Prince Rainier of Monaco during the religious ceremony celebrating his accession to the throne. From left his sister Princess Antoinette, his mother Princess Charlotte, Prince Rainier, his father, Prince Pierre de Polignac. Monaco 1950
During the religious ceremony for his accession to the throne in Monaco, 1950, Prince Rainier occupies an ornate, high-backed chair. He is joined in the front row by his family: from left, his sister Princess Antoinette, his mother Princess Charlotte, and his father, Prince Pierre de Polignac. Dressed in a decorated military uniform, the new sovereign and his family are seated before matching wooden prayer kneelers in the cathedral. The formal attire of all attendees marks the solemnity of the state occasion.
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