![Prince Jacques (L) and Prince Albert II of Monaco set alight a sailboat during the Sainte Devote festivities, in Monaco on January 26, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
It’s time once again for one of the most interesting royal events of the year: the celebrations of the Feast of Sainte Dévote in Monaco!
![Louis Ducruet, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Caroline of Hanover, Melanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy, Princess Gabriella of Monaco and Prince Jacques of Monaco attend the Sainte Devote Ceremony. on January 26, 2022 in Monaco, Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco02.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The princely family of Monaco gathered in Port-Hercule on Wednesday evening to begin the festivities. From left to right here, we’ve got Louis Ducruet (son of Princess Stéphanie), Prince Albert II with Princess Gabriella and Hereditary Prince Jacques, Princess Caroline, Mélanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy (granddaughter of the late Princess Antoinette), and Jean-Léonard Taubert-Natta de Massy (grandson of the late Princess Antoinette).
![Princess Caroline of Hanover attends the Sainte Devote Ceremony on January 26, 2022 in Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco07.jpg?resize=976%2C1388&ssl=1)
For the evening procession, Princess Caroline wore a pair of earrings with bright orange drops. In some photos, you can see the hint of a gold chain necklace under her jacket as well.
![Princess Caroline of Hanover and Melanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy attend the Sainte Devote Ceremony. on January 26, 2022 in Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco03.jpg?resize=1200%2C806&ssl=1)
Mélanie-Antoinette also wore a gold necklace, plus a brooch with an abstract design. Given the theme of the evening, perhaps it’s a flame?
![Princess Gabriella of Monaco and Prince Jacques of Monaco attend the Sainte Devote Ceremony on January 26, 2022 in Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
And, of course, Gabriella and Jacques were the cutest Grimaldis present.
![Prince Albert II of Monaco,Prince Jacques of Monaco and Princess Gabriella of Monaco attend the Sainte Devote Ceremony. on January 26, 2022 in Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco05.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Each year on the eve of the feast day of Sainte Devote, a symbolic fishing boat is brought to Port-Hercule in Monaco and set on fire. The tradition recalls two separate incidents. After she was martyred in Corsica, legend has it that Sainte Dévote’s relics were saved from a funeral pyre and put on a boat headed for Africa. A storm nearly overtook the vessel, but a dove was said to have appeared to guide the boat to the shores of Monaco, where a chapel was built in Dévote’s honor.
![Princess Caroline of Hanover (L) and Princess Gabriella set alight a sailboat during the Sainte Devote festivities, in Monaco on January 26, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco06.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Hundreds of years later, an Italian sailor tried to steal the saint’s relics from Monaco; he was caught and punished by Monaco’s Grimaldi ruler, and his boat was set on fire on the beach. Every year, the Grimaldis and their fellow Monegasques pay tribute to the stories of their patron saint by lighting a sailboat on fire on the beach at Port-Hercule. This year, both of the twins got to help light the symbolic fire.
![Prince Albert II of Monaco attends the Sainte-Devote ceremony on January 27, 2022 in Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco08.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
On Thursday, a mass was celebrated at Monaco’s cathedral to mark the feast of their patroness. Both Prince Albert and Princess Caroline were in attendance at the service.
![Princess Caroline of Hanover leaves the Monaco Cathedral during the Sainte Devote Celebrations in Monaco on January 27, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1573&ssl=1)
Princess Caroline is definitely a fan of these earrings! She wore the same orange drops for the mass that she’d worn the night before for the procession.
![Princess Caroline of Hanover attends the Sainte-Devote ceremony on January 27, 2022 in Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1758&ssl=1)
Here’s a closer look at the earrings. They feature a green stud in a golden bezel setting, which nicely coordinates with the green hues in Caroline’s tweed jacket. From the stud, two black beads and a small diamond are suspended, as well as a bright orange briolette drop.
![Prince's Albert II of Monaco, Princess Caroline of Hanover, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco appear on the palace's balcony during the Sainte Devote Celebrations in Monaco on January 27, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco11.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The day’s celebrations also included an appearance by the princely family on the balcony of the Palais Princier. Prince Albert and Princess Caroline were joined by Princess Gabriella and Hereditary Prince Jacques on the balcony.
![Princess Gabriella of Monaco, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Prince Jacques of Monaco greet the crowd from the palace balcony during the Sainte Devote Ceremony on January 27, 2022 in Monaco](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0129-02-monaco12.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Gabriella, who was adorable in a headband studded with pearls, waved to the crowd with her father and brother during the appearance.
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