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Post by MyAdia on Apr 27, 2011 7:09:13 GMT -5
From Nice Matin: Albert II will inaugurate the exhibition Normandy Princes of Monaco, the Marshal de Matignon to Prince Albert II at the Museum of Fine Art Saint-Lô on Wednesday.
An exhibition dedicated to the ancestors of Grimaldi on the occasion of 1100 years of Normandy. The monarch will visit Notre Dame and will visit the castle Torigni-sur-Vire, a stronghold of Matignon. Albert II has recently offered to the Association of Friends of Museums of Saint-Lô, the bust of Francesca Doillon Lude, worth ... 20 000. The Grimaldi family and Matignon were united in 1715, following the marriage of Louise-Hippolyte Grimaldi IV-Jacques de Matignon, Jacques-I became. Prince Albert II of Monaco greets the crowd prior to attending the opening of the exhibition "La Normandie des Princes de Monaco" (The Normandy of the Monaco Princes) in the museum of the French western city of Saint-Lo on April 27, 2011. Albert II of Monaco bought for his Principality the statue "Le buste de la Marechale de Matignon", one of his ancestors, for the sum of 20.000 euros.      |
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Post by MyAdia on Apr 27, 2011 8:56:27 GMT -5
Here's a a link to a video of Albert at "The Normandy Princes of Monaco" exhibit at Saint-Lo's Museum of Fine Arts (the sound doesn't seem to be working - but does it really makes a difference). I like the sketches of Grace on exhibit. Can you imagine one day museums pitting up sketches of Conlene?  |
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Post by MyAdia on Apr 27, 2011 9:05:58 GMT -5
Here is a link to more videos. I like how people alway say that Albert speaks in a soft voice instead of saying the truth - he speaks so low that his audience can barely hear him. Albert has awful presentation skills. Here's the video of the "hundreds" coming to see him. Actually, this is a better video of the crowd. Prince Albert of Monaco received by 200 people in Saint-Lô
Invited to inaugurate the exhibition this summer dedicated the Museum of Fine Arts in Saint-Lô to the Princes of Monaco, Prince Albert arrived Wednesday morning
Accompanied by the Prefect of the Channel, he was greeted at City Hall by the mayor, Francois Digard, who has not failed to notice that "his Highness is here at home" , referring to his titles of Baron Saint-Lô and Earl Torigni.
Quite simply, a very soft voice, the reigning prince has stressed in his speech at City Hall, its commitment to the history of his family in Normandy.
He paid tribute to the civilian victims of June 1944 before returning to the Museum of Fine Arts for the opening of the exhibition, Prince Albert laid a wreath at the monument to the Resistance county, place De Gaulle.
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Post by mrszinck on Apr 27, 2011 10:35:46 GMT -5
Albert looks happy … without Charlene.
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Post by emmeline on Apr 27, 2011 11:58:58 GMT -5
Albert looks happy … without Charlene. As usual. |
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Post by MyAdia on Apr 27, 2011 13:44:08 GMT -5
Visit of Prince Albert II of Monaco in Normandy, in the footsteps of his ancestors here in the castle of Torigny on Vire (Manche) or princely family came to spend his vacation before the revolution    
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Post by creativemind on Apr 27, 2011 13:56:54 GMT -5
bloody hell! i wanted him sitting a car or hybrid plane!
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Post by MyAdia on May 3, 2011 8:17:14 GMT -5
Here's another video of Albert in Saint-Lô, however in this one he is asked about Charlene and also some of the spectators are also asked about Albert's marriage to Charlene. A few short months of her marriage to the statuesque South African Charlene Wittstock, Prince Albert II has left his rock Wednesday morning to take a walkabout in Saint-Lô (Manche), one of many former strongholds of the Matignon-Grimaldi family. But the ruler of Monaco came alone, without his future wife. "Charlene is not here unfortunately she was not available ", said the Prince [/color][/b]
See video in French here[/blockquote] The spectators are questioned at about 1:18 into the video. Can someone please tell us what was asked and what the two ladies say. These type of inquires - "Where's Charlene" - wherever Albert goes is one of the reason why I believe that Albert thought marrying Charlene was going to be an image boost and economic boom for Monaco. But, the people inquiring about Charlene are not the type of people that Albert is trying to attract to Monaco or perhaps would even come to Monaco and spend lots of money there. |
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Post by hibou on May 3, 2011 8:58:41 GMT -5
bloody hell! i wanted him sitting a car or hybrid plane! LOL don't hold your breath Creative! |
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Post by paca on May 3, 2011 9:05:13 GMT -5
They are asked, whether they are a bit disappointed that cashlene was a noshow. they said yes, a bit, but not that much...certainly not attracting the young people...these would be the bus crowd gawkers if at all. More likely though they read up on them in the tabloids at the hairdresser etc. and talk about them when they run out of other things to gossip about...
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Post by creativemind on May 3, 2011 15:01:09 GMT -5
Here's a a link to a video of Albert at "The Normandy Princes of Monaco" exhibit at Saint-Lo's Museum of Fine Arts (the sound doesn't seem to be working - but does it really makes a difference). I like the sketches of Grace on exhibit. Can you imagine one day museums pitting up sketches of Conlene? sssh, don't tell conlene, she thinks those sketches ARE of her ... |
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