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Interview: Sandrine Knoell marks 20 dazzling years of Monaco’s Bal de Noël
As it turns 20, the Bal de Noël remains one of Monaco’s most coveted events. Founder Sandrine Knoell shares how a personal mission became a major fixture in the Principality’s high-profile social calendar.
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Elephants and guests celebrate four good years
HSH Princess Stephanie held a party on July 13 in Fonbonne to celebrate the fourth anniversary of her much-publicised adoption of the elephants Baby and Nepal, which were due to be euthanised in 2012...
Bidding battle for Putins’ Patek Philippe
The Monaco Legend Group and Antiquorum have sold a Patek Philippe watch for a sum close to its pre-sale estimate of €1.15 million to an unidentified Asian buyer after a battle between three...
Market correction for classic car sales
Recent auctions of classic cars indicate a softening in value, with prices falling below pre-sale estimates and many cars remaining unsold. The recent sale by Artcurial in Monaco on July 2 resulted...
Falcao credited with Mbappe’s decision to stay
One of the reasons teenage striker Kylian Mbappe has decided to stay at AS Monaco for one more season is 31-year-old Colombian star Radamel Falcao, according to reports in the sporting press. Among...
Following in princely footsteps
On Tuesday, July 18, as part of his travels related to the First World War centenary, Prince Albert II visited Côté 186 in the commune of Cormicy in the French department of Marne. The Sovereign...
Distinguished Peruvian diplomat presents credentials
Peruvian Ambassador Alvaro De Soto Polar presented his credentials to Prince Albert, the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday, July 18. The event took place during a special...