Left to right: Her Excellency Anne-Marie Boisbouvier Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de Monaco, Délégué Permanent auprès de l’ U.N.E.S.C.O. and Library Trustee, Guadalupe Smurfit, President of The Ireland Funds Monaco, Mrs Marie Morgan Burgess, His Excellency Niall Burgess Ambassador of Ireland to France and Monaco, Mrs Marian Harkin Minister of State Ireland, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, Mrs Jacqueline Murphy, Mr Mark Armstrong, Library Trustee, Mr Peter K.Murphy, Library Trustee, Mrs Annick Joannon, Mr Pierre Joannon, Former Library Trustee and Honorary Consul General, Ms Stefne Van Zyl, palace portrait artist, Paulette Pearson, American artist and Madame Jade Sapolin, Director of the Académie Rainier Conservatoire in Monaco
Mrs Marian Harkin Minister of State Ireland with responsibility for Further Education, Apprenticeship, Constructions and Climate Skills and His Excellency Niall Burgess Ambassador of Ireland to France and the Principality of Monaco greet H.S.H. Prince Albert II in the salon Princess Grace at the Library.
Jeanne Sutton The Ireland Funds Monaco spring Writer-in-Residence reads an extract from her work-in-progress novel, Monster Island.
Prince Albert II of Monaco listens to a presentation by Shannon Kenny, a recent graduate of architecture from South East Technological University in Ireland
Mark Armstrong presents one of his 40 paintings of Monaco's landscapes to HSH Prince Albert II. The paintings are for sale and proceeds go to the Princess Grace Foundation, founded by the Sovereign's mother in 1964 for her philanthropic work. The Library in her namesake is under the aegis of the Foundation and is a key cultural pillar.
