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Early life and childhood
Prince Albert II was born at the Palace of Monaco on March 14, 1958. and is currently 64 years. He was baptized on April 20, 1958 by Monsignor Jean Delay, Archbishop of Marseille, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Monaco, before being presented on the balcony of the Palace to the people of Monaco. His parents are his father Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and his mother Grace Kelly, who was an American actress.
He has ancestry from Italy, Ireland, Great Britain, the United States, Germany, France, Mexico, Belgium and Monaco. Furthermore, he is American-Monegasque by birth. However, he renounced his American citizenship early in his adulthood.
Likewise, her godmother was the Spanish Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain and her godfather was Prince Louis de Polignac (1909-1996). Her mother died due to injuries sustained in a car accident in 1982. She was 52 years old at the time of her death.
In 2017, in a In deep In an interview with Graham Bensinger, the Prince of Monaco stated that his mother’s death was a traumatic event for him and his family. Additionally, the prince also revealed that his father “was never the same man” after the loss.
Subtitle: An old portrait of the Royal Family of Monaco. Source: Unofficial Royalty
Education
Prince Albert II graduated with distinction from the Lycée Albert Premier in 1976.
The Prince of Monaco was a camper and then a counselor for six summers at Camp Tecumseh, on Lake Winnipesaukee, Moultonborough, New Hampshire, in the 1970s. The prince spent a year training in various princely duties and enrolled at Amherst College, in western Massachusetts, in 1977 as Albert Grimaldi, studying political science, economics, music and English literature; He also joined the Chi Psi fraternity. He speaks French, English, German and Italian.
Additionally, the prince spent mid-1979 touring Europe and the Middle East with the Amherst Glee Club. He also undertook an exchange program with the University of Bristol, at the Alfred Marshall School of Economics and Management in 1979. Albert graduated in 1981 with a degree in political science. He then did his military service in the French Navy.
Prince Albert II – Net worth 2023
This popular Prince of Monaco has earned a considerable amount of money throughout his career. He has a net worth of $1 billion as of 2022.
Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the first reigning monarch, also known as head of state, to publicly announce a diagnosis of the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The news broke on March 19, 2020. In a statement, city-state palace officials said his health is not at all worrying despite the findings.
Prince Albert II is one of the richest royals in the world. He serves as head of state of one of the smallest countries on the planet. Monaco has around 40,000 inhabitants. Furthermore, in 2005 they officially appointed the prince as the country’s leader.
The palace statement also said that he will continue to work from his office in his private apartments and will remain in constant contact with the government despite the illness. He added:
“His Serene Highness urges the people of Monaco to respect the confinement measures and limit contact with other people to a minimum.”
Specialists at Princess Grace Hospital are treating the prince. It is the hospital named after his famous American mother, formerly known as Grace Kelly. There were already nine cases of coronavirus before the announcement of the monarch’s diagnosis.
The WHO reports that as of Thursday there are nine cases of coronavirus in Monaco, while France, which surrounds the small Mediterranean country, is one of the hardest hit by the new virus with almost 11,000 cases and more than 370 deaths.
Professional life
Prince Albert II was a passionate sportsman and practiced cross-country skiing, javelin throwing, handball, judo, swimming, tennis, rowing, sailing, skiing, squash and fencing. The prince is also a patron of Monaco’s football team, AS Monaco.
Additionally, Prince Albert II competed in bobsleigh at five consecutive Winter Olympics for Monaco, participating in both the two-man and four-man events. He also participated in the 1985 Paris-Dakar Rally but did not finish it. He also became a judo black belt.
Furthermore, on March 31, 2005, the Crown Council of Monaco transferred the regency of the small kingdom to Prince Albert, heir to the throne, saying that Prince Rainic could no longer perform his duties as monarch. Subsequently, on April 6, 2005, Prince Rainier died of organ failure and Prince Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.
Furthermore, on July 12, 2005, the first part of the formal investiture as ruler of Monaco is the mass at St. Nicholas Cathedral. This marked the end of the period of mourning for Prince Rainier. Then, on November 17, 2005, the second part of the formal investiture is the enthronement ceremony at St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Additionally, on April 16, 2006, the prince traveled to the North Pole by dog sled to highlight global warming. On March 2, 2007, the prince presides over the opening ceremony in Paris of the International Polar Year, a research program focused on the polar regions. 50,000 scientists from 63 countries participated in it.
After 2007
Similarly, on January 28, 2008, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) named the Prince of Monaco “Champion of the Earth.”
On April 22, 2008, Prince Albert II received the UNEP award which recognizes individuals who demonstrate extraordinary leadership on environmental issues. Then, from January 5 to 14, 2009, the director completed an expedition to the South Pole to assess the climate impact on Antarctica along the way. He is the only head of state who has visited both poles.
Additionally, in October 2013, the prince lent pieces from his private Olympic torch collection to the Russian Olympic Torch Exhibition. And on October 7, 2013, the prince became one of the first torchbearers for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Similarly, on December 14, 2015, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon awarded him the 2015 Global Advocate Award for his work in climate change research and environmental conservation efforts.
Later, in October 2016, the prince bought his mother’s childhood home in Philadelphia, with the idea of converting it into a museum or office for foundation work.
civil status
On July 1, 2011, Prince Albert II married former South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock. They announced their engagement on June 23, 2010, but were seen together at several events before the official announcement. They were seen together for the first time on February 10, 2006. It was when Wittstock accompanied Albert to the opening ceremony of the Turin Olympic Games. Since then, they appeared again and again at various official events.
Before the announcement of their engagement, the lovers attended the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling in Stockholm. The royal wedding took place just four days before the announcement of their engagement. Additionally, as a couple, they also attended the royal wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011.
The royal wedding of the Prince of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock took place over two days. One was the civil marriage ceremony that took place on July 1, 2011. Another was the religious ceremony on July 2, 2011.
Caption: Prince Albert II with his wife and children. Source: Instagram
Children
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene welcomed their first and second children, twins Gabriella Thérèse Marie and Jacques Honoré Rainier, on December 10, 2014. The twins were born at the Princess Grace Hospital in La Colle, Monaco. Jacques is the heir apparent of his father and therefore holds the titles of Crown Prince of Monaco and Marquis of Baux. The Prince of Monaco also granted Gabriella the title of Countess of Carladès.
Before getting married, the Prince of Monaco also fathered Jazmin Grace Grimaldi with an American woman, Tamara Rotolo. After lawsuits and DNA testing, the prince admitted that she was his daughter on May 31, 2006 and also invited her to study and stay in Monaco.
The prince also had a son named Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste with Nicole Coste, a former Air France flight attendant. On July 6, 2005, a few days before his enthronement on July 12, Albert officially confirmed through his lawyer Lacoste that the 22-month-old child was his biological son.
Other facts
The Prince of Monaco is interested in environmental issues, alternative energy and hybrid vehicles. He is an avid athlete and has competed in five Winter Olympics (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002). He participated in the sport of bobsledding but did not win any medals. Additionally, he has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1985. His two eldest children are not in line for the throne because they were born out of wedlock.
Body measurements
Talking about his body measurements, Prince Albert II stands at 5 feet and 11 inches. He weighs around 187 pounds i.e. 85 kg. Additionally, he has brown hair and blue eyes.
Prince Albert II – Social networks
Prince Albert II does not have social media accounts on many websites. He has a Facebook account with 276 thousand followers and 265.9 thousand likes. The name of the Facebook page is “Palais Princier de Monaco – Palace of the Prince of Monaco”.
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