Prince Albert and Princess Charlene Current Events - Part 1: July 2011- February 2012

[KittyAtlanta]

Why not? Many non-movie industry people are invited to the Academy Awards. Hope the Princess has a new gown. They may be non-movie industry people themselves, but Albert's late mother was one of the most popular actresses of all time, and an Oscar winner. Heck, they should be there!

 

[Smush]

Yeah why not?! Prince Frederik von Anhalt (married to Zsa Zsa Gabor) was at the Golden Globes. That's hard to top

 

[melina premiere]

In the article, it is said that it is the first time the princely couple will come to the Oscar nights and it is in memory of Princess Grace who won an oscar . This year, Monaco will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Princess Grace

 

[smdouglas]

Why not? Many non-movie industry people are invited to the Academy Awards. Hope the Princess has a new gown. They may be non-movie industry people themselves, but Albert's late mother was one of the most popular actresses of all time, and an Oscar winner. Heck, they should be there!

...and don't forget that PA sponsors the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which is a major media awards show.

 

[Smush]

Ok, a little bit off-topic but:

So you get invited to the Academy Awards or the Golden Globes?
I find it hard to believe that someone would invite Prince Frederik von Anhalt I thought he bought himself into it

 

[Nadine]

Albert and Charlene will go to the oscars night on february 28th
the news is on Monaco matin
Albert II et Charlène iront aux Oscars | monacomatin.com

THANK YOU for posting this most extraordinary news!

I'm over the moon about this, seriously haven't watched the Oscars in ages, but this one I'm definitely going to ~ YEAH!

Lol when I was little I used to watch the Oscars and Miss America every year, then stopped when the magic wore off, which was about in my early 20's. Except of course I made sure to watch the musical acts I was interested in, which was rare as well.

The only Oscars I regret missing was the one where Titanic won everything in sight (was serving in the Peace Corps at the time). And being a Titanic aficionado I was blue.

But this one, ahhhh, wonder what Princess Charlene will wear? And lol have to admit am curious to see whom will be slobbering over the chance to hobnob with their Serene Highnesses.

CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

EDITED TO ADD: has any royal or serene highness ever attended the Oscars before?

 

[NGalitzine]

And lol have to admit am curious to see whom will be slobbering over the chance to hobnob with their Serene Highnesses.

Madonna springs to mind.

 

[Nadine]

That's a given, likewise Paris Hilton.

 

[rosana]

I cannot think of one single reason why they should attend the Oscars, unless they are in need of publicity again and cannot make it on their own. Are they part of any production that I don´t know yet? Let´s see, who attends the FILM awards: producers actors, musicians, writers, designers, filmmakers, sound, music, special effects technicians and Their Serene Highneses?? "In the memory of Grace"?? whose been DEAD for 30 years! Just leave her RIP. I wonder if these two are ever going to do some real job!

 

[smdouglas]

I wonder if these two are ever going to do some real job!

Gosh, I guess head of state, president of many organizations, active participation in international organizations and sponsor of a media awards don't qualify as jobs. In case you are wondering about PC - being the spouse of someone as active as PA is more than a fulltime job.

...and what non-job do you do?

 

[rosana]

being the spouse of someone as active as PA is more than a fulltime job.

Oh my god! yes, I guess spending your time choosing clothes, picking up an undeserved award, and vacationing on the Caribean (has she done anything else since her marriage) is exshausting! I´m sure they are going to recover in a ski resort very soon from their very hard lives.

 

[smdouglas]

Oh my god! yes, I guess spending your time choosing clothes, picking up an undeserved award, and vacationing on the Caribean (has she done anything else since her marriage) is exshausting! I´m sure they are going to recover in a ski resort very soon from their very hard lives.

You have no idea - do you.

 

[melina premiere]

Charlene and Albert will be at the oscars night in memory of Princess Grace who won the oscar some years here. the article of monaco matin said it.
Charlene was very busy last month. 'opening of the christmas market, visit to desmond Tutu and gift to the association (money raised by Charlene for this association,evenings of the benevoles of the monegash associations, fightaids with Stephanie, christmas of the children of the principauty, gifts for the st Devote home, for the nurseries of the red cross, visit of St Charles high school with speech with them, and gala of 'ein herz fur kinder) christman evening with the children of the staff of the palace
To day, there are two articles about the activities of Albert and charlene in Monaco matin(the paper only and not on line, I bought it)
For albert:
He will fly to morrow to encourage the team of the young bobsleighter at Innsbruck at the JOJ. It is his duty to encourage these young people and even it is on sunday
For Charlene; the article said that it was a surprise visit to the young teams of many lands who come to participat to this important race wich will take during 2 days.
She met all the teams ans spoke with the team of italia in italian and she stayed a lot more and spoke with the ream of monaco, Franscisca ,the captain of the team said to the report'they were very happy to speak with her, she said her that she never sailed and asked them what are the manoeuvres and who makes what? She said them, she will go with them one day.

 

[iceflower]

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It's quite possible that the attendance at the Oscars will have something to do with Princess Grace's past as
an actress and the Oscar she's won, but I think there is a little misunderstanding concerning the translation
of the French article.

The article does not explicitly say that this was the reason for their attendance. It says

"For Prince Albert II. the evening will also be tinged with a particular emotion. In memory of his mother,
Princess Grace, who won the Oscar on March 30, 1955 for Best Actress for her performance in the film
Country Girl".

No more, no less - so we have to wait and see whether we get more detailed information.

 

[melina premiere]

Iceflower, what is said on monaco matin on line is a resume of what is said in the newspapermonaco matin; I read this newspaper every morning. in the newspaper of monaco matin, it is said that the venue of the peincipaly couple to the oscars night is for them a remembering of the oscar that Princess Grace won some years ago. This year, the principality will commemorate the anniversary of the death of the princess Grace.
1982 2012. And the article is more explicite then the article of monaco matin on line.
Yes, it could be an explication but it is not a shame for the couple to come to the oscar night.There is also a french artist Jean Dujardin, that the couple knew very well and who will try to get an oscar.

To day, there is an article of the visit of Princess Charlene to the young people who will do the race of optimist. go on the site and you will see the photo of the princess on the first page but there is no article on monaco matin on line.
There are more news in the newspaper than on Monaco matin on line.

 

[iceflower]

Thanks for sharing additional information from the more detailed paper version, melina premiere!

I was also wondering if Prince Albert had a closer connection with Jean Dujardin - what a pity he's not from Monaco

We'll see what the Oscars will bring..

 

[burnt]

I LOL at this news..I mean,REALLY?!! a head of state mingling with the stars at the OSCARS ..during Princess Grace's time,it was HW who descended down to Monaco.

Maybe we'll get to see the Ocean Tiara being paraded on the red carpet too,along with a St.Charles sash!I gave up on these two.Wake me up when she bears the future heir of Monaco(that's her main job) and I might be interested again.

 

[Moonmaiden23]

I have to agree with burnt. During Rainier and Grace's era Hollywood came to the Rock.

Now Albert and Charlene are going to come and schmooze with with passes these days for show biz "Royalty."

I don't see how this is the way to restore glamour and elegance to the Principality, or get anyone to take Albert seriously.

I hope PA and CW will change their minds about this.

ETA: I have no doubt at all that the Princess will look magnificent, it is what she does best!

 

[mtatum]

Given Monaco's very limited potential for any other source of revenue besides tourism, there is a need to "pimp" out the principality. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace were aware of it, and in their elegant but shrewd way, they capitalized on this strategy knowing too well that the prestige of the Princely Family and the economy of the principality depended on it.

Monaco is a country that requires attention. Attention that would somehow translate to tourism and hopefully investment. There is no land for agriculture, no special goods to export. If it means attending the Oscars, being visible to the media, being photographed with Hollywood stars, then so be it.

As crude as that may sound, Prince Albert and his advisers know that luring that Hollywood glamor back is a very rational way to bring attention and publicity to Monaco. After all, the country has undeniable roots to Hollywood and show business.

It may be "beneath" the Prince and Princess to attend such an event. They are most likely to be far eclipsed by Hollywood's top version of royalty -- Brad Pitt is most likely to be nominated for Best Actor, and nobody else matters to the media in an event graced by Brangelina besides Brad and Angie -- but the Grimaldis main priority and responsibility is the welfare of Monaco. And if it may seem cheap and desperate for some individuals critical of such a move, I believe that this is a very studied and deliberate move for the general welfare of Monaco.

As for Princess Grace and her memory being exploited, I disagree. If anything, Grace Kelly was a formidable Hollywood star, a legend and an icon in an industry which she was a part of for just a few years. And as a princess, she was totally committed to bringing light and attention to her new country. So letting her legend and timeless appeal work in Monaco's favor is appropriate and something she and her husband would have approved of.

 

[PetraHel]

I don't understand all the fuss about them being present at Oscar night. It's a big social event, one of the biggest of the year, so maybe they just want to enjoy it, especially when Albert's mother was a part of movie industry and Oscar winner herself. I would attend as well if I could, it must be amazing!

 

[burnt]

The problem with modern day Hollywood is that you can'nt hardly call the place and it's people "glamourous" anymore.It's a place full of tacky people and their plastic faces.Where B list people could turn up on the red carpet just because they know the right people,the likes of the Kardashians,Ashton Kutchner etc.It's also losing a lot of viewers year after year..hardly a place to promote Monaco.

Now,if the upcoming biopic of Princess Grace would turn out to be a smashing hit,getting an Oscar nomination for next year then of course they could go,as a tribute.

If they want to promote Monaco in the US,they should do it the way DEnmark did. Make an official trip to the US (he is half- american after all) and have a Monaco week or something promoting the country..they have good monegasque artisans I believe..promote them!! Monaco is not all about the casino or glamour.

 

[NGalitzine]

Well the Oscars do have one of the largest viewing audiances of any event on earth so reminding people that Monaco exists cannot be a bad thing. People do what ever they can to sell their business and in Albert's case Monaco is his business.

 

[burnt]

Of course American people know Monaco do exist and it's not precisely for a good reason..just google search this couple and read the unflattering remarks they do get from the commenters.Oscar night will be no different..they'll be fair game to the snarky comments..again.But yeah whatever,as long as they get to promote Monaco,everything's dandy.

 

[melina premiere]

I recall you that Princess Grace received all the hollywood stars in the palace who bad looking, but she didnot care. At each times she went to Usa, she visited them.
She was also a movie star and she wanted in 1962 return to hollywood to turn again movie whith Hitchcook but she didn 't it.
The Princess Grace foundation reward and encourage people who want to be movie star or singer and one day or other you will see them at the oscar night to try to get this prestigious prize.
Last september, There was the mont Blanc gala who made a tribute to Princess Grace, there were singers, eccentric movies stars models who came to attend a spectacle of music hall at the opera and to attend to a diner at the casino
In Monaco, there are the festival of tv where there are eccentric movies stars and besides Monte Carlo, there is the festival of Cannes where Princess Grace attended at her times, princess Caroline and Albert attended too
Burnt, Albert, Charlene will not wear the diademe Ocean or the saint Charles sash, they are not fool. They did not do that sort of idioties and they will not do this. But Why when Albert and Charlene do some thing , they are critized,
I remember all the critics about the wedding out of a cathedral. After the wedding nobody did anything , the wedding was very beautiful and the music was prestigious.
And for those who think that Albert and Charlene did any thing apart to go in holidays during the christmas times and spend some days in the snow during the winter like other royals as Sweden, denmark or other, I advice to read the site of the palace and you will see that albert is very busy and Charlene is getting very active

 

[NGalitzine]

Of course American people know Monaco do exist and it's not precisely for a good reason..just google search this couple and read the unflattering remarks they do get from the commenters.Oscar night will be no different..they'll be fair game to the snarky comments..again.But yeah whatever,as long as they get to promote Monaco,everything's dandy.

Of course some Americans know Monaco exists, but the Oscars have a worldwide audiance. Probably the only event that gets a comparable audiance would be the opening of the Summer Olympics.

 

[FanofMonaco]

I think they would want to go there as much to attract movie stars as be on tv. Remember, they are looking for the ultra rich, not the broad public.Monaco has always marketed themselves differently from the other royal houses and been well rewarded for it. No one complained when Will and Kate went to LA this summer.

Personally, I would rather see Gad and Charlotte go. Gad was in 2 successful American films this year. Going to the Oscars would be great for his career. Charlotte would still draw attention to Monaco and she can be really glamorous when she wants to.

 

[NGalitzine]

Most people outside of these boards have no idea who Charlotte is so her appearing at the Oscars would largely go unnoticed. Probably even fewer people in America know who Gad is. Their attendance would do little to raise the name of Monaco.

 

[sophie25]

Considering that Monagasque Royalty hasn't attended the Oscars before I suspect there is a specific reason for the invite this year. PG is thirty years dead and I am guessing that the Academy is planning on honoring her to mark this anniversary as part of the Oscars ceremony. It would thus make sense to have TSH's at the event.

 

[iceflower]

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The ongoing discussion about the possibilty or impossibility of Charlotte Casiraghi and Gad Elmaleh
attending the Oscars has been removed as off-topic!

 

[LadyFinn]

Photos of Albert and Charlene at the Caribbean
Alberto y Charlene: ¿Quién dijo que no era amor? -- Mujerhoy.com --