Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene were this Monday, January 18th at the Vatican for an official visit.

While at the Holy See, the Prince and Princess of Monaco were received by His Holiness Pope Francis for a private audience at Apostolic Palace. After their meeting with the Pope, Charlene and Albert then met Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State.

The Princess Charlene of Monaco was dressed in a white ensemble, as it authorizes "white privilege" (in Italian, "privilegio del bianco") - a prerogative reserved to a handful of queens, princesses and duchesses Catholics, allowing at the hearings with the pope, wearing white robes and mantillas, usually reserved for the pope.
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