Overview

• Prince Albert II hosted a festive cocktail under red-and-white canopies alongside Princess Charlène, their twins Jacques and Gabriella, his sisters and thousands of Monégasques, later cutting a macaron-topped anniversary cake
• In his address the prince declared “Everything I do… I do it for you” and highlighted work, hospitality, innovation, ethics and international openness as Monaco’s guiding virtues
• Over his two-decade reign he elevated environmental advocacy and presided over a 50 percent GDP rise to €9.4 billion in 2023 while Monaco maintained the world’s most expensive real estate market
• The principality remains under international scrutiny for financial transparency and is embroiled in a media-judicial dispute over alleged malfeasance by former royal associates
• Monaco prepares to swear in former PACA prefect Christophe Mirmand on Monday, ending a months-long leadership impasse after two stalled nominations