As part of the commemorations of the centenary of the death of Prince Albert I, H.S.H. Prince Albert II visited the National Council at the end of the day on Tuesday 25 January to take part in a ceremony paying tribute to the memory of His great-great-grandfather, the founder of this institution, created by the Constitution of 1911.
In front of the Minister of State, the President of the Upper Chamber, the representatives of the major Monegasque institutions, as well as the board of the Prince Albert I Commemoration Committee, the Sovereign Prince gave a speech in which He recalled Prince Albert I’s contribution to Monegasque institutions, but more broadly, the importance of his predecessor's work in the construction of the Principality in the 20th century. He hailed a "common ancestor" with the National Council, and mentioned the creation of the hospital, the port and the high school, among others. He concluded by indicating that these "matters of the past often overlap with the challenges of today and tomorrow", calling for "the legacy of Prince Albert I to be made our own, based on the requirements of the rule of law and continuous adaptation to the changes in the world, through constant revitalisation".
H.S.H. the Prince then went to the library, now called the "Prince Albert I". There he unveiled a large photographic portrait of His Great Grandfather, who had also founded the communal library and rearranged that of the Palace of Monaco.
