Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/GettyMonaco’s royal family of four greeted a crowd of well-wishers from the palace’s balcony during National Day celebrations on Thursday.The annual affair took on a more sombre tone in the wake of theattacks in Paris.Proud parents Prince Albert and Princess Charlene showed off their young twins, who were dressed in coordinating grey ensembles.And according to dad, the world’smost adorable royal twinsare on the move.“They’re very fast crawlers,” their father, Monaco’s Prince Albert told PEOPLE in an exclusive new interview just before Monaco’s National Day.Calling 11-month-old Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella “good little rugrats,” he adds, “They’ve wanted to walk for some weeks on end now, and they are almost there on their own. They’ve been pulling themselves upright since late August and you still have to hold their arms, but they’re almost there.”With evident pride, he adds, “By their first birthday [on December 10], they should be taking their first steps on their own.”As for their first words, he says, “Noises still. But we’re almost there. There’s hints of, ‘Mommy, Daddy’ or ‘Ma-ma, Pa-pa.’ Gabriella is more verbal, Jacques is more active. He doesn’t sleep much.”•Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage?Click hereto subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.The twins’ mother, Princess Charlene, previously revealed that her son and daughter have very different personalities.“Jacques is a real boss,” she said in an interview withParis-Matchin July.“He’s grown visibly and seems to have taken on much of his father’s [character],” she shared. “He needs only a little sleep, and he’s watching all the time.”As for petite Gabriella, “We’ve noted with some amusement [that she] is already developing a real little princess attitude. I can tell you that pink is her favorite color and that ‘no’ is an answer she doesn’t like!”
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Monaco’s royal family of four greeted a crowd of well-wishers from the palace’s balcony during National Day celebrations on Thursday.The annual affair took on a more sombre tone in the wake of theattacks in Paris.Proud parents Prince Albert and Princess Charlene showed off their young twins, who were dressed in coordinating grey ensembles.And according to dad, the world’smost adorable royal twinsare on the move.“They’re very fast crawlers,” their father, Monaco’s Prince Albert told PEOPLE in an exclusive new interview just before Monaco’s National Day.Calling 11-month-old Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella “good little rugrats,” he adds, “They’ve wanted to walk for some weeks on end now, and they are almost there on their own. They’ve been pulling themselves upright since late August and you still have to hold their arms, but they’re almost there.”With evident pride, he adds, “By their first birthday [on December 10], they should be taking their first steps on their own.”As for their first words, he says, “Noises still. But we’re almost there. There’s hints of, ‘Mommy, Daddy’ or ‘Ma-ma, Pa-pa.’ Gabriella is more verbal, Jacques is more active. He doesn’t sleep much.”•Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage?Click hereto subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.The twins’ mother, Princess Charlene, previously revealed that her son and daughter have very different personalities.“Jacques is a real boss,” she said in an interview withParis-Matchin July.“He’s grown visibly and seems to have taken on much of his father’s [character],” she shared. “He needs only a little sleep, and he’s watching all the time.”As for petite Gabriella, “We’ve noted with some amusement [that she] is already developing a real little princess attitude. I can tell you that pink is her favorite color and that ‘no’ is an answer she doesn’t like!”
Monaco’s royal family of four greeted a crowd of well-wishers from the palace’s balcony during National Day celebrations on Thursday.
The annual affair took on a more sombre tone in the wake of theattacks in Paris.
Proud parents Prince Albert and Princess Charlene showed off their young twins, who were dressed in coordinating grey ensembles.
And according to dad, the world’smost adorable royal twinsare on the move.
“They’re very fast crawlers,” their father, Monaco’s Prince Albert told PEOPLE in an exclusive new interview just before Monaco’s National Day.
Calling 11-month-old Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella “good little rugrats,” he adds, “They’ve wanted to walk for some weeks on end now, and they are almost there on their own. They’ve been pulling themselves upright since late August and you still have to hold their arms, but they’re almost there.”
With evident pride, he adds, “By their first birthday [on December 10], they should be taking their first steps on their own.”
As for their first words, he says, “Noises still. But we’re almost there. There’s hints of, ‘Mommy, Daddy’ or ‘Ma-ma, Pa-pa.’ Gabriella is more verbal, Jacques is more active. He doesn’t sleep much.”
•Want to keep up with the latest royals coverage?Click hereto subscribe to the Royals Newsletter.
The twins’ mother, Princess Charlene, previously revealed that her son and daughter have very different personalities.
“Jacques is a real boss,” she said in an interview withParis-Matchin July.
“He’s grown visibly and seems to have taken on much of his father’s [character],” she shared. “He needs only a little sleep, and he’s watching all the time.”
As for petite Gabriella, “We’ve noted with some amusement [that she] is already developing a real little princess attitude. I can tell you that pink is her favorite color and that ‘no’ is an answer she doesn’t like!”
source: people.com
