First photos of Monaco twins released by palace

Mayra Cuevas, CNN
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Updated 8:06 PM EST, Tue December 23, 2014
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Prince Naruhito, seen here with his wife, Princess Masako, is heir to the imperial throne of Japan.
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Monaco's newborn royals, Princess Gabriella and Crown Prince Jacques Honore Rainier, posed for their first official photos with their parents, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene. The twins were born on December 10, 2014.
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Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II of Monaco welcomed twins Crown Prince Jacques Honore Rainier and Princess Gabriella Therese Marie in December 2014. The couple married in 2011. Prince Albert, Monaco's reigning monarch, is the son of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, who was formerly known as Hollywood actress Grace Kelly.
Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II of Monaco welcomed twins Crown Prince Jacques Honore Rainier and Princess Gabriella Therese Marie in December 2014. The couple married in 2011. Prince Albert, Monaco's reigning monarch, is the son of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, who was formerly known as Hollywood actress Grace Kelly.
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King Harald V of Norway and his wife, Queen Sonja, married in 1968.
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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani took over leadership of the Persian Gulf nation in 2013 after the abdication of his father.
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King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia attend the 2014 Nobel prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on December 10, 2014.
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Newly crowned King Tupou VI and his wife, Queen Nanasipau'u, of Tonga proceed through the streets to the Royal Palace as part of the official coronation ceremony on July 4.
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You can tell them apart by the color of their onesies, pink and blue.

Monaco’s newborn royals, Princess Gabriella and Crown Prince Jacques Honore Rainier, posed for their first official photos with their parents, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene.

The photos were released Tuesday on the royal family’s official Facebook account. They were taken at the Princess Grace Hospital, where the twins were born on December 10.

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“A beautiful Christmas gift to Monaco, friends of the Principality of Monaco and the royal family,” said the post.

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The twins are the first children born to Charlene Wittstock, the former South African Olympic swimmer who married Prince Albert II in 2011.

Even though Jacques was born two minutes after his sister, he will be next in line for the throne under Monaco law.

Prince Albert also has two children born out of wedlock in 1992 and 2003.