The Prince’s emotion and Richard Gere’s attack on Donald Trump: a look back at the Prince Albert II Foundation’s 20th-anniversary gala in Monaco
Whilst celebrating his foundation’s anniversary at the Salle Garnier on Friday evening, Prince Albert II reiterated that it must act “where the state cannot always intervene”.
The green carpet and mauve sky were in perfect harmony. Nature put on its finest display on Friday evening to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Prince Albert II Foundation.
A cocktail reception in true Monaco style, bringing together at the photocall both the foundation’s key benefactors and stars from the worlds of film and music, who added their own touch of glamour to the environmental cause.
The line-up on Friday evening included cinema icons Monica Bellucci, Richard Gere and Isabelle Huppert, as well as supermodel Eva Herzigová, tenor Plácido Domingo and pop star Christina Aguilera.
Friday evening’s line-up included cinema icons Monica Bellucci, Richard Gere and Isabelle Huppert, as well as supermodel Eva Herzigová, tenor Plácido Domingo and pop star Christina Aguilera.
Dylan Meiffret
Friday evening’s line-up included cinema icons Monica Bellucci, Richard Gere and Isabelle Huppert. Also present were supermodel Eva Herzigová, tenor Plácido Domingo and pop star Christina Aguilera. The latter two were invited onto the stage to host an evening designed to honour the King’s commitment.
Actor Richard Gere, a long-standing advocate for the protection of the planet.
“Unfortunately, in the United States, we have a mad president”
“He is an inspiring man,” confirms Richard Gere, “unfortunately, in the United States, we have a mad president who will not commit to tackling climate change, who thinks it’s fake news. And yet, at the same time, people understand that it’s real.
Almost everyone on this planet can understand that. And we must listen to one another, talk to one another, and seek organic solutions to this situation. Not just for today, but for next year, the next decade, the next century.”