| Extended hotter summers and the
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| | and on environmental issues. If he looks
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| environment have been much talked about
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| | down from his palace and sees the wealth
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| subjects in royal circles since Prince
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| | surrounding him he might be tempted to
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| Charles started to use his position to
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| | tap into it for environmental causes as
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| push it up the agenda.
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| | he believes in it in such a genuine and
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| Now a new royal has entered the debate,
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| | sincere way. There have been press
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| and Monaco's Prince Albert recently
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| | reports of some of his staff leaving, and
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| joined Prince Charles at his innovative
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| | if true it can only be hoped that it
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| Poundbury village in Dorset.
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| | wasn't over fiscal matters. From the
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| The significance that it was Charles'
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| | European royal families on environment
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| 58th birthday wasn't overlooked by a
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| | issues we would view Charles as the king,
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| Monaco travel guide.
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| | and hopefully Albert will be the prince!'
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| 'Since Albert came to power he has made
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| | Monaco Weather Forecast
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| the environment his number one priority.
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| | Prince Albert's father, Prince Rainier,
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| And just as Prince Charles has become
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| | was Europe's longest reigning Monarch
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| known for his views on everything from
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| | until his death in April 2005. Known
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| architecture to climate change, so has
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| | affectionately as the 'builder prince' he
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| Prince Albert. Of course Albert's
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| | transformed Monaco into the world's
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| position isn't as important as Charles'
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| | favourite tax haven and ensured the
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| as future King of England, but where he
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| | Monaco Grand Prix became one of the best
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| can he tries to champion the
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| | known annual sporting events. The
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| environmental cause'.
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| | Principality Albert succeeded to was a
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| In April 2006 Prince Albert made a trip
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| | country known throughout the world for
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| to the North Pole to highlight the issue
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| | money and glamour, and the Monte Carlo
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| of global warming, and since then has
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| | casino only added to its legendary
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| taken part in other initiatives to try
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| | status.
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| and push the environment up the political
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| | Albert has continued in his father's
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| agenda of fellow world leaders, including
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| | footsteps with a plan to develop an
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| involving Monaco more at the United
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| | island off Monte Carlo, and like his
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| Nations and for the first time
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| | father with the reclaimed land in
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| calculating the tax haven's GDP, which
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| | Fontvieille the map of Monaco will change
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| will allow Monaco to commit money towards
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| | again.
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| developing countries.
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| | In keeping with his stance on the
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| 'As soon as he came to power he signed
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| | environment, it is thought that a
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| Monaco up to the Kyoto Protocol designed
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| | successful bid to build the island will
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| to cut the world's greenhouse emissions',
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| | need to be seen to be environmentally
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| add the guide, 'and he has established
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| | friendly, with the possibility of lower
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| his own foundation to promote better
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| | rise buildings than some parts of Monaco
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| understanding of the issues of the rise
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| | have endured to create more living space.
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| in sea levels and quality of water'.
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| | Monte Carlo has long been associated with
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| With the threat of rising sea levels,
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| | glamour, heightened throughout the world
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| it's easy to see that Monaco could be
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| | in 1956 when Prince Albert's father
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| affected as it sits on the shores of the
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| | married his mother, US actress Grace
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| Mediterranean. The world's second
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| | Kelly.
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| smallest country, and the best known tax
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| | Speculation was rife earlier this year
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| haven, Monaco has in the past increased
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| | that Prince Albert would be announcing
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| her size by reclaiming land from the sea,
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| | his own engagement to South African
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| resulting in area where the district of
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| | swimmer Charlene Wittstock.
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| Fontvieille now stands, and one of the
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| | 'Things have gone quiet recently on the
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| best known hotels in Monaco, the
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| | Charlene front', comment the guide,
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| Columbus, is situated.
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| | 'Monaco is all about glitz and glamour
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| But there is a danger that by championing
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| | and perhaps a surprise announcement will
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| the environmental cause that Prince
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| | be made soon. But it's possible that
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| Albert could turn off his people before
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| | Albert is more interested in
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| he turns off the warming of the planet.
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| | environmental affairs than affairs of the
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| 'Monaco is home to the world's wealthy',
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| | heart'.
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| say the travel guide, 'And it's a place
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| | Monaco has been making the news recently
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| of fun. The Monaco Grand Prix, the casino
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| | as Monte Carlo real estate prices have
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| and the fact that it's the most sought
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| | escalated, and are on a level with London
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| after tax haven in Europe might not sit
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| | and New York.
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| comfortably with heavy politics. Happily
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| | Even the cheapest studios are edging
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| the environment is an issue that has
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| | towards the million Euro level according
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| moved from the fringe to mainstream, and
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| | to Monaco property specialists.
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| is something that nearly everyone is
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| | 'Increasing taxes elsewhere in Europe,
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| concerned about. Luckily for Prince
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| | especially in the UK, have seen inquiries
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| Albert he has identified himself with an
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| | increase significantly over the last
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| issue that is just as important to the
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| | twelve months,' they say, 'and it's not
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| tax exiles and business people who bring
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| | the weather in Monte Carlo that's drawing
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| their money to Monaco as it is to
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| | buyers, but the income tax free status of
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| everyone else. In the past Prince Charles
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| | being a resident, and the security that
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| has been slightly ridiculed with his
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| | goes with living in Monaco. There's one
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| views on the environment and organic
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| | policeman for every one hundred residents
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| farming, but now with hindsight a lot of
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| | and has to be the safest country to live
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| people think he was ahead of his time.'
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| | in Europe'.
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| Referring to Monaco's tax haven status
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| | This year's Monaco Grand Prix, the
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| the travel guide add 'Prince Albert needs
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| | possibility of a royal engagement and
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| to be careful not to kill the goose that
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| | Prince Albert's continuing campaign for
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| lays the golden egg. Monaco is to start
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| | the environment make the year ahead an
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| asking businesses in strict
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| | exciting one for residents and visitors
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| confidentiality for finance figures so
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| | to Monaco alike.
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| Monaco can do more at the United Nations
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