Monaco royals attend annual circus festival
Princess Stephanie, Prince Albert, and Pauline Ducruet open the circus festivalCredit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images January 21st, 2011.
Carrying on the tradition so loved by the late Prince Rainier, the reigning Prince of Monaco and his family opened the annual Monte Carlo International Circus Festival. The event is in its 35th year and will be held between January 20 and January 30. In all, 18 circus companies from 10 countries will take part in the festival. A jury chaired by HSH Princess Stephanie will give awards in what is the “Oscars” of the circus. For the first time, a free concert outdoors on the Palace Square will be available Saturday afternoon in addition to the traditional festivities. Since she was young Princess Stephanie has always loved the circus, something she shared with her father. This is the second year in a row that Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie were joined by Stephanie’s stunning daughter Pauline Ducruet. The festival is extremely popular in Monaco. It receives no subsidy and pays for itself through the ticket sales of more than 45,000 tickets.
Carrying on the tradition so loved by the late Prince Rainier, the reigning Prince of Monaco and his family opened the annual Monte Carlo International Circus Festival. The event is in its 35th year and will be held between January 20 and January 30. In all, 18 circus companies from 10 countries will take part in the festival. A jury chaired by HSH Princess Stephanie will give awards in what is the “Oscars” of the circus. For the first time, a free concert outdoors on the Palace Square will be available Saturday afternoon in addition to the traditional festivities. Since she was young Princess Stephanie has always loved the circus, something she shared with her father. This is the second year in a row that Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie were joined by Stephanie’s stunning daughter Pauline Ducruet. The festival is extremely popular in Monaco. It receives no subsidy and pays for itself through the ticket sales of more than 45,000 tickets.
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