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

Photo courtesy of M.F/K.Lagerfeld

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.

Click here to view photos and watch a video.

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

On Friday, April 6, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco was at the Monte-Carlo Country Club to attend the Davis Cup match between Ryan Harrison and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga.  The sovereign prince also met with the quarter-final Davis Cup teams as well as the President of the FFT, Mr. Jean Gachassin, and team captains, Mr. Guy Forget and Mr. Jim Courier.

Meanwhile, the Hollywood Reporter claims that actress Nicole Kidman is in “talks” to play the late Princess Grace in Olivier Dahan’s upcoming movie, Grace of Monaco.  The script, written by Arash Amel, apparently is not a:

… biopic and instead focuses on a six-month period in 1962 when the city-state got into a heated dispute with France, which grew tired of the petite principality being a tax haven. Kelly, still relatively new in her role as princess, maneuvered behind the scenes to save Monaco from a coup.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, again, the film is being compared to “…the tone of the King’s Speech.”  Great.  But, Nicole Kidman as the amazing late Princess Grace of Monaco?!

I don’t think so.

FAIL!

Sources: RMC Sport, Palais Princier de Monaco and the Hollywood Reporter

Photo courtesy of the Palais Princier de Monaco

On March 30, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco hosted a reception at the Palais Princier de Monaco honoring the three Monégasque athletes who participated in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

Attendees included Mr. Rudy Rinaldi and Mr. Jérémy Torre who won the bronze medal in the Bobsleigh competition, Alpine skier, Mr. Bryan Pelassy, the Mayor of Monaco, and Mr. Georges Marsan to name a few.

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Meanwhile, the sovereign prince’s personal foundation, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, has signed an agreement to protect 80,000 acres of forest in northern Guatemala.  According to Monaco Life the agreement will, “…help reduce deforestation and degradation…”

To read more about this latest news please click here.  For more information about the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco and its latest activities please click here.

Sources: Palais Princier de Monaco and Monaco Life

Photo courtesy of the Palais Princier de Monaco