Charles Leclerc Wedding 2026: Inside the Monaco Day

Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux married in a civil ceremony at the Mairie de Monaco on Saturday 28 February 2026. The Ferrari Formula 1 driver and the Italian-born art historian kept the day strictly private. Family and a small circle of close friends attended. The couple drove away in a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, a model with an estimated collector value of around £9 million. A second, larger celebration is reportedly planned for 2027.

By Matt Ward, Editor at Weddings Hub. I have covered UK and European weddings since 2018, with a particular focus on royal and celebrity ceremonies. Sources for this guide include Monaco Tribune, Monaco Life, Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer, Hello!, Hola!, Today and the couple’s verified Instagram posts. We will update this page as new details are confirmed.

The Charles Leclerc wedding is the celebrity wedding image of the year in motorsport. Leclerc is the Monégasque face of Scuderia Ferrari and one of the most-followed drivers on the grid. Alexandra Saint Mleux is the most-watched partner in the F1 paddock. Their February 2026 wedding played out in Monaco, the principality where Charles grew up and where Alexandra has lived for years. The day was small, deliberately so. The image that travelled the world was the couple in a vintage Ferrari Testa Rossa easing through the streets of Monte Carlo. Below we cover what is confirmed, what is reported and what to expect from the second celebration in 2027.

How Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux met

Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux were first photographed together in late 2022. The early sightings were low-key. Alexandra appeared at a handful of grand prix weekends, then more, then most. By 2023 she was a regular fixture in the Ferrari garage. By 2024 she was the most-followed F1 partner on Instagram by a clear margin. The couple have always guarded their private life. They confirmed the relationship slowly through holiday photos and paddock appearances rather than interviews.

The engagement was confirmed in mid-2025. Alexandra wore a cushion-cut diamond on a slim band that quickly became one of the most analysed celebrity rings of the year. The couple did not give a wedding date at the time. Through the second half of 2025 the only public hint was a slight uptick in Monaco sightings. The ceremony date and location were kept secret until the photos went online on the Monday after the wedding.

The Monaco civil ceremony

The wedding took place on Saturday 28 February 2026 at the Mairie de Monaco, the principality’s town hall on the Rock above the harbour. Under Monégasque law, a civil ceremony at the town hall is the only legally binding form of marriage. Couples who want a religious blessing arrange that separately. The Leclercs followed the standard pattern: a small civil service, a private reception, a religious or larger celebration to follow later.

Guests at the civil ceremony were limited to family and a small circle of close friends. Charles’s brothers Arthur and Lorenzo Leclerc, his sister-in-law Charlotte, and his mother Pascale were among the family party. The couple’s miniature dachshund Leo attended in a small suit and bow tie and appears in several of the published photographs. The Prince’s Palace of Monaco sent a public message of congratulations after the wedding, but there is no public record of Prince Albert II officiating or attending the ceremony.

The reception was held at Villa La Vigie on the Monte-Carlo Beach peninsula, the historic villa once used by Karl Lagerfeld. The food was led by chef Marcel Ravin of the Michelin-starred restaurant Elsa. The villa’s terraces look across the bay to the Monte Carlo skyline. It is a discreet, walled property with private access, which is the entire reason high-profile Monaco couples use it.

Alexandra’s wedding dress

Alexandra Saint Mleux wore a couture gown by the Australian house Paolo Sebastian, designed by Paul Vasileff in Adelaide. The dress was a French Chantilly lace mermaid silhouette with floral embroidery and small raised butterflies through the lace. The couple’s initials and the wedding date were embroidered into the dress as a custom detail. Alexandra carried a simple white bouquet. The styling was deliberately understated, with minimal jewellery and her hair worn loose.

Paolo Sebastian is an interesting choice. The house is known for fairy-tale couture with a strong narrative element. The butterfly motif and the embroidered names and date both fit that signature. The Chantilly lace and the mermaid line keep the silhouette classic enough that the dress reads as bridal first and fashion second. Charles wore a custom eggshell-white suit by the Italian house Brunello Cucinelli, made-to-measure in 100 per cent cashmere melange flannel. The suit was paired with a soft tonal tie and brown leather shoes.

The £9m Ferrari getaway

The departure car was a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. The 250 Testa Rossa is one of the most coveted Ferrari sports racers ever built. It was developed for sports-car endurance racing including Le Mans and Sebring. It runs a 3.0-litre V12 engine producing around 300 horsepower, paired with a five-speed manual gearbox. Around 34 examples were built between 1957 and 1961. Auction values for verified cars now sit in the £9 million to £30 million range, depending on race history and provenance.

For a Ferrari Formula 1 driver, the choice writes itself. Charles Leclerc owns a number of modern Ferraris including the SF90 Stradale, the 488 Pista and a one-off Monza SP2. He chose none of them for the wedding. The Testa Rossa is the car that connects him to the Scuderia’s racing roots, to the era of Phil Hill and the Le Mans victories of the late 1950s, and to the Ferrari-as-craftsman story rather than the Ferrari-as-supercar story. The car was supplied by a private collector. The image of Charles and Alexandra cruising through Monaco in the open red Testa Rossa was the dominant wedding photograph of the year.

The F1 paddock guest list

The civil ceremony was kept tight. No serving Formula 1 drivers have been publicly confirmed in attendance, and the guest list released in the couple’s own photographs is dominated by family. The named non-family guests reported by Monaco Tribune include former French international footballer and basketball star Tony Parker, boxer Hugo Micallef, artist Jordan Saget, interior designer Cédric Capron and former Princess Stéphanie’s daughter-in-law Marie Ducruet.

That is consistent with how modern F1 driver weddings are structured. The legal civil day is kept very small. The bigger paddock celebration is held later, often months later, with the wider circle of drivers, engineers and team principals invited. Charles confirmed as much in his Instagram caption: “A day we’ll forever remember. Part one is done and part 2 will be next year with all of our close ones.” If F1 drivers attend a Leclerc wedding event, it will be at part two in 2027 rather than the February 2026 civil service.

How the Leclerc wedding compares to other 2026 F1 driver couples

Formula 1 is in the middle of a wedding cycle. Several of the current grid have confirmed engagements or imminent ceremonies. The Leclerc wedding is the first to actually take place in 2026.

Couple	Status (May 2026)	Venue / location	Format
Charles Leclerc & Alexandra Saint Mleux	Married 28 Feb 2026	Mairie de Monaco	Civil; part two in 2027
Carlos Sainz & Rebecca Donaldson	Dating, no engagement confirmed	—	—
Pierre Gasly & Francisca Cerqueira Gomes	Engaged 2025	TBA	TBA
George Russell & Carmen Montero Mundt	Long-term, no engagement confirmed	—	—
Lando Norris	Single (publicly)	—	—

The pattern across the grid is the same as the Leclercs followed: small private civil or church day first, larger paddock-and-friends celebration later. F1 drivers cannot easily fit a 200-person wedding into a 24-race calendar, so the work-around is to break the wedding into two events.

How UK couples can borrow from the Leclerc wedding playbook

Most of the Leclerc wedding is impossible to copy directly. You can, however, copy the structure. Three ideas translate cleanly to a UK wedding.

Use a register office for the legal day, then a venue for the celebration. UK law lets you split the legal ceremony from the celebration, just as Monégasque law does. A register office wedding at a town hall such as Chelsea, Marylebone or Islington costs from around £57 for the registration fee plus around £100-£300 for the ceremony itself, depending on day and time. You can then hold the main party anywhere licensed for a celebrant-led ceremony or a reception. The result is the Leclerc structure on a real budget.

Hire a classic car for the departure. A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is unobtainable. A 1960s Aston Martin DB5, Jaguar E-Type or Bentley S2 is not. UK classic-wedding-car hire firms such as Lord Cars, Premier Carriage and London Vintage Cars typically charge £450-£900 for a six-hour wedding hire of an E-Type or DB5, including chauffeur, ribbons and champagne. A pre-war Bentley or Rolls-Royce Phantom from the same firms typically lands at £600-£1,200. The departure shot is the single most-shared image from any wedding. Spending £600 on a 1965 Jaguar E-Type returns it.

Plan a second, larger celebration later. The Leclerc model of “civil day now, party later” suits any UK couple with family abroad, a packed work calendar or a tight venue budget. Hold the legal ceremony with eight to twenty close family in spring. Run the bigger party in a barn, a country house or a marquee in late summer when the weather and the diaries are easier. The two events together usually cost less than one large traditional wedding and give guests two distinct days to remember.

Keep the styling simple and the image sharp. Alexandra’s dress is couture but the styling is plain: lace, bouquet, hair down, no statement jewellery. The car carries the visual weight. UK couples can copy the principle by picking one strong visual element (the venue, the dress, the car, the flowers) and dressing the rest down around it.

Frequently asked questions

When did Charles Leclerc get married?

Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Saint Mleux married on 28 February 2026. The civil ceremony took place at the Mairie de Monaco. News was kept private until the couple posted photos on the Monday after the wedding.

Who is Alexandra Saint Mleux?

Alexandra Saint Mleux is an Italian-born art historian and fashion influencer. She graduated from the École du Louvre in Paris with a focus on 20th-century art history. Before becoming a public figure she worked at the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo auction house and on Monaco Art Week.

Where did Charles Leclerc and Alexandra get married?

The civil ceremony was at the Mairie de Monaco on the Rock. The reception followed at Villa La Vigie on the Monte-Carlo Beach peninsula, with a menu by chef Marcel Ravin of the Michelin-starred Elsa restaurant.

What car did Charles Leclerc drive away in?

Charles and Alexandra left in a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. Around 34 examples of the model were built. Verified cars sell at auction in the £9 million to £30 million range, depending on history and provenance.

Which F1 drivers attended Charles Leclerc’s wedding?

No serving F1 drivers have been publicly confirmed at the civil ceremony. The wedding day was kept to family and a small circle of close friends. Wider F1 paddock guests are expected at the planned 2027 celebration.

Will Charles Leclerc have a second wedding?

Yes. The couple have said part two will follow in 2027. Charles wrote on Instagram that “part 2 will be next year with all of our close ones,” indicating a larger event with the wider family-and-friends circle.

How long have Charles Leclerc and Alexandra been together?

Charles and Alexandra have been publicly together since late 2022. The engagement was confirmed in mid-2025. The civil wedding followed roughly nine months later in February 2026.

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