摩納哥新元首的傳奇人生(圖)

Prince Albert Unveils Plan for His Reign in MonacoPrince Albert II was officially proclaimed ruler of Monaco yesterday, determined to improve both the financial reputation and the air quality of the tiny Mediterranean enclave.Celebrations began with a solemn Mass at the cathedral and ended in a waterside ball and fireworks display.Banners and flags of red and white, the national colours, fluttered from the palace, shops and casinos to mark the ascension to the throne of the 47-year old monarch, the latest ruler of the principality in the seven-century Grimaldi dynasty.Although Albert automatically assumed power on the death of his 81-year-old father Rainier in April, yesterday he formally embraced his role as His Serene Highness.Wearing a dark blue suit and sky blue tie, a relaxed-looking Albert walked passed the royal guards and was followed into the royal cathedral by his two sisters, Princess Stéphanie and Princess Caroline, for the Mass.Later in a ceremony in front of the palace, thousands watched as Monaco"s mayor handed over the keys of the city to the new monarch. While Albert restated his father"s favourite saying, "You don"t need to be a big country to do big things," he set out to rebrand the monarchy, pledging to rid Monaco of its reputation as a sunny place for shady people, such as money launderers."Ethics must be behind everything we do. Money and virtue must go together at all times," he said.Asking his subjects to be "vigilant" to types of financial activity that are "not welcome here", he said: "Creating wealth is not an end in itself. It needs to be shared by all."Albert also promised to promote green issues. He would be an "ardent defender of he environment".Until now Albert has been regarded as a shy, secretive son who lived in the shadow of an overbearing father.The media has focused on his sisters - in particular Stéphanie"s marriages to a former bodyguard and a circus acrobat.On the day the official mourning period ended last week, the prince confirmed reports that he fathered a child out of wedlock with an Air France stewardess of Togolese origin. Neither was present yesterday.He then told French television on the eve of his enthronement that there may be others waiting to step forward with paternity claims. When asked to elaborate he refused, saying only: "We will answer such claims in due course."In publicly acknowledging he is the father of a 22-month child, Alexandre, Albert said he wanted to face up to his responsibilities. His son, he said, will want for nothing, though he will never take the throne nor bear the Grimaldi family name.Politically, Albert has been keen to make a clean break with the past. He instantly sacked a small group of elderly palace retainers - said to have wielded the true power behind the ailing Prince Rainier, and replaced them with a younger inner circle of childhood friends.Yesterday the 7,500 Monegasque citizens and 26,000 foreign-born residents rallied around their new ruler. "I was here for his father"s weddings, then the births, then the dark years and now our Petit Prince. For me, he is like a son. I love both his qualities and his imperfections," said Josette, a Monegasque pensioner.

摩納哥新元首的傳奇人生(圖)他是摩納哥新元首，開始接管被稱作「富人天堂」的歐洲小國摩納哥；他是歐洲第一單身漢，不僅政績斐然，也是國際體壇一大名流，成為歐美名流女子傾心的對象；他是老親王蘭尼埃三世與好萊塢妻子童話愛情的結晶；他就是日前正式登基的摩納哥親王阿爾貝二世。7月12日，摩納哥為王儲阿爾貝二世舉行了加冕禮。摩納哥人民在痛失老國王蘭尼埃三世親王3個月後，正式迎來了新的國家元首。當地時間11點30分，加冕禮在摩納哥公國教堂舉行。13點左右，阿爾貝二世接待各方賓客的陸續到來，並在王宮花園裡舉辦私人聚會。晚上19點，阿爾貝二世開始在王宮廣場迎接前來參加慶典的約6000名國民，並發表了演講。摩納哥宮廷發言人指出，12日舉行的加冕禮只是王位登基儀式的第一步，因為除了本次的加冕禮之外，還將在11月19日迎來盛大登基慶典，屆時將邀請全球政要出席。然後，阿爾貝將正式成為國家元首，接管素有「富人的天堂」之稱的歐洲小國摩納哥。阿爾貝現年47歲，是蘭尼埃三世親王惟一的兒子。阿爾貝1958年3月14日生於摩納哥，後來進入美國馬薩諸塞州阿姆赫斯特大學，獲政治學學士學位。過去，在蘭尼埃三世當政期間，年輕的阿爾貝已經在父親的指導下參與國家事務的管理，表現出色，並積極在國際舞台上嶄露頭角，曾出任摩納哥紅十字會主席、摩納哥出席聯合國大會代表團團長等。關於登基之後的「治國綱領」，阿爾貝已經有了一套嚴整的計劃方案。他此前透露，繼位後力圖改變摩納哥多年以來的「避稅天堂」形象。他還自信地表示，將通過努力，把摩納哥變成全球環境保護和高科技研究的中心；並希望自己比父親、前元首蘭尼埃三世親王更民主。阿爾貝一直被稱為是歐洲第一單身漢。不僅在政壇上成績斐然，酷愛體育的他也是國際體壇的一大名流。阿爾貝曾是大學裡最棒的中長跑運動員，接受過專業的標槍訓練，曾在摩納哥國家足球隊踢過4年球，並獲得「柔道黑帶」稱號。他還曾代表摩納哥隊參加過3次冬季奧運會。1983年，阿爾貝任摩納哥游泳聯合會主席，1984年任摩遊艇俱樂部主席和摩田徑聯合會主席，1988年任國際奧委會田徑委員會副主席，1996年任亞特蘭大奧運會協調委員會委員。此外，他還擁有國際奧委員委員、現代五項全能國際聯盟榮譽主席等頭銜。充滿智慧與活力的王儲理所當然地成為了歐美上流社會女子的夢中情人。除了歐洲王室的未婚公主外，美國上流社會美女，包括社交名流伊麗莎白-科奇、科尼利亞-蓋斯特、赫斯特媒體帝國女繼承人阿曼達-赫斯特、甚至美國總統布希的侄女勞倫-布希都是這位歐洲第一單身漢的追求者。當然，這位歐洲著名的「鑽石王老五」也是一位花花公子。多年來，他曾與眾多名模、女星、富家女、運動健將傳出緋聞，女友也如走馬燈般頻頻更換。就在阿爾貝登基前不久，他與多哥前黑人空姐未婚生有一子之事就鬧得沸沸揚揚。阿爾貝的母親是曾被稱為「世界上最美麗的女人」——好萊塢影星格雷絲-凱利。阿爾貝是蘭尼埃三世與格雷絲王妃的惟一兒子。1956年，蘭尼埃三世親王和好萊塢最有號召力的女明星之一格雷絲-凱利一見鍾情。在熱戀不久之後，兩人便舉辦了一場令世界男女羨慕不已的世紀婚禮。作為奧斯卡影后，凱利以扮演端莊嫻靜的美人聞名，她最令人難忘的演出是希區柯克導演的3部影片，達到了後者所需要的「性感的高雅」氣質。凱利息影后嫁給了摩納哥親王蘭尼埃三世，但1982年9月的一場意外車禍奪走了她的生命。王妃香消玉殞使這段童話般美麗的愛情以悲劇收場，而蘭尼埃三世在孤獨了23年之後，於今年4月6日去逝。摩納哥位於歐洲西南部，南臨地中海，共有3萬多人口，國土面積1.95平方公里。蘭尼埃三世曾經勵精圖治，用一生的時間帶領王室和政府將摩納哥建設成地中海度假勝地，和法國的戛納、尼斯一樣聞名世界，加之蘭尼埃三世一貫的平淡生活作風，因此深受當地民眾擁戴。但在其晚年的治理中，摩納哥越來越成為犯罪分子洗錢的重要場所。作為蘭尼埃三世與格雷絲王妃惟一的兒子，登基後的阿爾貝二世一方面要肩負振興國家的重任，一方面還要擺脫曾經的「花花公子」以取得國民的愛戴。(文/蔣黎黎)
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