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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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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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

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