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R&D company to honour Prince Albert I of Monaco with challenging arctic mission

Prince Albert I of Monaco is set to be honoured by the Venturi Group on the centenary of his death with a special skiing mission, which will take place throughout most of June.  Xavier Chevrin, one of Venturi’s testers, will be the one undertaking the challenge to cross-country ski his way through the trail first marked by Prince Albert I on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard…
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The Rulers of 1952: Prince Rainier III of Monaco

When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women who ruled in Europe at the start of the longest reign on the continent in modern times. Prince Rainier III of Monaco Prince Rainier III, a man largely responsible for bringing glamour to the tiny principality of Monaco, once…
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Prince Albert marks banking anniversary in Monaco

Prince Albert of Monaco has visited an exhibition at Barclays Bank in Monaco to celebrate its centenary of operations in the Principality.  The Sovereign Prince made the visit in early February, and toured the space, in which many significant items of the bank’s history are displayed, including a ring from the founder of the ancestor of the banking institution and a letter from Queen…
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Prince Albert and his children enjoy early St Patrick's Day celebration in Monaco

Prince Albert of Monaco took his children on an official engagement at Monaco’s Princess Grace Irish Library.  On Wednesday, 16 March, one day before Ireland and other countries celebrate the traditional St Patrick’s Day, the royals arrived at the library, with both Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella wearing bright green and Prince Albert donning a dark red tie and a…
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