Monaco

Monaco's royals celebrate National Day

Yesterday, Monaco’s Princely Family celebrated the principality’s National Day (or Prince’s Day), and Princess Grace was on all their minds as this year would have marked her 90th birthday. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene were there with their twins, Princess Gabriella (who donned a cute red beret) and Prince Jacques (who was wearing a mini military uniform). Prince…
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Crown Princess Mary to visit Indonesia next month

Crown Princess Mary will visit Indonesia next month as part of a United Nations mission with the UN Population Fund and to begin celebrations of Denmark and Indonesia’s 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The Royal Court announced the news last Friday, saying that Mary will visit with Rasmus Prehn, the Development Minister in Denmark and the United Nations Population Fund Executive…
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Princess Marie delivers speech on youth education and climate change at UNESCO 40th General Conference

On 15 November, Princess Marie attended the UNESCO 40th General Conference at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, France. Princess Marie has been Patron of the Danish National Commission for UNESCO since 2009. The General Conference takes place from 12 November to 27 November and it aims to determine the policies and the main lines of work of the Organization as well as set the programmes and…
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Monaco

Why is Monaco's National Day in November?

As Monaco prepares to celebrate its National Day on 19 November, let’s take a look at why the National Day takes place on that date. Monaco’s National Day is first and foremost the occasion for the Monégasque people to pay tribute to its princes, hence why the day is also called The Sovereign Prince’s Day. This is why the National Day usually changes for each Sovereign Prince…
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