Has his look-alike puppet in the French show "Guignols de l'info, Les" (1988).
A member of the International Olympic Committee.
During his stints in the Winter Olympics as Monaco bobsleigh athlete (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002), Albert lived in the Olympic Village, just like the other athletes. He was the first and still only person to have been both athlete and Olympic committee member at the same time.
In celebration of his birth, a 101-gun salute was fired, the day after (15 March 1958) was declared a national holiday, and his father, Prince Rainier, pardoned all six prisoners in Monaco's jail. Albert's birth ensured that control of Monaco would not pass to France after Rainier's death, as per the treaty the two countries signed in 1918.
Was born with the title Marquis le Baux ("Marcher Lord of The Beams"). Les Baux ("The Beams") is a village in France once held by the Grimaldis. Although the French Revolution abolished the privileges, the now-honorary title is carried successively by Princes H?r?ditaires of the Principality of Monaco.
Holds a brown belt in judo.
Son of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Brother of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Princess Stephanie of Monaco.
Ascended the throne of Monaco on April 6, 2005, upon the death of his father, Prince Rainier of Monaco. He is now known as Prince Albert II of Monaco, 32nd ruler of Monaco. Official coronation date July 12, 2005.
He is the 32nd ruler of Monaco, following the death of his father. [2005]
Speaks French, Italian, English and Spanish.
Shares a birthday with Michael Caine, Mercedes McNab, Kylie Tyndall, Keaton Tyndall, Quincy Jones, Chris Klein, & Jamie Bell
Prince Albert became ruler of Monaco in a formal ceremony on 18 November 2005, following the death of his father Prince Rainier III in April of that year. Albert is the son of Rainier and Princess Grace (the former Hollywood star Grace Kelly), and as their only son he became heir to the throne. Albert has two sisters: Princess Caroline (b. 1957) and Princess Stephanie (b. 1965). A dedicated sportsman, Albert formed a Monaco national bobsled team in 1986 and competed in five straight Olympic games from 1988 in Calgary through 2002 in Salt Lake City. Albert has never married and is still considered one of the world's most eligible bachelors. Albert assumed royal powers on the death of his father, and was sworn in as Monaco's head of state on 12 July 2005. That same month, Albert admitted publicly that he was the father of a two-year-old child born out of wedlock to Nicole Coste, a flight attendant the prince had met on an Air France flight in 1997.
Albert's son with Coste, named Alexandre, was born in August of 2003. The child is not in line for the throne of Monaco, as the principality's constitution states that only "direct and legitimate" descendants are considered legal royal heirs... Albert attended Amherst College in Massachusetts from 1977-81, earning a bachelor's degree in political science... Albert's great-great-grandfather was Prince Albert I of Monaco (1848-1922), who founded Monaco's famed Oceanographic Institute... Still another royal Albert is Prince Albert (1819-1861), the consort of Britain's Queen Victoria.
