{"id":559781,"date":"2026-07-20T23:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/559781\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:19:18","slug":"princess-charlene-wears-gold-elie-saab-gown-to-the-2026-red-cross-ball-in-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/559781\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Charlene Wears Gold Elie Saab Gown to the 2026 Red Cross Ball in Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert headlined Monaco\u2019s Red Cross Ball on Saturday, one of the marquee events on the principality\u2019s summer social calendar. For the occasion, Charlene wore a luminous one-shoulder, column design by Elie Saab, one of her go-to designers. Some of her most memorable recent looks from the Lebanese designer include a shimmering silver gown she wore to the Rose Ball in March<\/a> as well as a white embroidered midi dress<\/a> to Pope Leo\u2019s inauguration in 2025.<\/p>\n

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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert arriving at the gala.<\/p>\n

The Princely couple were joined on the red carpet by Camille Gottlieb, the daughter of Princess St\u00e9phanie and a granddaughter of Grace Kelly, dressed in a soft yellow Elisabetta Franchi gown. (At last year\u2019s Red Cross Ball, Gottlieb wore another Elisabetta Franchi gown that was a direct homage to Kelly\u2019s iconic appearance<\/a> in Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s Rear Window.)<\/p>\n

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Camille Gottlieb in Elisabetta Franchi.<\/p>\n

The Red Cross Ball, held annually at the Salle des \u00c9toiles in Monte Carlo, is among Monaco\u2019s most prominent annual galas. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene lead the evening in their capacities as president and vice president of the Monaco Red Cross, an organization that has been connected to the Grimaldi family since 1948. It was Kelly who took over as president in 1958<\/a>, ten years after the first ball was held, and turned the event into one of Europe\u2019s most glamorous events.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event marked a personal milestone for Charlene as it was exactly 20 years since her first appearance at the Red Cross Ball. In 2006, she attended as Prince Albert\u2019s companion before any engagement had been announced, seated next to fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, a longtime friend of the Grimaldi family<\/a>, in a moment that hinted at what was developing between the two. Although the belle of the ball now, her first appearance, by her own account, was anything but polished.<\/p>\n

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Princess Charlene at the 2006 Red Cross Ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first Red Cross ball was a baptism by fire,\u201d she told Vanity Fair<\/a>. \u201cI was used to living in a swimsuit and knew nothing about fashion. On the day of the ball, I\u2019d been playing volleyball all day at the beach and didn’t think about getting ready until late afternoon. I borrowed a green dress from a friend, did my own hair, and painted my nails red\u2026I looked like a Christmas tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rachel King (she\/her) is a news writer at\u00a0Town & Country. Before joining\u00a0T&C, she spent nearly a decade as an editor at\u00a0Fortune. Her work covering travel and lifestyle has appeared in\u00a0Forbes,\u00a0Observer,\u00a0Robb Report, Cruise Critic, and\u00a0Cool Hunting, among others. Originally from San Francisco, she lives in New York with her wife, their daughter, and a precocious labradoodle. Follow her on Instagram at\u00a0@rk.passport<\/a>.<\/p>\n