Monaco

Princess Caroline and Prince Albert escort their father, Prince Rainier,
Sept. 18, 1982, as he follows the funeral procession of their mother,
Princess Grace, to the cathedral in Monte Carlo. Princess Grace was
fatally injured in a car accident five days earlier.

Prince Albert of Monaco speaks with model Claudia Schiffer
at a reception in New York May 17, 1995, for the 1995 World Music Awards.
His full name is Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi. A shy but passionate
sportsman, Albert has never been married. Fear that he won't produce an heir
led to changes in Monaco's constitution so the throne could pass through his sisters' families.

Prince Albert of Monaco takes a seat in the sled of German
bobber Wolfgang Hoppe in Oberhof, Germany, March 13, 1998.

Prince Albert speaks with the Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso
during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Brasilia Nov. 11, 1998.

Prince Albert with his father, Prince Rainier, his sister, Princess Caroline of Hanover,
and her husband, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, during Monaco National Day
ceremonies at the Monaco palace Nov. 19, 2000.

Prince Albert with Alicia Warlick and his sister, Princess Caroline, at the start
of the 20th Anniversary Princess Grace Awards in New York Oct. 22, 2002.

Prince Albert with ex-race car driver and vice chairman of Octagon Motorsports
Murray Smith as he sits in a 1950 Ferrari 166 SL, in New York, April 28, 2003.
The prince was in town to launch "Monaco Takes New York," a weeklong series
of events organized by the Consulate General of Monaco.

Prince Albert arrives with two French actresses, Blandine Bury, left, and Alexandra
Lacoste, for the screening of the film "Fanfan La Tulipe" by French director Gerard
Krawczyk at the opening of the 56th Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 14, 2003.

Princess Caroline arrived at the 55th Red Cross gala dinner Aug. 8, 2003
in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Four years earlier, in 1999, she had married Prince
Ernst of Hanover and the following year, she gave birth to her second daughter
and fourth child, Princess Alexandra of Hanover.

Prince Rainier III of Monaco and his son, Prince Albert,
on Aug. 8, 2003

Prince Albert presents a Diamond Award to singer Mariah Carey
for over 150 million albums sold during her career, during the
2003 World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, Oct. 12, 2003.

Prince Albert flips his racket while playing a tennis doubles
during the ATP Senior Tour of Champions, the "Tamoil Legends
of Monte Carlo" Pro-Celebrity tennis tournament, in Monaco, Nov. 22, 2003.

Princess Stephanie and Prince Albert attend the closing ceremony of the
28th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco Jan. 20, 2004.

Monaco's Princess Caroline and Prince Ernst August of Hanover looked every inch the royal couple on May 13, 2004, as they made their way to the Royal Theater in Copenhagen on the eve of the marriage of Denmark's okCrown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson.

The Monegasque family arrives at the 56th Red Cross Ball at the Salles des Etoiles
of the Monaco Sporting Club Aug. 6, 2004. From left, Prince Ernst August of Hanover,
Prince Rainier, Prince Albert, singer Lionel Ritchie and Princess Stephanie.

Prince Albert and Sharon Stone attend the 2004 Princess Grace
Awards Gala, held at Cipriani 42nd Street, Oct. 27, 2004, in New York.

Prince Albert observes a moment of silence at the balcony of the Monaco palace
Jan. 5, 2005, as people throughout Europe hold a silent tribute to the victims of
the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Prince Albert holds a check for $455,000 with Canadian singer Corneille, right,
during the NRJ music awards ceremony in Cannes, southern France, Jan. 22, 2005.
The check benefited Amade, a Monaco-based humanitarian aid program for children.

Prince Albert exits the Monaco Cardiothoracic in a car
where his father Prince Rainier III of Monaco had been
moved to the intensive care unit March 23, 2005,
just two weeks before his death.

Prince Rainier III lies in state, surrounded by Monaco guards, in the Monaco Palace
chapel on April 10, 2005. The prince died four days earlier at the age 81 of heart,
lung and kidney problems. His son, Albert, became his successor.

Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie leave the cathedral in Monaco
after attending the funeral Mass for their father, Prince Rainier III, April 15, 2005.
The prince had ruled the Mediterranean principality since 1949

Prince Albert, 47, succeeds Prince Rainier III as Monaco's ruler Prince Rainier died April 6, 2005. In early July 2005, the bachelor prince admitted to having an illegitimate son, born almost two years ago. The prince was forced to acknowledge his son after a French magazine published photos of him with the boy. Prince Albert hinted that he might have fathered even more children.

Monegasque flags fly in front of the Monaco palace, a day before the ceremony
given in honor of Prince Albert II's accession to the throne, July 11, 2005. Albert, 47,
is the son of the late Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly. Royal powers were automatically
conferred on Albert upon the death of his father April 6 at the age of 81.
Rainier had ruled Monaco since 1949.

Prince Albert II of Monaco arrives at the Monaco cathedral
before a solemn Mass July 12, 2005.

Princess Stephanie of Monaco arrives at the Monaco cathedral
before a solemn Mass July 12, 2005, in Monaco.