Grace Kelly's grandson and his wife, Beatrice Borromeo, welcomed their third child and first daughter together earlier this month, it has been revealed.
October marks a busy month for the Monégasque Royal Family, with Pierre's uncle, Prince Albert II, and his wife, Princess Charlene, meeting the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh in Monte-Carlo over the weekend for a special dinner.
At the start of this month, Pierre Casiraghi, 38, and Beatrice, 40, who also share sons Stefano, eight, and Franceso, seven, welcomed their little girl earlier this month, naming her Bianca Carolina Marta.
Her name pays tribute to two of the couple's family members, Paris Match reported, with Carolina being a nod to Pierre's mother, Princess Caroline.
Marta, meanwhile, honours Beatrice's maternal grandmother, Marta Marzotto, an Italian fashion designer.
Beatrice, who was once crowned the 'most stylish European royal' by Tatler, is the daughter of Italian aristocrat Don Carlo Ferdinando and married into the Monaco royal family in 2015.
She tied the knot with Pierre, the youngest child of Princess Caroline and grandson of the late Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, in a lavish wedding hailed as the 'chicest of the summer' by Vogue.
Prior to marrying Pierre, Beatrice, whose family owns the Borromean Islands in Lake Maggiore near Milan, along with land in the Lombardy and Piedmont countryside, worked as a newspaper and broadcast journalist in her native Italy.
On her wedding day in 2015, she wore four couture gowns, two by Valentino for a civil service in Monaco and two by Armani Prive for a religious service at Lake Maggiore.
Her family still owns the Roca Borromeo castle, where the reception took place.
She has since turned her hand to documentary making, and in 2023, she debuted the three-episode series The King Who Never Was on Netflix.
The series focuses on the death of a German teenager in August 1978, which remains a mystery to this day.
Elsewhere, Albert, 67, and Charlene, 47,m met Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Edward in Monte Carlo last weekend for a gala at Yact Club de Monaco, Tatler reported.
Taking to Instagram, the Prince's Palace of Monaco shared an image of the group alongside the writing: 'Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene had the pleasure of welcoming Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh on their visit to the Principality.
'A meeting of respect, friendship, and warm discussions between Monaco and the United Kingdom.'
Both Albert and Edward, 60, put on a smart display in navy suits, while Charlene also opted for a fitted suit in a brown shade.
Pictured: Beatrice Borromeo at the Dior Cruise 2026 show held at the Villa Albani Torlonia in May, 2025 in Rome, Italy
Sophie, meanwhile, opted for a floral-printed blouse and a pair of summery white trousers.
It comes after the Duchess of Edinburgh made royal history as she visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for a second time this month.
Sophie, 60, spent four days in the African country during a secret high-security trip to 'shine a light' on the 'weaponisation of rape' and recognise the work being done to support those who survive horrific war-related sexual violence.
During her visit, from Monday to Thursday, she said the issue of sexual violence must be allowed to 'get under your skin' as she met women affected by conflict-related rape in the region.
She met women peacebuilders working at the grassroots level to highlight their work supporting local peace initiatives and witnessed the devastating impact of the ongoing conflict, particularly on women and girls.
In 2022, Sophie, who is married to King Charles's brother Prince Edward,
became the first member of the royal family to travel to the DRC. Her visit this month, her second,
was at the request of the Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Office.
In April 2024, she was also the first member of the royal family to visit Ukraine since the conflict with Russia began in 2022. That October, she was the first to visit the Republic of Chad to witness the impact of the conflict in Sudan on women and girls.
The duchess visited Beni, in the conflict-hit east of the country,
and was visibly moved as a 16-year-old girl recounted being attacked by a police officer,
while another woman described being sexually assaulted while fleeing rebel-held areas.
She entered a tent close to a hospital and sat barefoot with the survivors, some of whom wept as they spoke.
During a visit to the Panzi Clinic in Kinshasa, which provides care to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence,
she watched as a five-year-old girl underwent surgery by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Denis Mukwege.
She was joined by Alyson King, the UK ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The duchess told reporters afterwards: 'You have to really question yourself and go 'how can we have reached a point where rape is just accepted as a part of daily life?'
'So it's horrible to hear their stories,
but each one deserves to be told and each one deserves recognition,
so I don't make light of any of them and I just wish we didn't have to hear them but it's important that we do.'
She went on:'I think you have to allow this issue to get under your skin.'
'And there is only one way to achieve that, you really have to go and see it for yourself.
- You have to understand the environment in which people are living and sit with these people,
where they come from,
don't make them come to you,
you have to go to them. - You have to understand where they live,
the circumstances that they're in,
what has brought them to the moment that I am with them
and what their futures may or may not hold,
and unfortunately what they might not hold is often the case.
Sophie then visited women who were survivors of sexual violence during a mass escape attempt at Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa last year.
The duchess walked along a narrow path littered with rubble to get to a safehouse where the women are being cared for.
She sat in a small, sweltering room with two bunkbeds and heard women speak of forced abortions, marginalisation from their own families and the daily risks they still face.
Mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured decades of war, displacing more than seven million people.
Earlier this year, M23 rebel group,
said to be backed by Rwanda,
seized the cities of Goma and Bukavu in a major escalation of the conflict.
Other rebel groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF),
which is linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group,
have carried out deadly attacks in the region.