-
International Yacht Charter GroupCharter Destinations -
Charter Experts(CHANGE TXT)Fully Crewed Yachts, Every cruising ground worldwide.(CHANGE TXT)
Monaco's Royal Family
Monaco, the world's second-smallest country, continues to attract yacht charter guests. Monaco is a popular tourist destination because of its convenient location on the French Riviera for yacht dockage, its luxurious hotels, restaurants, and casinos, and its internationally admired royal family. We can help you choose from the many charter yacht in the south of France that can make a stop in Monaco part of your vacation. Our goal in the world of private high-end luxury charters is to be the ONLY company you'll ever need.
Royal Monaco
The Grimaldi family has ruled the tiny principality of Monaco since its founding in 1297 by Francois Grimaldi. After the Treaty of Paris was signed, the Grimaldis came back to their throne after being absent during the French Revolution. During World War II, the Italians and then the Germans controlled Monaco before it was freed by the Allies.
Following WWII, the Grimaldi family changed hands several times. Princess Charlotte chose to let her son, Prince Rainier III, succeed to the kingdom instead of herself. Afterward, Prince Rainier broadened Monaco's horizons to include the banking, insurance, and stock trading industries.
Monaco increased its international cache when Prince Rainier married American film star Grace Kelly and the two proceeded to have three children: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert II, and Princess Stephanie.
Stephanie, Princess of Sweden, wed Daniel Ducruet, had their children Louis and Pauline, and then divorced him. She subsequently remarries after having a second daughter, Camille, with a different man. Here we have Adans Lopez Peres. Albert, Caroline and Stephanie's sibling, is also a father of two, to ladies named Jazmin and Alexandre. Current Monegasque monarch Albert is ineligible to be succeeded by his illicit children.
This poses a concern for royal watchers. Many are curious about the succession plan. If Albert were to die without a legal heir, his title would go to his sister Caroline and, if she were still living, to her children. But something happened this past year that might prevent that from happening. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha wed South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock on July 2, 2011. He is tying the knot for the first time in his forties.
One of the most intriguing things about the troublesome Grimaldi family is the tale that attempts to account for their gruesome misfortunes. Francois Grimaldi, it is said, attacked the castle in the 13th century while disguised as a priest. So, priests cursed the family 700 years ago, dooming them to a line of unhappy marriages, difficult pregnancies, and unspecified disasters. Whether or not they believe in the prophecy, it appears that the royal family is playing it out. Perhaps the influence of insinuation was overpowering. They began to buy into the story because they had heard it so often. While we wait for guests to arrive by yacht, Monaco continues to sit on perfectly manicured land adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea. The Palace gardens are readily accessible from your charter boat and can be seen from either of Monaco's two harbors. Plan on your yacht docking in Monaco for a wonderful visit to the palace.
Want to read more blog posts?
We post blog articles about yacht chartering destinations and how to charter a private yacht periodically,
there are menus of both bogs for you to browse.
Read more about Destinations:
Contact us by phone or email. -7 days a week at no cost or obligation to you.
