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Monaco Princely Family

Monaco Princely Wedding: The Televised Schedule (France Only). Plus, Other Information

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Mariage Princier à Monaco : les chaînes de télévision à la noce les 1er et 2 juillet 2011

Per the French magazine, Premiere, here is the television schedule for the upcoming princely wedding in Monaco.    Click here to read.  

For those who do not speak French here is a translation:

French TV channels will broadcast the wedding ceremony live! The festivities will start Friday 1st July 2011 at 17h with the civil wedding of Prince Albert II, 52, and Charlene, 33, in the Throne Room of the Palace.

The next day, Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 17h still, the Archbishop of Monaco, Monsignor Bernard Barsi, will conduct their religious union in the courtyard of the Palais.

TF1 

TF1 will offer a special program on Saturday, July 2 live Monaco from 16h to 19h45.  Your hosts will be Jean-Claude Narcy, Sandrine Quétier, Jean-Pierre Foucault, Nikos Aliagas and Denis Brogniart. Claire Chazal offer year a wrap-up edition at 13h and JT LCI Will broadcast another special edition at 16h.

TF1 link

France 2 

For its part, France 2 will be live from the Palais Square in Monaco on July 2. Three for hours, from 3:45 pm to 6:45 pm, Marie Drucker and Stephen Bern will host a special program with special reporters in Monaco. Together, they will have journalist and writer Jean Cars, and the journalist Philippe Harouard as special guests.

Also, thanks to a special relationship with the Prince Albert, Stéphane Bern, France 2’s lead host, will have an exclusive interview with the royal couple. Bern will also introduce viewers to the behind the scenes and preparations for this event.  Finally, Mr. Bern was commissioned by Prince Albert to organize a special exhibit about the marriage entitled ‘The History of the Royal Wedding’.  The exhibition will be held at the Musee Oceanographic in Monaco from July to November 2011.

France 2 link

Finally, the second official website for the princely wedding is now available online.  The site is a fantastic source of information for those planning on visiting Monaco prior to and during the wedding.  For example, there are sections about shopping, restaurants, local culture, hotels, the schedule for the princely nuptials including information about the Jean Michel Jarre as well as Eagles concerts and much more.  Please click here to view.

Photo courtesy of: Premiere.FR

Monaco Princely Family

Princess Caroline of Hanover at the Galerie Adriano Ribolzi in Monaco

On June 14, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover attended an art exhibit opening at the Galerie Adriano Ribolzi in Monaco.  The opening, attended by 300 guests, showcased the works of two well-known artists, George Kuruvilla and Tobia Ravà.

According to the French newspaper, Nice-Matin, “…This exhibition is also an opportunity to present the winner of the “GemlucArt” prize.” 

To learn more about the artists, George Kuruvilla and Tobia Ravà, and to view their works please click the link here.  To visit the official website for the Galerie Adriano Ribolzi please click the link here. 

Sources: Nice-Matin and City Out Monaco

British Royals

Charles and Diana: A Rare Interview with the Couple

Yes, it’s that time again; time for your daily royal documentary, ladies and gentleman. This evening I have linked an old interview with The Prince and Princess of Wales from the 1980’s.  By the way, pay no attention to the guy with the creepy Tom Selleck mustache at the beginning of the program… just put him on mute.     🙂

Click the links to watch:  Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, and Part Six.

Monaco Princely Family

H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco Makes a Surprise Visit to Monte Carlo’s Cardio-Thoracic Centre

On June 9, 2011, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco made a surprise visit to Monte Carlo’s Cardio-Thoracic Centre where he spent time with a five-year-old Iraqi refugee recovering from heart surgery in Monte Carlo.

According to a press release from the UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency:

The Monaco leader called on Basim Omar Basim last Thursday at the Cardio-Thoracic Centre, where the infant underwent a life-saving operation earlier this year under an accord between UNHCR and the Mediterranean principality’s Office of International Cooperation. The boy had had a first operation in Monaco in 2009, but needed to return for more surgery this year.

Basim was chosen for surgery when two doctors from Monaco, François Bourlon, a cardio-thoracic pediatrician, and orthopaedic surgeon Tristan Lascar, were flown to Damascus by UNHCR and the Monaco government in 2009 to examine Iraqi refugee children in need of medical treatment not available in Syria.

The boy was flown free of charge to Monaco by the Aviation Sans Frontieres charity. Funds for the medical programme were raised in 2008 by various charity groups to mark Prince Albert’s 50th birthday. UNHCR has been handling administrative and logistical aspects of the programme as well as working with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to identify children in need of care.

Basim was born in Syria after his family fled Iraq in 2006 because his father had received several death threats and his shop was bombed. The boy was diagnosed with a genetic heart disease that required surgery in Syria when he was only one. He had a second operation in Monaco in July 2009.

“We are very pleased with this partnership,” said Philippe Leclerc, UNHCR’s representative for France and Monaco. “We hope that more medical evacuations will follow in the near future,” he added. A second refugee child is expected to arrive from Syria in September for treatment at the Cardio-Thoracic Centre.

To read the rest of the press release as well as to view a photo please click the link here. 

Source: UNHCR.org

Photo courtesy of: Madame Figaro