{"id":219698,"date":"2024-03-01T13:31:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/?p=219698"},"modified":"2024-03-12T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:21:18","slug":"quintessentially-irish-prince-albert-ii-stars-in-new-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2024\/03\/quintessentially-irish-prince-albert-ii-stars-in-new-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Quintessentially Irish\u00a0: Prince Albert II stars in new documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What do Prince Albert II, Usain Bolt, President Biden and Jeremy Irons have in common? Well, none of them were born in Ireland for one thing, but they all star, along with many other well-known cultural and political figures, in a brand-new documentary about the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After his Quintessentially British<\/em>, director Frank Mannion set out to capture what it means to be Irish. Far from the clich\u00e9s of shamrocks and leprechauns, the film takes us on a tour of the Emerald Isle, showcasing its many fabulous sights, and exploring the origins of certain facets of Irish life, including horse racing, whiskey, Gaelic football, the Irish character, and, of course, Guinness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Influential, famous and sometimes surprising interviewees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Irish certainly have a good rep\u2019. They are universally recognised as fun-loving and friendly, which perhaps explains why so many people, including world leaders, are keen to claim a connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, while some of the people featured in the film are Irish born and bred, others have more, shall we say, indirect links to the Emerald Isle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mannion enlists the help of some of the world\u2019s most influential and well-known people, including Bond star Pierce Brosnan (a US citizen but born in Navan), Bob Geldof, Sharon Horgan, Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, and Prince Albert II of Monaco, who discusses the Irish heritage of his mother, Princess Grace, n\u00e9e Grace Kelly.  Did we say no shamrocks? OK, we forgot about the Sovereign\u2019s tie…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prince Albert II pays tribute to his mother during visit to Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No fewer than three heads of state contributed to the project. As well as Prince Albert II, the Irish President Michael D Higgins is interviewed. U.S. President Joe Biden , a proud Irish-American whose family, like the Kelly family, is from County Mayo, granted Mannion and his team exclusive access to the White House on St. Patrick\u2019s Day, and they also filmed in the Prince\u2019s Palace of Monaco and the Presidential Mansion in Dublin during Biden\u2019s 2023 State visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bet you\u2019re still wondering about Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt \u2026 well, there\u2019s a little spoiler in the trailer about his connection to Ireland. By the same token he could possibly claim a link to Monaco, but perhaps we\u2019ll explore that another time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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