On March 19, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco will inaugurate the Centre de Secours de Fontvieille.  The sovereign prince will be accompanied by Colonel Luc Fringant, the Chamberlain and Senior Commander of the Public Force.

Afterward, Prince Albert II will tour the center and participate in a medal ceremony alongside the ambassador of France in Monaco, Mr. Hugues Moret.

Mr. Moret will present “…medals for acts of courage and dedication to eleven firefighters from the Principality who travelled to the Japan after the March 11, 2011 disaster.”

Meanwhile, Prince Albert II and Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover were at the Chapiteau de Fontvieille to attend the 75th Bazaar in “…aid of the work of Sister Marie…” on March 16, 2012.

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Sources: Palais Princier de Monaco and Hola

On March 17, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco will attend an Irish Harp concert, organized by the Princess Grace Irish Library, held at the Chapelle de la Visitation.  The purpose of the concert is to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as well as to honor the sovereign prince’s Irish ancestry.

Prince Albert will also light up the facade of the Palais Princier de Monaco in green, a symbolic color marking the St. Patrick’s Day festivities according to the princely court of Monaco.  The Irish ambassador to France and Monaco will be a special guest during Saturday’s celebrations.

Meanwhile, it was announced that British singer, Pete Doherty, will headline the March 24, 2012, Bal de la Rose (Rose Ball) to be held at the Salle des Étoiles, Sporting Monte Carlo.  The theme for this year’s event, that will benefit the Princess Grace Foundation, Swinging London.

Source: Palais Princier de Monaco

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Here are two more clips from Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco’s trip to Australia.

The clip above shows the private cocktail reception in honor of the princess’s visit held at Monaco house as well as the gala dinner at the Melbourne Town Hall hosted by Lady Mayoress Emma Page Campbell.

The second video contains Princess Charlene’s full speech whilst at the opening of the exhibition, Grace Kelly: Style Icon.   🙂

The third video contains an interview with Princess Charlene in Shanghai, China.

Full Speech

Click here to watch the interview with Princess Charlene in Shanghai, China.

Here is the recent Today Show Australia interview with Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco.  Enjoy!   🙂

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After a successful visit to Melbourne, Australia where she opened the exhibition, Grace Kelly: Style Icon, held at the Bendigo Art Gallery, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco flew to Shanghai, China for an important visit.

This afternoon, the princess visited the Pudong Special Education School as “… an ambassador for the Special Olympics.  Princess Charlene was accompanied by basketball player, Yao Ming, and his wife.”    

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Source: Palais Princier de Monaco

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His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco was in Ruhpolding, Germany on March 11, 2012, to watch the IBU Biathlon World Championships Men’s 15km Mass Race as well as the Women’s Mass Race.  Whilst there the sovereign prince mingled with other attendees, was interviewed by a local news station, and generally had a fabulous time.

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Source: Yahoo News

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