In March 2023 HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco unveiled the sculpture of his late mother Princess Grace, a tribute to her attachment to Ireland. In the presence of dignataries from Newport, County Mayo. © Edward Reid
The Prince with the artist Mark Rode, who crafted the statue, located in Newport, County Mayo, close to where Princess Grace's paternal grandfather John Henry Kelly was born in 1847.
Princess Grace transmitted Her attachment to Ireland to Her children. HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco has enjoyed many visits to his ancestral home and this visit was a particularly poignant one to unveil the sculpture of his late mother. © Edward Reid
The people of Newport welcomed HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, whose great grandfather John Henry Kelly was born in the area in 1847. © Edward Reid
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco with His first cousin J.B. Kelly, visiting from Philadelphia where Princess Grace was born. © Edward Reid
Local school girl Marion Byrne presented H.S.H. Princess Grace with a bouquet of flowers as the cortège was en route to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in 1961
Marion Byrne meets H.S.H. Prince Albert II, 56 years after meeting his mother H.S.H. Princess Grace during the 1961 state visit to Ireland.
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© Eric Mathon – Archives du Palais princier
© Eric Mathon – Archives du Palais princier
© Eric Mathon – Archives du Palais princier
© Eric Mathon – Archives du Palais princier
Visit to the ancestral home of the Kelly family in County Mayo
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© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
H.S.H. Prince Albert II meets His Irish cousins
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© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
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© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
Visit to Trinity College Dublin
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© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
Visit to the National Museum of Ireland
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© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
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© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
© Axel Bastello – Archives du Palais princier
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T.S.H. The Prince and Princess of Monaco, Princess Caroline and Prince Albert - Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare, 29th August 1963
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© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
H.S.H. Princess Grace visits Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Ireland, 13th June 1961.
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Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier and Princess of Monaco
State Visit to Ireland, 1961
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State Visit to Ireland, 1961
© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier and Princess of Monaco
State Visit to Ireland, 1961
© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
State Visit to Ireland, 1961
© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier and Princess of Monaco
State Visit to Ireland, 1961
© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
State Visit to Ireland, 1961
© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier and Princess of Monaco
State Visit to Ireland, 1961
© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
State Visit to Ireland, 1961
© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
T.S.H. The Prince and Princess of Monaco with John Kelly
Westport, Co. Mayo, Thursday 15th June 1961
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Westport, Co. Mayo, Thursday 15th June 1961
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T.S.H The Prince and Princess of Monaco, Princess Caroline and Prince Albert at Aras an Uachtarain (official home of the President of Ireland) - Phoenix Park, Dublin City, 13th June 1961
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© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
H.S.H. Princess Grace at the Irish National Stud - Tully, Kildare, County Kildare, 11th June 1961
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© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
T.S.H. The Prince and Princess of Monaco at Aras an Uachtarain
Phoenix Park, Dublin, Saturday 10th June 1961
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Phoenix Park, Dublin, Saturday 10th June 1961
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T.S.H. The Prince and Princess of Monaco with President and Mrs Eamon De Valera at Aras an Uachtarain
Phoenix Park, Dublin, Saturday 10th June 1961
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Phoenix Park, Dublin, Saturday 10th June 1961
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T.S.H. The Prince and Princess of Monaco
Dublin, Saturday 10th June 1961
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Dublin, Saturday 10th June 1961
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© 1961 The Irish Photo Archive, Dublin
H.S.H. Princess Grace outside the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin City, 1961
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© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
T.S.H. The Prince and Princess of Monaco, Princess Caroline and Prince Albert - Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare, 29th August 1963
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© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
© D.R. Princess Grace Irish Library
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