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Nothing could please the Prince's 5,000 subjects more than to have him find the girl of his dreams-not merely for Rainier's happiness, but for their own as well. If Prince Rainier dies without issue, Monaco, under the terms of a 1918 treaty with France, will automatically become a French protectorate. The prospect is horrifying to every Monégasque, for it will inevitably bring French taxes and military conscription to a land of no taxes and no army, except for the picturesque 68-man Palace Guard. Every Monégasque wants...
...personable young prince seemed to have everything in the world that a prince could desire: a beautiful domain, happy subjects, a private zoo, a 200-room palace, a world-famed gambling casino, a 140-ft. yacht, lots of money. If Monaco, his principality, was one of the smallest independent states in the world (it would fit neatly in the middle of New York's La Guardia Airport), there were other compensations. For example, the prince had plenty of titles (16) and a Croix de guerre for his wartime service in the French army. Still, something was lacking: the prince...
...lion in the royal zoo. He loves to skin dive, once descended 100 ft. off the coast of Corsica. In the 1953 Tour de France, Rainier wrapped his Panhard around a tree, escaped with a cut knee. Whenever he steps into one of his flashy racing cars, all Monaco breathes a prayer for his safety...
...Prince's side last week was his good friend and royal chaplain, the Very Rev. J. Francis Tucker ("Father Tuck"), 66, a Delaware-born Roman Catholic priest who went to Monaco five years...
Champ. In Maastricht, The Netherlands, Dutch Motorcyclist Priem Rozen-berg, 1952 winner of a trophy as best all-round Dutch motorcyclist, five-time member of the Dutch six-day motorcycle team, three-time winner of the Monaco motorcycle trophy, revealed that he had never earned a cyclist's license, finally took his driver's test and failed when he forgot to look back before turning left...