Leaving Hollywood for Prince Charming, Grace Kelly went totally off-script to raise a family and put a tiny Principality on the international cultural map, earning a devoted fan base in her adopted home along the way. She would have been 90 this year, and her iconic influence has never waivered. On a random autumn afternoon in Fontvieille, I found myself standing in front of Kees…
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Five Monaco Golfers Help Team Europe Bring Home Augural Cup in St Moritz Celebrity Tournament. As a spinoff to the biannual U.S. Monaco Celebrity Golf Cup golf tournament, founded and organized by chairman Susan Feaster in 2016, the first St. Moritz U.S. Celebrity Golf Cup for the Ryder Cup Trust edition took place in July at the Engadine Golf Club. Over three days from July 22-25, Team U.S.A. and…
Designer Kamyar Moghadam creates exceptional homes one room at a time. Mention the name Moghadam in Monaco, and it’s hard not to think carpets. Not just any carpet, but rather an exclusive collection of the world’s most remarkable oriental rugs, from rare antique to Persian style. It was in September 1977 when Alexander Moghadam inaugurated his first showroom in the Principality, at the…
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