Monaco

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:02 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco attends along with his sister Caroline and her husband,
Ernst August of Hanover, a Catholic Mass celebrated by Monaco's archbishop
Bernard Barsi in the Monaco cathedral July 12, 2005.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:04 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco attends a Mass celebrated by Monaco's Archbishop
Bernard Barsi at the Monaco cathedral, on the day he officially became the ruler
of the Mediterranean principality, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:08 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco walks past Archbishop Bernard Barsi
as he leaves the Monaco cathedral after a solemn Mass July 12, 2005.
A day-long celebration to officially proclaim Prince Albert II of Monaco the ruler
of the tiny Riviera principality opened with the Mass at the cathedral where his father,
Rainier III, was buried three months ago.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:15 pm

The children of Princess Caroline, from left to right, Pierre Casiraghi, Charlotte Casiraghi
and Andrea Casiraghi, and her stepsons, Prince Ernst-August of Hanover and Christian of Hanover, attend a Catholic Mass in Monaco July 12, 2005, when Prince Albert II of Monaco formally became ruler.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:17 pm

Princess Caroline of Monaco's daughter Charlotte Casiraghi attends a Catholic mass

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:19 pm

Princess Caroline of Hanover leaves the Monaco cathedral
after a solemn Mass July 12, 2005.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:27 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco with Archbishop Barsi and his sisters Princess Caroline
of Hanover and Princess Stephanie after a solemn Mass, July 12, 2005.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:28 pm

Princess Caroline of Hanover with her husband, Ernst August of Hanover, and her sister, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, talk with Archbishop Barsi after Mass July 12, 2005.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:34 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco with his sisters Princess Caroline of Hanover and Princess Stephanie of Monaco, during the celebration to officially proclaim him the new ruler of Monaco July 12, 2005.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:49 pm

A flag flies with the new arms of Prince Albert II of Monaco in front of the Monaco palace.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:54 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco is broadcast on a giant screen as he
addresses residents during a ceremony to officially proclaim him
as the principality's new ruler, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:57 pm

A crowd gathers in front the Monaco palace during a ceremony to officially proclaim
Prince Albert II as the principality's new ruler July 12, 2005.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:43 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco and his sister Princess Stephanie of Monaco during a ceremony given in honor of his accession to the throne, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:47 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco shows the keys to Monaco, which he received from Mayor George Marsan, during a ceremony given in honor of his accession to the throne, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:49 pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco toasts with his sister Caroline of Monaco and her son Andrea during a ceremony given in honor of his accession to the throne, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:51 pm

Fireworks explode over Monte Carlo during the celebration to officially proclaim Prince Albert II of Monaco the ruler of the tiny Riviera principality July 12, 2005.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:58 pm

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco is a sovereign city state on the Côte d'Azur (French Riviera). It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about 16 km (9.9 mi) from Italy. Its area is 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi) with a population of 35,986 as of 2011. Monaco boasts the world's highest GDP nominal per capita at $215,163 and is the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco also has the world's highest life expectancy at almost 90 years, and the lowest unemployment rate. After a recent expansion of Port Hercule Monaco's total area is 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi), with new plans to extend the district of Fontvieille, with land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea.
Monaco - Page 3 Monaco10

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:45 pm

Following a land grant from Emperor Henry VI in 1191, Monaco was re-founded in 1215 as a colony of Genoa. Monaco has been ruled by the House of Grimaldi since 1297, when Francesco Grimaldi and his men captured the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco while he was dressed as a Franciscan monk – a Monaco in Italian, although this is a coincidence as the area was already known by this name.

Statue of François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk with a sword under his
frock before the Prince's Palace of Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:00 am

Princess Stephanie of Monaco and actress Amanda Lear pose for a photograph during a dinner
to benefit the "Fight Aids Monaco" foundation on Dec. 1, 2006, in Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:03 am

Princess Caroline of Hanover attends a Chanel fashion show on Dec. 7, 2006, in Monte Carlo.

Subject: Re: Monaco Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:27 am

Prince Albert II of Monaco before attending the Princess Grace Awards Gala
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, in New York. The awards, named for his mother,
American film star Grace Kelly, were created to help aspiring artists
realize their dreams of a performing arts career.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:46 am

Princess Stephanie of Monaco arrives at the Rainier III foyer
to distribute parcels to old Monegasque citizens as part of the
National Day celebrations Nov. 18, 2006, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:54 am

Prince Albert II of Monaco, sisters Princess Caroline of Hanover, left, and Princess Stephanie
of Monaco wave from the Monaco palace during Monaco's National Day ceremony Sunday
Nov. 19, 2006. Princess Caroline of Hanover's children, Princess Charlotte Casiraghi,
second from left, and Prince Andrea Casiraghi, also take part.

Subject: Re: Monaco Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:59 am

Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, pictured in Palm Desert, Calif., on June 1, 2006,
has emerged as a little princess six months after Monaco's Prince Albert II
acknowledged he's the father of the 14-year-old Southern California girl.
Aboard a 140-foot ship, the teenager is spending Thanksgiving 2006 on an
eight-island South Pacific humanitarian journey to bring remote island children
education, community development and medical help.

Subject: Re: Monaco Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:14 am

Melanie-Antoinette de Massy, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Charlene of Monaco
and Princess Caroline of Hanover and Elisabeth-Ann de Massy attend the 63rd Red Cross Ball
at the Sporting Monte-Carlo on Aug. 5, 2011, in Monaco.