Saturday, December 29, 2018

Prince Albert & Princess Charlene of Monaco - Christmas Reply (2018)

A lovely reply arrived today from Monaco. It is from Prince Albert & Princess Charlene for the Christmas letter I sent them.

The envelope is the typical from the Monaco Royals. The top left corner ways "Service of HSH the Prince of Monaco." The postmarks says, "Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, commit to sea turtles."

The 2018 stamp features the sailing ship, Viola, which is part of the fleet of classic yachts at the maritime museum of La Rochelle, in France. Viola won the Monaco Classic Week Trophy in 2017.


The back of the envelope features Prince Albert & Princess Charlene's joint monogram. You can't tell from the photo, but the envelope has some sparkles in it.


Inside is Albert & Charlene's Christmas card, which is similar to their reply from past years. Unfortunately, the card got kind of bent in the mail.

The front of the card features an embossed red border with the couple's monogram. The photo features Albert & Charlene with their two children, Crown Prince Jacques & Princess Gabriella and the family's pet. What is really nice about the card is the photo is printed on photo paper and then attached to the card.


The photo was taken by Vanessa Von Zitzewitz, who took their Christmas card photo last year.

Like last year, their Christmas card also features a photo inside the card. They used this interesting filter again. I find it a little weird, but it looks much better than last year's inside photo.


The inside of the card features their message in 3 languages: French, English & Monégasque. The signatures are printed on and are the same as past years. 



The card reads:
May the Christmas Season fill your home with joy, your heart with love and your life with laughter. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2019. Albert de Monaco Charlene de Monaco
In my Christmas letter, I also mentioned the Twin's birthday. They usually send a reply for the Twins birthday separately. So, hopefully, I will get that soon.

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