By Ryan Smith
Published: 18:21 EST, 1 August 2014 | Updated: 19:17 EST, 1 August 2014
It's two months since they announced that they were expecting their first child together.
And Princess Charlene of Monaco, 36, proudly showed off her small baby bump when she stepped out with husband Prince Albert II, 56, at a charity event on Friday.
The expectant mother, who is due to give birth in December, wowed in a sleeveless midnight blue floor-length gown, which gave just a small hint of her growing baby.
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Parents-to-be: Prince Albert II of Monaco and wife Princess Charlene arrive at the 66th Red Cross Ball at the Sporting Club Salle des Etoiles in Monaco on Friday
Carrying a white bouquet of flowers in one hand, Princess Charlene held onto her husband's arm with the other as they entered the 66th Red Cross Ball at Monaco's Sporting Club Salle des Etoiles.
With her hair swept back into a bun, the blonde beauty accessorised with a pair of diamond drop earrings, diamond bracelet and a diamond hair clip.
Her husband of three years looked dapper as ever in black tie with a white dinner jacket.
Stunning: The expectant mother's baby bump is slightly visible as she does the rounds at the glamorous event
Say it with flowers: Princess Charlene carries a white bouquet as she enters the gala
Supprtive: The Monaco royals have a long history of frequenting the annual event
Going strong: The love birds wed in a civil ceremony on 1 July, 2011, enjoying a lavish Nuptial Mass a day later
In June, Prince Albert told The Associated Press that he and his wife were 'overjoyed', 'thrilled' and 'very excited' about the impending arrival of their child.
He said they are 'taking every cautious step to make sure everything goes well'.
Albert, now 56, was a longtime bachelor who has acknowledged fathering two children out of wedlock - daughter Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, born in 1992 to American Tamara Rotolo, and Alexandre Coste, born in 2003 to Togo native Nicole Coste.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend: The blonde beauty added to her ensemble with a bracelet, drop earrings and a glittering hair clip
Together forever: The couple didn't leave each other's side as they spent time at the ball
Baby news: The couple announced in May that they were expecting their first child together
Special delivery: The couple's baby is due to arrive in December
For years the Prince refused to acknowledge Jazmin, now 22, as his own, but did so after a paternity test in 2006.
Despite this, he failed to attend her graduation from Fordham University in May of this year, choosing to attend a Louis Vuitton fashion show instead.
Albert married Charlene, a former Olympic swimmer for South Africa, in 2011.
Easy does it: Prince Albert has admitted that he and his wife are taking a 'cautious' approach to the pregnancy
Sticking together: The couple have endured a storm of headlines questioning the state of their relationship
Siblings: Although this will be Prince Charlene's first child, Prince Albert also has two children from previous relationships
Sporty: Princess Charlene is a former Olympic swimmer for South Africa
Stepping out: The couple met in 2000 at the Mare Nostrum swimming meet in Monaco
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