HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco
H.S.H. Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, was born on 14 March 1958.
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco
H.S.H. Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pierre, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, was born on 14 March 1958. His Serene Highness is the son of Prince Rainier III, Louis Henri-Maxence-Bertrand and Princess Grace, née Kelly. He is the son of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly.
H.S.H. Prince Albert II was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, and attended the Lycée Albert Premier before studying political science at Amherst College.
H.S.H. Prince Albert II participated in five Olympic Games, from Calgary in 1988 to Salt Lake City in 2002, as a member of the national bobsleigh team. A member of the International Olympic Committee since 1985, He is President of the Monegasque Olympic Committee. He is Honorary President of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon and the International Athletics Foundation. He is also a member of the Honorary Board of the International Paralympic Committee.
H.S.H. Prince Albert II was appointed regent in March 2005 after his father fell ill, and became sovereign prince upon his passing a week later. H.S.H. Prince Albert II has proved to be particularly concerned with the Principality's economic development in a spirit of ethics and transparency. He is committed to a policy of developing facilities and conducting major works, enabling in particular the construction of a new hospital (the Princess Grace General Hospital), the creation of community facilities (hotel school, new secondary school) on "abandoned" railway tracks and the launch of many operations, accommodating social housing and offices.
Since his ascension, H.S.H. Prince Albert II has been outspoken in the field of environmentalism and an advocate of ocean conservation, and adoption of renewable energy sources to tackle global climate change, and founded The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in 2006, to directly raise funds and initiate action for such causes and greater ecological preservation.
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