The Washington Post, April 1st, 2005
Groomed from birth to rule, Prince Albert took over Monaco's royal powers on Thursday, assuming all but the throne in the tiny principality after a royal commission decided his critically ill father was too sick to perform his duties. The announcement by the royal palace marked the first time since 1949 that Prince Rainier III -- Europe's longest-serving ruler -- had not been in control of the Mediterranean realm, which is smaller than New York's Central Park and famed as a playground for the rich and famous. Albert, 47, is the only son of Rainier and his late wife, Grace Kelly, the American m...
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