National Council chiefs discuss concerns with Italy’s Ambassador

Photo: Facebook Conseil National de Monaco
Photo: Facebook Conseil National de Monaco

President of the National Council Stéphane Valeri, accompanied by José Badia, President of the External Relations Commission, and Virginie Cotta, Head of Cabinet, received on Wednesday, May 23, HE Cristiano Gallo, Italy’s Ambassador to Monaco.

In particular, they discussed the concerns of the large Italian community of more than 8,000 people living in Monaco, who in many respects face the same issues as those of the Monegasques, particularly in terms of quality of life and housing.

Mr Valeri spoke of the tabling of a proposal to go before the elected assembly for a law on the sustainability of a protected housing sector, at moderate rents, intended to maintain a stable population of “Enfants du Pays” in the Principality, including many who are Italian nationals.


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Town Hall promises busy summer of fun for all

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Among the highlights of the Town Hall’s summer programme is the second edition of the “Exotic Gardens Celebrate,” on June 2 and 3, with a programme of many activities for children including pony rides, a great interactive game … and for families, the chance to visit the greenhouses of the new Botanical Centre in the form of four guided tours per day (on advance registration).

The annual Fête de la Musique celebration, takes place on June 21 with many concerts in town throughout the day and with a big free concert on the Port of Monaco at 9 pm with Naâman, a young artist in the new reggae scene in France.

The third edition of the Splash Party on Monday, July 2, takes place with a novelty this year: the 12-17 year-olds who are schooled or resident in the Principality will meet at the Stade Nautique Rainier III, not in the evening as usual but in the afternoon between 3 and 7 pm.

Later, Les Musicales will take place from July 4 to August 22 with a concert every Wednesday from 7:30 pm to 10 pm (except on July 25), offering a show dedicated to children at Square Gastaud in varied styles, like bossa, gypsy, jazz, swing, rock and Brazilian music.

The International Fireworks Competition becomes Monaco Art en Ciel, although the new name for this flagship event of Monaco’s summers doesn’t change any other feature of the series of four firework displays on the Port, each one staged by a different country.

For more details of the Town Hall’s programme of summer entertainment, visit their website: www.mairie.mc


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Monaco’s to take part for first time in French gardens event

Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden

The Principality of Monaco has been asked by the French Ministry of Culture to participate in the “Rendez-vous aux jardins” event, which this year has the theme of “A Europe of gardens”.

This event is part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage. It is above all a great garden party that will allow the general public to discover remarkable spaces and to exchange ideas and information with professionals.

For its first participation in the event, the Prince’s Government will offer various activities, including guided tours. Only by appointment, they will be held on June 2 and 3 by the Gardens Section of the Urban Planning Department, to discover the gardens of the Principality: the Princess Grace Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Jardins Saint Martin and the two new Parcours des Arbres Patrimoniaux (Trail of native trees): Fontvieille and Monaco Ville.

From Friday, June 1, the Principality’s students will be able to discover, in preview, the new Parcours des Arbres Patrimoniaux of Fontvieille, with a botanical trail that will take them from the Princess Grace Rose Garden to the UNESCO Gardens.

Then, in parallel with the event and in collaboration with the Directorate of Tourism and Congresses and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the official launch of the new brochure of “Parcours des Arbres Patrimoniaux” will be on Friday, June 1, at 5 pm, at which time a new brochure that includes the three trails will be presented.

A tour of the Fontvieille route will follow, with commentary, from the UNESCO gardens to the Roseraie.

All information on the official website of the event or to make an appointment: Urban Planning Department: amenagement@gouv.mc – avaritto@gouv.mc or +377 98 98 22 77.


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MyMonacoStyle Weekend Report

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What is today? It’s Monday? Where am I? Who am I? What the hell happened this weekend?

These are the musings of one after the biggest and most glamorous weekend in the Principality of Monaco … GRAND PRIX. Between fashion shows at Amber Lounge, Philipp Pleins’ annual F1 bash at Jimmy’z, the Tagheur yacht party and much more, one begins to “I don’t feel so well” (that was an Avengers Infinity War joke, just so you know).

Grand Prix brings out the masses that you can quickly by sight divide: The Watchers and The Players. The Watcher typically don some sort of comfortable foot wear, cargo shorts and their “going out shirt” usually some a manmade fibre in a pattern that shouldn’t see the light of day.

The Players … well … you’ll know them from the blinding flash of diamonds and gold, with a lingering trail of Tom Ford fragrances. This weekend The Players were playing to win a bit like Daniel Ricciardo (Congratulations on your F1 win). They were going for the gold. LITERALLY. Here are my top 5 looks from around the Principality this weekend.

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Salvatore D’amelio

@salvatore_damelio This Neapolitan fashion emperor in the making behind the brand “Make Money Not Friends” popped by one of his favourite MC hotspots, Twiga, to hangout with Flavio Briatore. Clearly he’s making money, donning a black Balmain jacket with anchor motifs and nautical adornments and black Attitude jeans looking like a sailor that got lost in a rock show. For many, this look is quite extravagant but what they don’t know is that this is Salvatore toned down. Your look has you anchored in the Weekend Report Salvatore. Chantay, you stay.

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Wifey

What is Kanye without Kim? Every fashion killer needs their best accessories. What better than an equally as fabulous wife to twin it up with. Does Salvatore pick out wifey’s looks? Does he slide into her DMs with Instagram inspirations? Is there a daily mood board waiting for her every morning? We’ll never know, however, I do know that this Balmain dress she is wearing is giving me life after dying from seeing too many Birkenstocks this weekend. Like I said before, these looks are quite toned down for Naples reigning fashion royalty but she looks glam in black and gold and for all who don’t know … SHE’S WEARING BALMAIN LOOK AT THE BELT. Sometimes you got to dress for the kids in the back row.

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Kris Jenner

@krisjenner OMG KRIS JENNER IS IN TOWN. *SCREAMS* Worlds number one MOMAGER, Empress of the Kardashian/Jenner Clan, mother to Kim K, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie came thru this past weekend to support friend Lewis Hamilton. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians Star did not come to PLAY! SHE CAME TO SERVE LOOKS … VERSACE LOOKS. Coiffed to the gods by hair god Ricardo Rojas and face beat on point by Sam Visser, Kris stunned in her full black and gold 80s vibed look as she hung out with her hosts Tommy Hilfiger and his wife Dee Ocleppo (Creative Director of Judith Leiber).

Jumping from the yacht to the race to the Palace, Kris Jenner was paparazzi fodder bringing her trademark charisma we’ve grown to love over the years of her and her family gracing our television screens. OMG. It’s KRIS JENNER though! As much as we can try, nobody can keep up with those Kardashians.

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Floriana Paris Baldassarre

@florianaparis A little London Living couldn’t keep Floriana from coming back to Monaco for the most glamorous weekend of the year for a girls weekend full of fun in the sun with friends by day, and champagne and dancing by night.

The blonde bombshell brought sexy back in a little lacy topped black slip dress under a white cape to check out TYGA performing at Philipp Plein’s party. Naughty or nice? All I know is her accessories are everything nice. Rolex watch, black mini Lady Dior bag with gold hardware and Gianvito Rossi heels let you know …y ou can’t sit with her! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s FASHION FLO, our caped crusader.

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Lana

@l_a_n_a.2005 She loves her life. We love her life! Sis always looks so EXTRA! Living her best life. First let me start off with that Bulgari Serpenti necklace. It’s the same on Taylor Swift wore in Look What You Made Me Do video so already I’m super obsessed with this look. Bold sleeves, cleavage and a peplum? Come thru DYNASTY! There’s nothing sexy like EXCESS. Coco Chanel said, “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” Lana threw this rule in the trash and added on a matching Bulgari Serpenti bracelet. I’m seeing red! I mean her Hermès crocodile Kelly bag, of course. Sleek ponytail and bold metallic eye colour give me otherworldly glamazon vibes. Off to a night out, lucky for her she has her own serpent to guard her forbidden fruit.

Instagram sensation and style blogger Louis Pisano writes SuperficialLivingDiary.com. Article first published May 28, 2018.

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Celebrities witness Aussie driver Ricciardo win Monaco’s 76th Grand Prix

Photo: Twitter Automobile Club MC
Photo: Twitter Automobile Club MC

Having been awarded pole position, Australian Daniel Ricciardo of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, May 27, with a time of 1:42:54.807, ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton taking third place.

It was a close finish for all of the first five past the chequered flag, with Kimi Raikkonen just one second behind Hamilton and Valterri Bottas less than one second later in fifth.

Max Verstappen set a new lap record of 1:17.018 before finishing in ninth place for Aston Martin Red Bull Racing. In his first F1 outing in Monaco, the 20-year-old Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc took 18th place, having retired at the end of the 70th lap out of the 78.

Newlyweds Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein. Photo: Steven Tee/LAT Images
Newlyweds Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein. Photo: Steven Tee/LAT Images

The glamour of the Monaco Grand Prix attracted a host of international celebrities this weekend, including newlyweds Hugh Grant and wife Anna Eberstein and stars of hit TV show “Game of Thrones” – Kit Harrington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Liam Cunningham – who swapped Westeros for Monaco.

Kris Jenner, took a break from Keeping up with the Kardashians to soak up the exciting atmosphere, along side Tom Brady, NFLQuarterback for the New England Patriots) and Teddy Riner, the French double Gold Medal Olympian in Judo.


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Amber Lounge raises funds Race Against Dementia

With over 750 attendees, Amber Lounge threw its support behind Sir Jackie Stewart’s foundation during its annual Charity Fashion Show on Friday, May 25, ahead of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.

With 15 years of spectacular non-stop entertainment to celebrate, the official opening of Amber Lounge Monaco 2018 kicked off with U*NITE. The night of fashion, music and motorsport, powered by the Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Justin Jesso, whose latest hit “Stargazing” with music producer Kygo has already had over 550 million streams on radio and gone multiplatinum around the world; and Bakermat, a Dutch DJ and music producer.

In the presence of Prince Albert, Gareth Wittstock and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Louis Ducruet and his fiancée, Game of Thrones’ Liam Cunningham and Kit Harington, the evening raised an impressive amount for Race Against Dementia, a charity with the mission to fund breakthrough and innovative dementia research launched by famous Formula 1 driver Sir Jackie Stewart, whose wife of 54 years, Helen, has recently been diagnosed as suffering from the degenerative brain disease.

With the silent auction still open, the final amount will be confirmed in the coming week.


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