His Serene Highness Prince Albert has cancelled a series of engagements due to fatigue, according to an announcement by the Prince’s Palace.

The Palace said that the Prince was advised to lighten his workload during the month of July, following a routine health check.

His Serene Highness’s last public event was on Monday, July 9, in Massachusetts, when he visited Woods Hole to meet scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL).

Prince Albert is expected to keep two important events in his schedule this month – the Herculis athletics meeting on Friday, July 20, and the Red Cross Ball on Friday, July 27.