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Prince Albert II opens Monaco Classic Week with tour of historic vessels

by: Kyriaki Topalidou
12/09/2025

Prince Albert II of Monaco officially launched the 17th Monaco Classic Week Thursday, touring the impressive collection of boats before visiting a unique exhibition celebrating cinema’s love affair with classic yachts. 

The Prince was accompanied by Bernard d’ Alessandri, Secretary General of the Monaco Yacht Club, as he explored some of the 160 historic vessels docked in Monaco’s harbour.

Following his tour of the classic boats, Prince Albert II visited the new ‘Action! Classic Yachts and the Big Screen’ exhibition, which traces the fascinating connections between cinema and yachting through rare archives and iconic posters.

The photographic showcase features 40 panels highlighting famous vessels and their Hollywood connections, including images of stars such as Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Jude Law, and Marilyn Monroe aboard classic yachts.

In a heartfelt moment during the visit, the Prince paused at a photograph of his mother, Princess Grace, and posed for a picture beside the display.

Prince Albert II next to a poster of Princess Grace, photo credit: Direction de la Communication РSt̩phane Danna

The exhibition, produced by the Yacht Club de Monaco with André Z. Labarrère, creates a unique opportunity to see maritime film stars both on screen and moored in Monaco’s waters.

Several of the vessels featured in the exhibition are among the 160 boats participating in this year’s Monaco Classic Week, including the legendary Zaca, once owned by Errol Flynn, and Kalizma, the motor yacht famously gifted by Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor.

The four-day event, running until Sunday, offers free public access to the quays and exhibitions from 10am to 7pm daily.

See more in Kyriaki Topalidou’s video below…

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Main photo credit: Direction de la Communication РSt̩phane Danna

Centuries of Monaco’s judicial history placed in the care of the National Archives

by: Cassandra Tanti
12/09/2025

Registers dating back to 1815 and records of the Council of State since 1905 are among the heritage archives now entrusted by Monaco’s Judicial Services to the National Archives for preservation.

Monaco has formally entrusted some of its most valuable judicial documents to the National Archives. On Thursday 11th September 2025, Samuel Vuelta-Simon, Secretary of State for Justice and Director of Judicial Services, and Michaël Bloche, Director of the National Archives, signed a convention sealing the deposit of these archives, some of which are more than two centuries old.

Treasures of Monaco’s legal past

The collection includes registers from 1815, capturing acts and rulings from the justice of the peace, the criminal court and the higher court, as well as files maintained by court clerks. Also deposited are records from the Council of State, with registers of deliberations and session dossiers dating back to 1905. Together, they form a unique chronicle of Monaco’s legal and political life over the last two centuries.

Years of collaboration come to fruition

This first deposit from the Judicial Services Directorate is the result of several years of cooperation with the National Archives, aimed at modernising storage practices and ensuring that fragile documents of patrimonial interest are preserved for future generations.

Expanding Monaco’s archival legacy

The move follows similar transfers in recent years from other public bodies, including the Conseil National, the Centre Scientifique de Monaco, the Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace and the RAMOGE Agreement. Each deposit strengthens the Principality’s cultural memory, placing its history in safe hands while making it more accessible to researchers and the public.

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