{"id":505459,"date":"2026-06-18T04:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/505459\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T04:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:32:19","slug":"princess-charlene-of-monaco-glittered-in-a-champagne-gown-at-the-2026-monte-carlo-television-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/505459\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Charlene of Monaco Glittered in a Champagne Gown at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Television Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>2 min read<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1qurz6r emevuu60\">When it comes to Hollywood connections, the royal family of Monaco has more claim than most\u2014after all, Prince Albert, the current ruler, is the son of starlet-turned-princess Grace Kelly. And while she might not share the movie star pedigree, Albert\u2019s wife, Princess Charlene showed that she has just as must red carpet glitz as any other A-lister last night, when Monaco played host to the closing ceremony of the star-studded Monte-Carlo Television Festival.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Charlene wore a glittering champagne gown for the big night, complete with a high crew neckline and long sleeves. The style, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farfetch.com\/shopping\/women\/jenny-packham-rory-embellished-mock-neck-maxi-dress-item-31280974.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.farfetch.com\/shopping\/women\/jenny-packham-rory-embellished-mock-neck-maxi-dress-item-31280974.aspx\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the Rory gown\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\">the Rory gown<\/a>, comes from Jenny Packham, a formal event favorite designer of Kate Middleton\u2019s as well. Given the crystal and sequin embellishments, Charlene kept the rest of her look pared back, opting for champagne-toned pumps and diamond stud earrings, her signature short hair slicked back.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"MONACO-ARTS-TELEVISION-FESTIVAL\" title=\"MONACO-ARTS-TELEVISION-FESTIVAL\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5294\" height=\"3529\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/17399276-f6fd-4f7f-8a14-eacd4a25e9b4.jpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/>VALERY HACHE\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Princess Charlene and Prince Albert arriving for the evening.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">For the closing ceremony, Charlene and Albert handed out some awards, including most notably the Nymphe de Cristal or Crystal Nymph Award, which the couple presented to Kurt Russell for his \u201cexceptional contribution to the entertainment industry and his remarkable career spanning more than six decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Russell was accompanied by his longtime partner Goldie Hawn for the event.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"Closing Ceremony - 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival\" title=\"Closing Ceremony - 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14225730-96e8-4dd7-acc2-936d7f5bedbf.jpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/>Pascal Le Segretain\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The royal couple with Russell and Hawn.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">It\u2019s been a busy year for the star, who recently appeared in the new Taylor Sheridan hit series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a70684535\/the-madison-cast-character-guide\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a70684535\/the-madison-cast-character-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Madison\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Madison<\/a>. That series, which also co-stars Michelle Pfeiffer, has already filmed a second season, and has been renewed for a third. He also recently co-starred alongside his and Hawn\u2019s son Wyatt Russell in the Apple TV series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters in a dual role, with the father-son duo playing the same character across two different time periods.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Among the other recipients was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a65440064\/the-buccaneers-season-3-news\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a65440064\/the-buccaneers-season-3-news\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Buccaneers\" data-node-id=\"8.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Buccaneers<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a65024740\/matthew-broome-the-buccaneers-season-2-interview\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a65024740\/matthew-broome-the-buccaneers-season-2-interview\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Matthew Broome,\" data-node-id=\"8.3\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matthew Broome,<\/a> who was presented the International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781757139_220_bcf4ede8-fe3d-4d01-960b-39d06ef3fe67_1490202839.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Lauren Hubbard\" title=\"Headshot of Lauren Hubbard\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lauren Hubbard is a freelance writer and Town &amp; Country contributor who covers beauty, shopping, entertainment, travel, home decor, wine, and cocktails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read When it comes to Hollywood connections, the royal family of Monaco has more claim than&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[144978,1105,216052,1107,93,61,60,184510,1106,144979,216051,144977],"class_list":["post-505459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-collection-royal-family-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-eb8edcd6-2229-4545-9d57-1dc73af69eb5","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-princess-charlene-in-a-champagne-gown","tag-subsection-heritage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}