On Sunday, April 22, 2012, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the 2102 Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament held at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.  Also in attendance were Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia.

The sovereign prince and princess, along with hundreds of tennis fanatics, watched the intense match between Mr. Novak Đoković and Mr. Rafael Nadal.  After the game Prince Albert II awarded a giant tennis cup thingy to Mr. Nadal.  So what was the final score?  Nadal.  6-3 6-1.

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On April 19, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II attended the 5th Edition of the FX Pro Monte-Carlo Beach Volleyball competition.

The event, organized by the Fédération Monégasque de Volleyball and chaired by the sovereign prince, is held on the famous Lavotto Beach, attracts some of the best teams from around the world to compete for a prize worth $10,000. For more information about this event please click here.

And, finally, it was recently announced that on May 23, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II will attend Nights in Monaco charity event to be held at the Hotel de Paris in Monte-Carlo.  The event, also attended by former President Bill Clinton, will benefit the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco and the William J. Clinton Foundation.

Sources: Daylife, Fédération Monégasque de Volleyball and Palais Princier de Monaco

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On Saturday, April 21, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco participated in a tennis match with well-known French journalist and friend of the sovereign prince, Mr. Patrick Poivre d’Arvor in Monaco.  The match was “… a part  of the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament” held at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.

Yesterday, the sovereign prince visited the Grimaldi Forum to view the exhibition show, Top Marques Monaco.  Click here to learn more about the event (in French).

Also on Friday, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover visited the exhibition, Groupe Signe 1971-1974, L’Art de la Rue au Musée?, held at the Villa Paloma at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco. According to the official website for the musée this exhibition:

… was developed by a collective of group of artists, created and animated after 1968, by Claude Rosticher and Roland Marghieri painters and photographers Michel Cresp and Pierre Lequien, all originating in Monaco or the surrounding area.

The group is identified through its interventions in selected public places, based on themes such as advertising or the creation of more poetic universe. It is therefore the universe created between 1971 and 1974 that the public will be able to find in the showrooms of the Villa Paloma.

Groupe Signe 1971-1974, L’Art de la Rue au Musée? ends on June 17, 2012.  For more information about this new exhibition please click here.

Sources: Palais Princier de Monaco, Grimaldi Forum and the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco

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On April 16, 2012, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the 2012 Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament in Monaco.

During today’s event, the prince and princess presented the Médaille en Vermeil de l’Education Physique et des Sports (Vermeil Medal for Physical Education and Sports) to Serbian tennis player, Mr. Novak Đoković.  According to the Palais Princier de Monaco:

The Medal, established in 1939, is awarded to outstanding individuals who contribute to the development of physical education and sports in the principality.

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Source and photo courtesy of the Palais Princier de Monaco

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On April 13, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover participated in the general conference of the Association Mondiale des Amis de l’Enfance (AMADE) in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

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On April 13, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco held a meeting with the board of directors from the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco (FPA2).  According to a press release, during the meeting new projects were presented for approval by “… the members of the Council…” which includes:

…a campaign, led by the Pew Charitable Trust, which is aimed at the creation of a marine area protected in the North-west of Canada in the Arctic passage and the conservation and protection of the Mediterranean monk seal in collaboration with the Tethys Research Institute, the Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the monk seal and the WWF Greece.

The Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco (FPA2) also announced its support of MIT Museum’s new exhibition, Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya.  To read more about the exhibition please click here.

Meanwhile, Mr. Shaun Adriaanse, CEO of the South African Olympic Swimming Team (SAOST), has announced that they have accepted Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco’s offer to help the SAOST prepare for the upcoming summer Olympics in London by providing the team accommodations as well as a practice facility in Monaco free of charge.  Click here to read the article in its entirety.  (in English)

Sources: Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco and EyewitnessNews.za

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On April 12, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the 2012 WIMA NFC Show and Conference held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

According to the official website for 2012 WIMA this event:

… is the leading global conference & exhibition exclusively dedicated to NFC technology, bringing together the entire NFC ecosystem from industry leaders, to start-up companies, application developers, service providers, standards organisations, government bodies and research & educational institutions to its annual event in Monaco.

For more information about 2012 WIMA NFC Monaco please visit their official website here.

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Sources and photo courtesy of: 2012 WIMA NFC Monaco and Palais Princier de Monaco