On June 8, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the premiere of the documentary film, Children of the Light, during the 54th Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
According to Yahoo News, the film is about the “…life of Desmond Tutu, the South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop, who rose to worldwide recognition during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid.”
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On Saturday, June 7, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the opening ceremony of the 54th Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
The sovereign prince is Honorary President of the festival which was created in 1961 by the late His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
On June 4, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco continued his official visit to The Netherlands.
This morning to sovereign prince arrived at the High Tech Campus (HTC) in Eindhoven to witness a signing agreement between Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco and Philips Research which will “…provide sustainable lighting for sports fields in South Africa…” according to the official website for Philips Research.
Prince Albert II also held a meeting with executives from the company, Boskalis and Van Oord, in Scheveningen.
On the evening of June 3, 2014, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands hosted a gala dinner at Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn in honor of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco’s official visit to The Netherlands.
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On June 3, 2014, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the opening of the exhibition, Grace Kelly: Prinses en Stijlicoon, at the Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn.
According to the official website for the Paleis Het Loo the exhibition presents:
“…the unique story of the fascinating and eventful life of Princess Grace of Monaco. Clothes, accessories, film clips and photographs bring to life again the tale of the princess from one of Europe’s oldest royal houses.”
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A video news report about the exhibition.
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On Tuesday, June 3, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived at the Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands to begin his two-day official visit.
This morning the sovereign prince held a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mr. Mark Rutte, in Den Haag. The sovereign prince also met with “…Ms. Anouchka van Miltenburg and Ms. Ankie Broekers-Knol, the presidents of the House of Representatives and Senate of the Netherlands…” according to AFP News.
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Recently, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the Galerie Adriano Ribolzi in Monte-Carlo to view the exhibition, Mythes et Rites.
