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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Princess Charlene Wears an Elegant Elie Saab Dress to Pope Leo's Inauguration
Monaco's Prince Albert and Princess Charlene sat front row at Pope Leo XIV's papal inauguration on Sunday. The Princess wore an embroidered powder white dress by Elie Saab with a scalloped hemline and A-line silhouette, matched with white heels and a white lace veil. Typically, only Catholic queens are permitted to wear white to the inaugural mass, and as Monaco is a principality, the crown princess is permitted as well. Prince Albert responded quickly to the announcement of Pope Leo as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, writing on Instagram on May 9, 'On the occasion of Your Holiness's elevation to the Pontifical Throne, my family and I assure You of our fervent prayers for the greatness of Your Pontificate and humbly offer our respectful congratulations. Together with the people of the Principality, we express our deepest hope that the fulfillment of this eminent and weighty spiritual mission of universal scope will be marked by many satisfactions. I ask Your Holiness to kindly accept the respectful homage of my deep and filial devotion.' As Catholic royals, the Monégasque family has long maintained close ties to the Holy See. The royal couple issued condolences to social media for Pope Francis immediately following his death and attended his funeral last month. They had been present at Pope Francis's papal inauguration in 2013 and met with him at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City in 2013, 2016, and 2022. Princess Charlene converted prior to her marriage to Albert in 2011, in keeping with the state religion of Monaco, and is one of only seven women granted "the privilege of the white"—a permission given to Catholic queen, allowing them to wear a white lace veil in the pope's presence, as opposed to the black version required of most women. (And since Monaco is a principality, this privilege is extended to the princess consort.) The inauguration of Pope Leo could be seen as extra poignant for Prince Albert given he is also part-American through his mother, the late Princess Grace. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the first American pontiff, born in Chicago in 1955. You Might Also Like 12 Weekend Getaway Spas For Every Type of Occasion 13 Beauty Tools to Up Your At-Home Facial Game
News.com.au
12-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Rome for Pope Leo's inauguration ceremony
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join world leaders in Rome to attend the papal inauguration mass for Pope Leo XIV. The Prime Minister confirmed he had been invited to the Pope's formal inauguration on Sunday and logistics were being finalised so he could travel from Jakarta to Rome and the Vatican City. Mr Albanese will head to Jakarta on Wednesday to meet Indonesian President Prabowi Subianto, on his first international trip since winning his second term at the May 3 election. He will then head to Rome where the inauguration mass for Pope Leo will be held at St Peter's Square on Sunday. Mr Albanese, a Catholic, said he would represent Australia at the event after Governor-General Sam Mostyn attended Pope Francis' funeral during the election campaign. 'My government looks forward to continuing Australia's strong relationship with the Holy See under Pope Leo XIV's pontificate,' he said. Mr Albanese said the trip would also provide him an opportunity to have bilateral discussions with a range of world leaders who will also be there. He will have a chance to meet leaders he has not met before, including Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney. 'Leaders are reaching out and organising meetings on the side given people will be in Rome,' Mr Albanese said. Robert Prevost, 69, was announced as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church last Thursday after the conclave deliberated for two days – one of the shortest papal elections in history. The first American pope was introduced as Leo XIV to the tens of thousands gathered in St Peter's Square. Seen as a moderate, Pope Leo was in 2023 promoted to cardinal by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis. Before his arrival in the Vatican two years ago, he had spent much of his life as a missionary in Peru and holds dual US-Peruvian citizenship. He has been praised for his work in the South American country, but often shunned the limelight, keeping a low profile even after arriving in the Catholic Church's centre of power. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday. Mr Albanese and then opposition leader Peter Dutton suspended campaigning the following day out of respect for the pontiff's death.
