Word: monaco
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DIED. John Gilpin, 53, celebrated dancer with London's Festival Ballet in the 1950s, who on July 28 became the third husband of Monaco's Princess Antoinette; of a heart attack; in London. A dynamic artist whose striking good looks enhanced his roles in such classic ballets as Le Spectre de la Rose and Giselle, Gilpin served as artistic director of the Festival Ballet from 1962 to 1965. He met Antoinette, the sister of Prince Rainier, at a Monte Carlo performance...
Having replaced her late mother at the helm of Monaco's Girl Scouts, Princess Caroline, 26, welcomed a respite from the grown-up pressures that accompany most official duties. She and 56 other Girl Scouts set up camp at the Château de Marchais, the sprawling Grimaldi estate a few miles north of Paris. For the outing, the princess donned appropriate shirt and kerchief and joined in such camp activities as peeling vegetables, doing the dishes and sleeping under a tent Like everyone else. Said Caroline, who was a real scout until age 15: "It was like...
...European royalty, affairs of the heart must sometimes take a back seat in the Rolls-Royce of life to the affairs of church and state. Last week, for example, rumors surfaced of a September wedding between Monaco's Princess Caroline, 26, and Robertino Rossellini, 33, the son of Ingrid Bergman and Film Maker Roberto Rosseilini. No sooner said than scotched. "If ever she decides to marry, the announcement will come from the palace," chilled the Grimaldi press representative. Though the pair are clearly a couple, a nuptial announcement does seem some time off. Caroline was granted a divorce from...
...tucked away six French Open championships, five consecutive Wimbledon titles and two Italian Opens, scampering across grass and clay with an iron reserve that unsettled opponents and turned everyone else into admirers. But two months ago Bjorn Borg announced that the thrill had gone, and last week in Monaco he played his final tournament. In the first round, facing José-Luis Clerc, 24, Borg bobbed along the baseline like the champion of yore, putting the Argentine away in 77 minutes, 6-1, 6-3. But the next day, against Frenchman Henri Leconte, 19, Borg went down...
Last year, the repeal bill passed both the state House and the state Senate but a technicality returned it to the floor until the session ended. This year, both sides claim increased support, but Monaco added that the legislature probably will not reach a final decision before the end of April...