Princess Charlene, Prince Albert and their twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, distribute Christmas presents to families at the palace

By Heather Cichowski
Princess Charlene, Prince Albert and their 6-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, joined Santa Claus at the Prince's Palace in Monaco on Dec. 16 for the traditional Christmas gift distribution and Christmas tree ceremony.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Monaco royals wore face masks to help keep everyone safe from COVID-19 at the holiday event.
Jacques and Gabriella, who recently celebrated their birthday, took an active royal in handing out presents to families. Charlene also debuted an edgy hairstyle at the event.
Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see the cutest moments from the Monaco royals' Christmas tree ceremony and gift distribution.
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Princess Gabriella looked sweet and festive in a black raincoat with red flower print paired with a matching face mask and a red sweater with pleated collar.
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Prince Jacques looked eager to hand out a big bag of sweets to the families during the gift exchange.
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The courtyard of Monaco's Palace got the festive works ahead of the Christmas present distribution. We see Santa!
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Who needs snow? The Prince's Palace was brimming with festive spirit.
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How cute! These reindeer and squirrels were likely a hit with all the children.
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Princess Charlene was almost unrecognizable with her cool shaved hairdo and darker hair colour.
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Charlene passed a present to a lucky little one during the event.
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Jacques helped Santa Claus – or Père Noël as he is called in French – with the Christmas present distribution.
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The princess was ready with the next gift as she posed with Santa and her dad, Albert.
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