Other wedding details

The wedding rings are made of 18 carat white gold platinum.
They were created by Cartier.




The civil wedding bouquet


This bouquet was designed and assembled by the Garden Club of Monaco.
It is composed of pink protea flowers, which originate from South Africa and are the emblem of the country.

The religious wedding bouquet

The bouquet was designed by "Armani" and assembled by the gardeners of the Prince's Palace

It is composed in shades of white with freesias, dendrobium orchids and lilies of the valley. The cascade design fits perfectly with the smooth lines of the bride's gown and her slim silhouette. The lily of the valley is the favourite flower of H.S.H. Princess Charlene; it inspired the design of the floral ramage embroidery on her wedding dress.

Seven girls, of around seven years of age, have been selected as maids of honour for the Royal wedding. One of them is from Monaco and the six others are from the neighbouring communes.


Monaco: Laura Le Maux-Gramaglia

Beausoleil: Charlène Morreale


Cap d'Ail: Anaïs Cuvelliez

La Turbie: Stella Roulot

Peille: Léa Barelli

Roquebrune Cap Martin: Elina Marty

Menton: Chloé Mine

CREATION OF THE OUTFITS OF THE MAIDS OF HONOUR BY THE COSTUME WORKSHOPS OF THE BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO


In April 2011, H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover asked Jean-Christophe Maillot, the director of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, to create the outfits to be worn by the seven maids of honour of the Royal wedding.

The Ballets de Monte-Carlo are unique throughout the world with a structure bringing together the Compagnie des Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the Monaco Dance Forum and the Académie de Danse Princesse Grace. The know-how of their costume workshop is visible in Monaco and beyond, through the shows organised by the Company during their tours all around the world. In recognition of the quality of the outfits that they create, the workshop of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo had the honour of creating the gala outfit of H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover in 2009 during the closing ceremony of the Centenary of the Ballets Russes.


For the Royal wedding, H.R.H. the Princess wanted to use traditional Monegasque outfits as a starting point. Jean-Michel Lainé, the director of the costume workshop in charge of this task, undertook some in-depth historical research to learn about the smallest intricacies of the traditional flower girl costume of the region. The study of numerous documents revealed that the original version of this garment dated from the 18th century, before constantly evolving until today. In consultation with H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover, Jean-Michel Lainé created a first prototype. The decision was made to go back to the original versions of this outfit, considered more modern than the later versions. For the Royal wedding, it was enhanced with the use of precious fabrics and brightened up with lighter tones. Each outfit will have required over 120 work hours to create.


DESCRIPTION OF THE OUTFIT:


- Silk stockings embroidered with the royal couple's monogram.

- Pants edged with broderie anglaise.

- Ivory petticoat in silk reps with organ pleats and antique broderie anglaise frill.

- Off-white silk taffeta bodice with embroidered front panel and black lacing.

- Short silk voile sleeves, edged with cream lace.

- Striped red and cream silk taffeta skirt with barrel pleats, decorated with three black velvet ribbons.

- Dotted Swiss scarf and embroidered white cotton apron.

- On every apron, beneath the royal couple's monogram, the name of the Principality of Monaco or the town from where certain maids of honour originate is embroidered.

- Cream fingerless lace gloves.

- Broad brimmed straw hat adorned with cream mimosa, lined with silk toile.

- Black shoes with velvet ribbon.

- Black velvet neck ribbons decorated with a cross in Provencal gold. The crosses have been donated to the maids of honour by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.