HSH Prince Albert Current Events 20 : Oct.2006 - Dec.2006

[RADKER18]

maybe a party for Caroline of something else we will have to wait and see

 

[hibou]

Being devils advocate, maybe an engagement party? She said for him and his sisters and their children would be there. If it was for Caro, wouldn't she be the main persona? Ah, speculating, speculating...

paca you're soooo bad! Here's my guess - it's Caroline's 50th birthday party. Since Charlene has never commented on her love of music nor seemed interested (I realize photos capture but a moment) when she attended 2 concerts last summer that flying in a good musician wouldn't make sense. Besides she likes a different type of party. Caroline on the other hand loves music and is Monaco's main patron and promoter of the Arts, so flying in a special muscian would make sense. But we'll see!

 

[brother]

paca you're soooo bad! Here's my guess - it's Caroline's 50th birthday party. Since Charlene has never commented on her love of music nor seemed interested (I realize photos capture but a moment) when she attended 2 concerts last summer that flying in a good musician wouldn't make sense. Besides she likes a different type of party. Caroline on the other hand loves music and is Monaco's main patron and promoter of the Arts, so flying in a special muscian would make sense. But we'll see!

the companion's birthday is january 25, however you made a good point about her knowledge and interest in that kind of music. So I doubt he wants to educate Charl on her birthday unless he really wants to make her feel miserable on that occasion

 

[Grace]

It could be (even though I hope not...) but I guess an engagement party would be very public, and not a sort of family dinner. Grace and Rainier had their engagement party at the Waldorf Astoria, and even Caro and Philippe had theirs at Maxim's in Paris.

 

[Ghislaine]

Ok, colour me puzzled, but how did we get from a dinner last week to a dinner in January?

 

[paca]

It could be (even though I hope not...) but I guess an engagement party would be very public, and not a sort of family dinner. Grace and Rainier had their engagement party at the Waldorf Astoria, and even Caro and Philippe had theirs at Maxim's in Paris.

so did Steph, but the wedding was canceled.

 

[hibou]

Ok, colour me puzzled, but how did we get from a dinner last week to a dinner in January?

See Grace's post #119 she said the dinner will be in January

 

[Ghislaine]

Yes, but how does Grace know?

 

[Grace]

I just read about it in an article that was probably erased or moved, as I can't find it anymore in the thread. Of course the article of a mag is not always reliable, but it talked about a violin player who has supposedly been invited to play at a dinner that Caro and family and Steph are allegedly attending. No hidden sources, I'm sorry.

 

[Lakshmi]

This week Albert will travel again. On Monday he'll go to Indonesia. During his 9-day trip PA will visit Conservation Project on Sumatra. He will also visit Nias, that was devastated by tsunami in December 2004. Association of Monaco Asie, non-governmental organization funds reconstruction of damaged houses in Nias. If I'm not wrong this organization was created by Albert.
Article about Albert's visit in Indonesia
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20061204.G06&irec=5

 

[sandsla]

This week Albert will travel again. On Monday he'll go to Indonesia. During his 9-day trip PA will visit Conservation Project on Sumatra. He will also visit Nias, that was devastated by tsunami in December 2004. Association of Monaco Asie, non-governmental organization funds reconstruction of damaged houses in Nias. If I'm not wrong this organization was created by Albert.
Article about Albert's visit in Indonesia
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20061204.G06&irec=5

It seems he is travelling on to Bali for a Private Holiday?

 

[purple_platinum]

This week Albert will travel again. On Monday he'll go to Indonesia. During his 9-day trip PA will visit Conservation Project on Sumatra. He will also visit Nias, that was devastated by tsunami in December 2004. Association of Monaco Asie, non-governmental organization funds reconstruction of damaged houses in Nias. If I'm not wrong this organization was created by Albert.
Article about Albert's visit in Indonesia
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20061204.G06&irec=5

The news & a picture of Albert visiting the Island of Nias (on Sunday, December 3rd) appeared on my national newspaper this morning.
Albert was there to inaugurate hundreds of new houses to the 2004 Tsunami Victims. This project is funded by the Monaco Asia Society.

A little annecdote, Orin Daeli, an elementary school teacher said in her native language which roughly translated into "Nobody gives any help if not for the Prince of Monaco".

On Sunday morning (3/12), Albert arrived via a chartered boat at the beach on Sirombu Village. He arrived very modestly without much security and without any protocol.

Prince Albert through the Monaco Asia Society built houses for 239 family of the little village of Sirombu.

Princ Albert was also there to inaugurate "Complex Monaco", in which the houses are located. He arrived not through official visit. The prince landed in Sumatera through Padang on Saturday, then he chose to arrived at Sirombu through sea (although this option was not recommended).

4 land-cruisers was prepared to take the Prince and his crew of 10 people. Albert himself really enjoy this trip and even yell, "Yaahowu", a local greeting of Nias people.

The Prince also inaugurated the Monaco Orpahange which run by the Sisters of Sacred Heart at Gunungsitoli, around 4 hours from Sirombu. Half of the road there are still heavily damaged. Before inaugurating the orphanage. He attended a church service at St. Maria Gunung Sitoli Church.

Prince Albert said that what he did in Indonesia, is the same as what he did in Thailand. Humanitarian projects are the concern of Monaco. "I'm really glad & happy everybody greeted me with Smile", he said.

This article was roughly translated by me from Kompas Newspaper.
I'll try to scan the picture and post it soon.

 

[brother]

It seems he is travelling on to Bali for a Private Holiday?

yep, starting tomorrow evening he's going to be in bali for a private vacation. After doing three days of charity he needs to take a brake... it must have been exhosting. His companion must be there waiting for him. She is also very focused on her training...two vacations in a month...

 

[hibou]

yep, starting tomorrow evening he's going to be in bali for a private vacation. After doing three days of charity he needs to take a brake... it must have been exhosting. His companion must be there waiting for him. She is also very focused on her training...two vacations in a month...

Quite frustrating! He does good humanitarian work then ruins the image with a vacation in Bali. I know many high-powered exec. take mini breaks like long weekends but they usually take their work with them. The change of venue often helps to clear the mind to focus on persistant problems. But this is not a working vacation if it is termed private. It's beginning to sound like both he and Charlene if she is there hare having trouble focusing on their goals. Maybe their goals are to get from one vacation to another with photo ops in between?

 

[paca]

I know many high-powered exec. take mini breaks like long weekends but they usually take their work with them.

Hibou, you are getting it all wrong, he is taking his work with him!! Monaco is just his hobby for when he doesn't have any parties scheduled, girlfriends lined up...

 

[libra65]

I read on line in the Glasgow papers that he is to be in Glasgow on Sat. Dec 9 to give awards at the Princess Grace theater.

 

[Freedom]

yep, starting tomorrow evening he's going to be in bali for a private vacation. After doing three days of charity he needs to take a brake... it must have been exhosting. His companion must be there waiting for him. She is also very focused on her training...two vacations in a month...

I hope his companion...whomever she is...feels very, very special. She's living a dream.

 

[Lillia]

Quite frustrating! He does good humanitarian work then ruins the image with a vacation in Bali. I know many high-powered exec. take mini breaks like long weekends but they usually take their work with them. The change of venue often helps to clear the mind to focus on persistant problems. But this is not a working vacation if it is termed private. It's beginning to sound like both he and Charlene if she is there hare having trouble focusing on their goals. Maybe their goals are to get from one vacation to another with photo ops in between?

Maybe that's also the reason they're seem to get along well with each other?

Albie likes to party and skip work and CW is not too complicated, a hanger-on-party-girl up for the really good time (imo). Just what Albert likes.

Lots of parties, jet setting around with a girl about half his age (especially since CW is probably in awe of everywhere he takes her and everything she sees, he'll probably be keeping her in tow for a while), few real obligations and Albert can pay for the best of every single solitary thing! All she ever has to do is be at his beck and call, and stay out of his way when he tells her to. If CW is still holding on (she is focused), she can travel the world first class for free on the princely private jet and eat at all the fancy places on his money. It's a far far far sight better than she could ever do on her own, right?

If CW runs out of cash, all she needs to do is show up in public (knowing somebody is going to take a picture and publish it). Then Albert can sue them saying it was a violation of his privacy and give the cash to his most favorite charity just like he did before --- Charlene!

A lot of women would be in her shoes!

 

[hibou]

Hibou, you are getting it all wrong, he is taking his work with him!! Monaco is just his hobby for when he doesn't have any parties scheduled, girlfriends lined up...

My mistake paca you are quite correct! He has so many hobbies it's hard to keep up on them all.

 

[Zonk]

Okay...I think we have had enough sly references to Albert's companion...let's move on.

 

[lynda]

Monaco Leading Battle Against Global Warming

Monaco has seen a dramatic improvement in the quality of her environment in the year since Prince Albert took over the reigns of the Principality.

http://prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb486174.htm

 

[paca]

Monaco Leading Battle Against Global Warming

Monaco has seen a dramatic improvement in the quality of her environment in the year since Prince Albert took over the reigns of the Principality.

http://prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb486174.htm

The improvement was solely achieved by forging the statistics. Fact is that we have as much prbelms as we had before and Aberts initiative to make public transportation more attractive to people has resulted an in increase of busfares of more than 40% for regular users and a savings of 30% for the occasional user. Thanks Albert, I 'd rather have the pre-environment polices back, that would let me use the busses at a decent price. Now it is not only more convenient for families to use their cars, but including parkigfees it will be even cheaper tto use a car, even on short distances. Good effort for the environment!! French local poiticians are outraged and have demanded a change, because ultimately they too will have to suffer the consequences of Albert's politics by even more blocked roads and polution.


Just to add that the sundeflectors that have been promissed earlier this year, have still not been installed and after the initial announcement nothing more has been mentioned about it. In fact apart from signing the Koto protocol, nothing has been achieved in respect of the environment dring Albert's reign.

 

[Irish ladybug]

I know this is not as interesting as PAs love life, but this is what he should be known more for -his goodwill visits and his concern for the enviroment of the planet. Way to go Albert.

 

[paca]

Yes, if his goodwill visits wouldn't be cover ups for him holidaying in Bali and his environmental engagements would actually show some results other then making things worse by giving people a pretext to use their cars and jetting to the pole. How is destroying the ozonlayer by using a jet to get an expedition as close as possible to the pole and having himself helicoptered out after having found it, beying an environmentalist. To me that is nothing other then a spoilt rich guy looking fr his kick, so his life isn't quite as boring. Anyone read the vogue article about Tatiana and Caros children? Isn't it great that they don't use the limousine unless their parents are in town, but a taxi? How come Albert doesn't convince them to use public transportation instead and set an example to other young people .... How come we never see him use public transportation, but instead traveling the globe with his mistress in a privat jet...

 

[lynda]

Paca, can you find a current article to support your complaints of how poorly Prince Albert is handling/managing Monaco? You always shatter every positive article written about him. There are 32,000 people who reside in Monaco and you are only one voice. So perhaps you can enlighten this thread with some current news of why the people of Monaco are so unhappy, as you are, with their beloved prince innovated approach to global warming.

Please refrain from using tabloids and blogs because most of their information is speculative. I am sure there is one reputable news magazine or paper that you can find to share.

No pun is intended by my post.

 

[rosana]

Yes, if his goodwill visits wouldn't be cover ups for him holidaying in Bali and his environmental engagements would actually show some results other then making things worse by giving people a pretext to use their cars and jetting to the pole. How is destroying the ozonlayer by using a jet to get an expedition as close as possible to the pole and having himself helicoptered out after having found it, beying an environmentalist. To me that is nothing other then a spoilt rich guy looking fr his kick, so his life isn't quite as boring. Anyone read the vogue article about Tatiana and Caros children? Isn't it great that they don't use the limousine unless their parents are in town, but a taxi? How come Albert doesn't convince them to use public transportation instead and set an example to other young people .... How come we never see him use public transportation, but instead traveling the globe with his mistress in a privat jet...

How can you compare the Casiraghi´s and Tatiana with The Prince of Monaco, he´s the head of state, of course he doesn´t use public transportation but a private one and a court of bodyguards, it happens everywhere; and i´kept thinking, is there any other possibility to reach the pole than to use a jet? it would have been a long trip by ship

 

[paca]

Paca, can you find a current article to support your complaints of how poorly Prince Albert is handling/managing Monaco? You always shatter every positive article written about him. There are 32,000 people who reside in Monaco and you are only one voice. So perhaps you can enlighten this thread with some current news of why the people of Monaco are so unhappy, as you are, with their beloved prince innovated approach to global warming.

Please refrain from using tabloids and blogs because most of their information is speculative. I am sure there is one reputable news magazine or paper that you can find to share.

No pun is intended by my post.

My source is the local paper, which unfortunetely does not publish online. Occasionally you can find similar info on other monaco pages. The announcement about the busfares is on the government page, though there is a difference to the local paper in the 10 journey fare. So far no one has bothered to correct this in the local paper, which is the main source of info for local people, and even French politicians from adjoining communities have contacted the paper to voice their complaint. It has been several days and still no reaction from the gouvernment. The tickets will be on sale in a few days. As to the sundeflectors, they have been announced for installment earlier this year, but nothing in the paper since then and all possible buildings for such installations are still as they are. I am sure there would be a huge article in the paper if they were being installed.

As to the forging of statistics, there was an article online somewhere which stated that Monaco had actually demanded some German institute to correct their figures, arguing that a lot of people did not get their gas in Monaco, but in France and Italy and thus they should raise a few spots on the list. I'm sr you can find it in one of the threads

 

[paca]

How can you compare the Casiraghi´s and Tatiana with The Prince of Monaco, he´s the head of state, of course he doesn´t use public transportation but a private one and a court of bodyguards, it happens everywhere; and i´kept thinking, is there any other possibility to reach the pole than to use a jet? it would have been a long trip by ship

I have never seen Albert on any public transportation, even as crown prince. But other royal do at least on certain occasions show an interest in it. I remember that while living in Munich, it was part of the visit to Munich by either the Dutch or the Danish queen ( don't remember which), she had a ride in a subway train. You also see the queen of England use the train, Prince Philip uses an electric car. In monaco it was quite a thing that ALbert once walke the few meters from the palace to the parliament. Since then he has used the car. I know they think it is necessary to make a big pow wow around their arrival, by using big cars, police escorts and whatever else. It is simply symbolic. But if he was serious about the environment he would at least once in a while leave all symbolism asside and walk. I am sure people would respect him the more for it. And I am sure it would help his image a lot, if he'd srprise everyone in January by using the bus like a regular citizen, to see that everything is going the right way and to actualy hear from the people themselves, what they think. He always gives himself the image of being approachable, but de facto he is just as distant as his father, even more so, since he travels more.

 

[LadyMacAlpine]

I have never seen Albert on any public transportation, even as crown prince. But other royal do at least on certain occasions show an interest in it. I remember that while living in Munich, it was part of the visit to Munich by either the Dutch or the Danish queen ( don't remember which), she had a ride in a subway train. You also see the queen of England use the train, Prince Philip uses an electric car. In monaco it was quite a thing that ALbert once walke the few meters from the palace to the parliament. Since then he has used the car. I know they think it is necessary to make a big pow wow around their arrival, by using big cars, police escorts and whatever else. It is simply symbolic. But if he was serious about the environment he would at least once in a while leave all symbolism asside and walk. I am sure people would respect him the more for it. And I am sure it would help his image a lot, if he'd srprise everyone in January by using the bus like a regular citizen, to see that everything is going the right way and to actualy hear from the people themselves, what they think. He always gives himself the image of being approachable, but de facto he is just as distant as his father, even more so, since he travels more.

I believe when Queen Elizabeth is on the train no one else is and she had her own. I think a lot of the good for Albert's has to do with for as long as I can recall you haven't had anything positive to say about him which is your choice of course. Some would like to see the positive things said about him not be torn down. JMO. I've found it best not to comment on all the bad things being said because I for one would like to know about some of the good he is doing and get a pat on the back for his concerns. Personally if I lived there I wouldn't expect to see him on public transportation due to who he is. The going around on his private jet I can't blame him either for many reasons. Its also far safer for the general public to not be on the same public flights if he was to be made a target by some wacko out to get him. JMO

 

[paca]

Some would like to see the positive things said about him not be torn down. JMO. I've found it best not to comment on all the bad things being said because I for one would like to know about some of the good he is doing and get a pat on the back for his concerns. Personally if I lived there I wouldn't expect to see him on public transportation due to who he is. The going around on his private jet I can't blame him either for many reasons. Its also far safer for the general public to not be on the same public flights if he was to be made a target by some wacko out to get him. JMO

Just as everyone else we are all entitled to our oppinions. There is only one difference between me and the majority of posters here and that is the fact that I can see everyday what is done and what isn't. You see only the PR stunts to foster his image. You see how he wants to be seen. I'd love to agree with all of you, unfortunetely I see everyday that it is all image, no substance and the fact that he is more absent then present, does not help matters here. IMO he can not go preaching to the world, while at home nothing changes or whatever does change, changes for the worse.

So far there has been no response from the government to the Monaco matin article about the raised bus fares and the open demand of French politicians in the same paper to reconsider this step. It was a title story in the paper. Don't you think that if it was an honest mistake, that someone would have been immediately on the phone to correct this before everyone get's worked up about it. Usually Monaco matin corrects these mistakes themselves, if the happen to notice, so obviously they wrote the article according to information given to them at the press conference.

If I wasn't living here, I might be buying the PR as well, since it would be the only source of information, but fact is that I do and I have access to information that most of you don't have. Unfortunetely I don't have the time to scan each article for you, besides I am convinced that the majority of posters is not that interested in what is really going on here, so that would b a waste of time. I have posted either here or elsewhere in appropriate threads local internet sites that do discuss local politics and tend to scan these articles. If you care enough or are interested enough, you just have to go and take a look.