For special occasions, she brings out the great ornaments. On Thursday, November 3, 2022, Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco attended, as presiding officers, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA awards ceremony in New York, America. Dressed in a sublime satin dress, the sovereign had chosen a jewel full of meaning, a nice tribute to the one who was once her mother-in-law.
Princess Grace of Monaco died 40 years ago, in 1982. It was therefore essential, in this year 2022, to give her a very nice nod. This is why Charlene of Monaco, parading on the arm of her husband Albert, had put a jewel around her neck that she wore for the very first time, the La Vie en Rose necklace. If the jewel made by the jeweler Lorenz Bäumer – from the Place Vendôme in Paris – bears such a name, it is not for nothing. It presents, in its center, a pink diamond called the Diamond Grace.
Charlene of Monaco marked the occasion, eyes riveted around her neck, as it should be, in this year of the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of Princess Grace. This is also why the parents of Jacques and Gabriella wanted to preside over the ceremony. Presented for the first time to the public, the Grace Diamond comes from the Argyle mine, located in Australia, which closed its doors in November 2020.”Of remarkable natural beauty, each facet of the radiant square stone has been perfectly positioned, cut and polished by hand by master craftsmen to reveal an extraordinary brilliance… as if lit from within”, explains Maison Mazerea, which bought it in 2021.
Originally named Diamant Stella, the precious stone acquired its new identity thanks to Maison Mazerea, in agreement with the Princely House and the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. In a year, the necklace worn by Princess Charlene of Monaco will be dismantled and the diamond will successively set several other exceptional jewels. This apparition is therefore, in many senses, extremely unique.