacques. She was granted the title Countess of Carladès by her father.