Wednesday 27 January 2016

5 royal flames

The end of January usually sees Monaco's royals taking part in the traditional ceremony for Saint Devote, patron saint of the principality. And a big part of that tradition is the moment when the royal guests set fire to a boat. This year Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene did the honours and the images were pretty spectacular. Here are five moments we've seen royals with flames.



Prince Albert and Princess Charlene take part in the traditional ceremony to Saint Devote in Monaco on January 26th 2016




His big sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, will be lighting the Olympic torch at the Winter Youth Games in Norway next month but on their grandparents' Jubilee it was Prince Sverre Magnus who got to hold the flame high




The Queen didn't set fire to the Commonwealth baton but she made it her own by placing a special message inside it which was read at the opening ceremony of the Games in 2014





In 2012, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was one of thousands who carried the Olympic torch as it made its way towards the Games in London that summer





Newlyweds Felipe and Letizia of Spain watched the Olympic flame flicker in the bright Madrid skies in 2004 as the torch relay made its way towards Athens

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