28 Mar 2017

SA ready to welcome Princess Charlene

Cape Town - HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco will once again return to South Africa for a royal affair at the Turffontein Racecourse on 22 April.

The prestigious Turffontein Standside 1600m event for fillies and mares will also be named the HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes.

And her support of the race day means a number of charities are set to benefit among those the Red Cross, Highveld Horse Care Unit and Gugu Lesizwe Primary School.

HSH Princess Charlene congratulates the winning jockey Ronan Thomas who rode Miracle des Aigles to victory for Action Innocence in the Prix Princesse Charlène de Monaco Charity Mile. This new and exciting addition to the French racing calendar saw $50,000 distributed between the 18 charities represented by each horse. Photo: Kasia Wandycz / Palais Princier
A post shared by HSH Princess Charlene (@hshprincesscharlene) on Feb 26, 2017 at 12:36pm PST

"I look forward to once again attending a racemeeting at the historic Turffontein Racecourse and of course continuing the support of a number of worthy causes," Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene says of her involvement on the day.

"To have the horseracing community rally behind this will be amazing and being able to play a part in restoring some of the glamour back into the sport is also special."

Princess Charlene was a special guest at the same venue back in 2012 when featuring at the Charity Mile meeting which is held annually every November.

Her Serene Highness enjoys a day at the races as she launches the Prix Princess Charlene of Monaco #Charity Mile at the Hippodrome de la Côté d'Azur in Cagnes-sur-Mer. This handicap #race in the @francegalop calendar sees 18 horses, each representing a different local charity supporting animal welfare, children and people in need, competing to be crowned the winner. Photo: Kasia Wandycz / Palais Princier
A post shared by HSH Princess Charlene (@hshprincesscharlene) on Feb 26, 2017 at 12:16pm PST

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