On Monday, March 14, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco turned 64 years old. The only son of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco made a surprise appearance on the balcony at the Palais Princier de Monaco this afternoon as l’Orchestre des Carabiniers du Prince played Happy Birthday to their beloved sovereign prince.
Happy Birthday, Prince Albert II!
On Saturday, March 12, 2022, the newspaper, Monaco Matin, announced via a press release from the Palais Princier de Monaco that Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco has returned to the Principality.
Per Monaco Matin:
“In consultation with her physicians and as her recovery is well under way, Their Serene Highnesses have agreed that Princess Charlene can now continue her convalescence in the Principality, with her husband and her children.
In this perspective, Princess Charlene has just returned to Monaco where She is happy to have reunited with her family and loved ones. The next weeks should allow her to fully recover before she can resume her official duties.
As soon as she is strong enough, the Princess looks forward to once again spending time and socializing with the Monegasques.
In order for Princess Charlene to fully recover the princess still requires rest the princely couple asks that we continue to respect their privacy and their family environment”
Welcome home, Princess Charlene!
To read the brief article from Monaco Matin (in French) please click the link below:
On Thursday, March 10, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover attended the opening of the 11th Edition of the Rencontres Internationales Monaco et la Méditerranée (RIMM) conference held at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco.
This year’s conference focused on the islands of the eastern basin of the Mediterranean and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Click the link below to watch the entire opening conference or if you would like to listen to the sovereign prince’s speech then skip to the 1:03:08 mark:
On December 24, 2016, the Palais Princier released a lovely Christmas video of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco accompanied by their two adorable children, Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 14, 2016, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco accompanied by their two children, HSH Hereditary Prince Jacques and HSH Princess Gabriella, Mr. Louis Ducruet, and Miss Camille Gottlieb distributed Christmas gifts to dozens of Monégasque children at the Palais Princier in Monaco-ville, Monaco.
On Saturday, November 19, 2016, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Mr. Louis Ducruet, Mr. and Mrs. Andrea Casiraghi and their two children — Sacha and India — Ms. Charlotte Casiraghi, Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Casiraghi, Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy and her daughter, Miss Mélanie-Antoinette de Massy, Mr. Christopher LeVine and his son, Mr. Christopher LeVine, Jr. celebrated Fête Nationale 2016.
The day began with a ceremony inside the courtyard at the Palais Princier. Thereafter, the princely family arrived at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-Immaculee de Monaco to attend a Te Deum Mass led by Archbishop Bernard Barsi.
The day ended with the princely family making their traditional balcony appearance at the Palais where they waved to the proud and happy Monégasque citizens.
On Sunday, September 25, 2016, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco unveiled the new Venturi VM-FE-02 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The new race car will make its début in the upcoming Formula One Grand Prix on October 9, 2016 in Hong Kong.
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