The Holy See Press Office later issued a press release stating that "in accordance with prescribed ceremonial of the Vatican for Catholic Sovereigns, the Princess (of Monaco) was allowed to dress in white."
Ured za tisak Svete Stolice kasnije je izdao priopćenje za javnost u kojem se navodi da je "u skladu s ceremonijalnim propisima Vatikana za katoličke vladare, princezi bilo dopušteno nositi bijelu haljinu."