{"id":348603,"date":"2026-05-04T12:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2026\/05\/in-pictures-prince-albert-ii-and-princess-charlene-mark-a-historic-moment-as-monaco-sevens-debuts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:40:51","slug":"in-pictures-prince-albert-ii-and-princess-charlene-mark-a-historic-moment-as-monaco-sevens-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2026\/05\/in-pictures-prince-albert-ii-and-princess-charlene-mark-a-historic-moment-as-monaco-sevens-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene mark a historic moment as Monaco Sevens debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>On Friday 1 May, the Prince and Princess attended the first edition of the Monaco Sevens tournament at the Prince Jacques Stadium in Beausoleil. It was a day of rugby sevens marked by a moving tribute to Christophe Dominici.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>As President of the Monegasque Rugby Federation, Princess Charlene performed the ceremonial kick-off for the Elite Men\u2019s tournament alongside Antoine Zeghdar, Olympic judo champion at Paris 2024, patron of the event and ambassador for her Foundation. Gareth Wittstock and motoring influencer GMK were also among the guests.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zPkS0Cvzfv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2026\/03\/prince-albert-ii-princess-charlene-and-their-daughter-attend-monaco-sainte-devote-rugby-tournament\/\">Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene and their daughter attend Monaco Sainte-D\u00e9vote rugby tournament<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene and their daughter attend Monaco Sainte-D\u00e9vote rugby tournament&#8221; &#8212; Monaco Tribune\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2026\/03\/prince-albert-ii-princess-charlene-and-their-daughter-attend-monaco-sainte-devote-rugby-tournament\/embed\/#?secret=Knc0OI3lgu#?secret=zPkS0Cvzfv\" data-secret=\"zPkS0Cvzfv\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>Divided into two men\u2019s draws (Open and Elite) and one women\u2019s draw, sixteen men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams from Monaco, Italy, Poland, the United Arab Emirates and Georgia competed throughout the day at the Beausoleil ground, in a tournament organised by the Monegasque Rugby Federation and AS Monaco Rugby with the support of the Princess Charlene Foundation. In the women\u2019s competition, the Umusa beat the Italian and Georgian teams but lost to Poland, who won the tournament. In the Open Men\u2019s competition, the FMR team secured the first trophy in its history on home soil, whilst in the Elite Men\u2019s final, the Seventise won 35-14 against UAE Shaheen. The Prince and Princess then presented the trophy to the winners.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"348483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686943828_1504110524414417_3259162865134898636_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686943828_1504110524414417_3259162865134898636_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686943828_1504110524414417_3259162865134898636_n-grande-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686943828_1504110524414417_3259162865134898636_n-grande.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" 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https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686100300_1504110654414404_625843071201451212_n-grande.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"348535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prince-albert-homme-du-match-grande-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prince-albert-homme-du-match-grande-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prince-albert-homme-du-match-grande-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prince-albert-homme-du-match-grande.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Romain Darchen, named best male player<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hommage-a-christophe-dominici\">Tribute to Christophe Dominici<\/h3>\n\n<p>The highlight of the day was the tribute paid to Christophe Dominici, the legendary French national team winger who passed away in November 2020. His daughters Kiara and Mya presented the trophies for the tournament\u2019s best players, in the presence of their mother Loretta Denaro and Matthieu Lartot, the iconic voice of French rugby broadcasts.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"348527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687220162_1504110504414419_5771124560559586865_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687220162_1504110504414419_5771124560559586865_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687220162_1504110504414419_5771124560559586865_n-grande-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687220162_1504110504414419_5771124560559586865_n-grande.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Princess Charlene with Loretta Denaro, wife of Christophe Dominici<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"348503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/685883930_1504110551081081_7059489814395167609_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/685883930_1504110551081081_7059489814395167609_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/685883930_1504110551081081_7059489814395167609_n-grande-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/685883930_1504110551081081_7059489814395167609_n-grande.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"348515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686198843_1504110194414450_557490782168431011_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686198843_1504110194414450_557490782168431011_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686198843_1504110194414450_557490782168431011_n-grande-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686198843_1504110194414450_557490782168431011_n-grande.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"348491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687065432_1504110084414461_3681696891462530338_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687065432_1504110084414461_3681696891462530338_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687065432_1504110084414461_3681696891462530338_n-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"348487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687033706_1504110601081076_7405922878685879993_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687033706_1504110601081076_7405922878685879993_n-grande-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687033706_1504110601081076_7405922878685879993_n-grande-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/687033706_1504110601081076_7405922878685879993_n-grande.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Nebinger \/ Prince&#8217;s Palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>This inaugural edition of the Monaco Sevens reflects Princess Charlene\u2019s commitment to the development of rugby in the Principality. Monaco Rugby Sevens, a professional club with Prince Albert II as its honorary president and the 2022 French champions of the InExtenso SuperSevens, aims to one day represent Monaco at the Olympic Games in this sport.&#13;\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday 1 May, the Prince and Princess attended the first edition of the Monaco Sevens tournament at the Prince [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":348480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[243,257],"tags":[892],"post_sectags":[3296],"post_format":[2462],"class_list":["post-348603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports-en","tag-rugby","sectag-princess-charlene","format-photos-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In pictures: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene mark a historic moment as Monaco Sevens debuts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Friday 1 May, the Prince and Princess attended the first edition of the Monaco Sevens tournament at the Prince Jacques Stadium in Beausoleil. 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