{"id":222302,"date":"2024-03-14T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2024\/03\/thousands-gather-at-palace-for-princes-birthday\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:24:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:24:36","slug":"thousands-gather-at-palace-for-princes-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2024\/03\/thousands-gather-at-palace-for-princes-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands gather at Palace for Prince’s birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The call went out several weeks ago on social media.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

An impressive crowd cheered Prince Albert II below the Palace windows in honour of his 66th birthday. The square had started to fill up at 11 am. Tourists, employees, residents and Monegasques all held miniature flags bearing the Monegasque<\/a> inscription: “Bon aniversari!” (happy birthday).<\/p>\n

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“We’re like a family and we love him,” <\/i>\u00a0said an emotional local a few minutes before the Sovereign’s arrival. “We don’t necessarily come every year, but it was important for us to be here – he needs our support,”<\/i>\u00a0 she added.<\/p>\n\n

Her words echoed a message we received from Franck Lobono, a member of the National Council, a few days ago, supporting the idea of a gathering<\/a> : “It\u2019s vital that we show him our support, especially at a time when he is the victim of a painful betrayal. The Monegasque people stand with him.”<\/i><\/p>\n\n

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