A guard stands in front of the Monaco Palace after the announcement of the birth of Monaco royal twins Gabriella Therese Marie and Jacques Honore Rainier at the Palace in Monaco, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. For the first time since Monaco was founded in the 13th century, its royal family gave birth to twins on Wednesday, and dozens of cannons were fired to celebrate. Monaco's Princess Charlene had a girl first and a boy second, but the boy will be the principality's future ruler, reflecting the male priority of Monaco's laws of succession.
Lionel Cironneau Associated Press