Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene of Monaco (and South Africa) attended two separate evening events in the past few days. First stop was Geneva for the WWF Panda Ball where her husband, Prince Albert, gave a speech on the environment. Fittingly she wore green, and was matched by her husband's tie. The most significant news about this public appearance from my sources was not onse Charlene's dress, but the public display of happiness that the two of them put on. And I don't mean faked, I mean that they looked and and behaved like a couple who were extremely happy with one another, for possibly the first time since the wedding. As someone who wants only happiness for Charlene, this warms my heart.

A couple of days later, the couple attended the Yorkshire Variety Club golden jubilee charity event in Leeds in the north of England. A strange sort of place for this high-profile couple, but once again they were tight as a couple and Charlene looked beautiful in a cream brocade dress with a train, designed I am guessing by Akris.