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Teaching Moment
HARROW IS ONE OF ENGLAND’S most venerable schools and I am grateful that it affords me the opportunity to visit our Harrovian Community and our International Schools in many parts of...
By Alastair Land
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L'Art De Vivre
Bread, Games And The Golden Shadow
It begins, as so many enduring tales do, with a man and his grievance. In the marble-shadowed avenues of Imperial Rome - where statues loomed like mute witnesses above markets and monuments - lived a...
By H.I.R.H. Archduke Carl Christian of Austria
Society
The Other Kelly Girl
KELLY POWERS - née Helen Jeanne Kelly - was the flame-haired, forever flirty and famously funny half of the “Kelly Girls”. The other half was Grace Patricia Kelly....
By Annette Anderson
The Food Scene
Sister Act
FINDING THE PERFECT LUNCH spot in Monaco is no easy feat. Authentic, home-cooked food, a charming setting, and reasonable prices rarely come together in the Principality. Enter Maison...
By Suzanna Chambers
Arts
Turning Silence Into A Shout
I DON’T JUST PAINT - I conjure. My canvases are portals, trembling with the alchemy of emotion, where abstract expressionism unfurls like a secret whispered in color. As a Dominican artist who calls his work free-spirited, strong, and pure, I wield my...
By Luis Ros
Health & Wellness
A Symphony Of Healing
PICTURE YOURSELF AT a chic Monaco café, the gentle strum of an acoustic guitar weaving through the air, lifting your spirit. Or perhaps you’re strolling through the lush Casino Gardens near the Metropole Hotel, where birdsong dances with the breeze, sparking joy. These are no mere m...
By Helga Piaget
Movies & Theater
From Foie Gras To Film
RECENTLY I’ve been going à la carte! I spent seven months participating in the making of a short film, which we have just completed. I’m so excited about it. For over 20 years, I’ve dreamed of creating something beyond the kitchen, a project that could capture not just the essence of food but the life, the art, and the people around it. That dream has finally taken shape in R-Stories with Rampoldi, a short film unlike anything I’ve ever produced. It’s not meant to be a promotion...
By Antonio Salvatore
Just steps from the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the Élysée Palace, and the Madeleine - and only a short stroll from the Champs-Élysées - Les Jardins du Faubourg is a discreet five-star boutique hotel nestled in a quiet street of the 8th arrondissement. Surrounded by symbols of French luxury, from Hermès...
By Luiz F. Costa Macambira
In a city that thrives on reinvention, few landmarks embody both architectural conviction and cultural continuity as profoundly as Singapore’s Parkview Square. Completed in 2002, the building was the crowning glory of developer C.S. Hwang, the late chairman of the Chyau Fwu Group - a visionary who s...
By Luiz F. Costa Macambira
Events
Valdés In Monaco
IT'S BEEN 60 YEARS since the founding of Equipo Crónica, the influential collective that contributed to post-war Spanish art and launched Manolo Valdés’ prolific career. Blending political resistance with bold visual language, Equipo Crónica laid t...
By Damien Simonelli
Arts
Frame Of Mind
THERE WAS A TIME when art existed mainly within the quiet, white walls of galleries - observed, collected, and often distant from the rawness of life itself. For me, that was never enough. Trained in painting and sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, with a form...
By Aurelija BulaukaitéON THE VIDEO DIGITAL COVER
Experience the allure of Monaco's elite with The Monegasque Digital Video Cover, showcasing a captivating lineup of illustrious monegasque personalities.
Antonio Salvatore
Antonio Salvatore - A Food Editor for The Monegasque™ , covering culinary art and food trends, Michelin-starred chef Antonio Salvatore was born in Basilicata, Italy, and has traveled extensively, honing his craft in Spain, England, and Russia. Now based in Monaco, he serves refined contemporary Italian cuisine at Rampoldi’s exclusive five-table setting, using top-quality ingredients from Menton, San Remo, and Southern Italy. His signature dishes include bottoni di vitello tonnato, cabri dodici ore, and texture di cioccolato, while at the brasserie, he reimagines classic dishes with a modern twist.
Arts
ART BASEL’S GLOBAL ASCENT
IN THE SHIMMERING NEXUS of where superyachts dock alongside masterpieces, the art world pulses with a vitality that mirrors the Principality’s own dynamism. As Art Basel cements its status as the preeminent platform for modern and contemporary art, its latest maneuvers rooted in ecological stewardship and audacious geographic expansion signal a transformative era. With its inaugural Doha edition set for February 2026, Art Basel is not merely crossing borders but is redefining th...
By Karolina Blasiak
Society
BANKING ON SOCIETY
One of the things we considered was that a key to making banking’s gains sustainable is reinvestment and effective regulation. Profits that are responsibly reinvested in growth benefit shareholders, clients, and society alike. Effective regulatory frameworks are crucial and can enable growth and inclusion while reducing unnecessary costs.
BANKS ARE NOT just financial institutions; they are essential engines of modern societies. At present, financ...
By Prof. Dr. Shanu S.P. Hinduja
Arts
WITNESSING ART
I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED that art is not just about creating something beautiful; it’s about capturing a moment, an emotion, a dialogue with life itself. This is the essence of what I do - something I’ve always considered to be a living, breathing conversation between me, the canvas, and the world around me.
“Luxury Live Painting” didn’t come about as a grand plan. It started naturally, as an evolution of how I view my relationship with art. I asked myself: Why not make this dial...
By Elena Papernaya
Society
RICH IN RESPONSIBILITY
THIS YEAR MARKS two deeply meaningful milestones for our family and for Caudwell Children. We are celebrating the charity’s 25th anniversary and the 10th edition of the Butterfly Ball Monaco - a decade of hope, impact, and giving with purpose.
When I founded Caudwell Children in 2000, my goal was simple but ambitious: to improve the lives of children and young people living with disabilities in the UK. In the 25 years since, the charity has grown into a nationally respected and...
By John Caudwell & Modesta Vžesniauskaitė
BUSINESS
A Pool, Etched in Stone: How Kusserpool Is Redefining Luxury Through Craftsmanship and Sustainability
In Lower Bavaria, where granite has been quarried for generations, a swimming pool quietly challenges prevailing notions of what luxury looks and feels like. Constructed not from concrete or tile but from slabs of solid granite, this pool - referred to simply as the Kusserpool after the family firm that developed it - offers a reconsideration of materiality, permanence, and the relationship between built environments and nature.
The pool’s core material, Tittlinger Finegrain granite, is quarrie...
By Luiz F. Costa Macambira
Society
A ROYAL UNCOVERING: When My Grandmother Brought Pratolino Back to Life
Every summer, until we were 11 years old, my twin brother and I vacationed at our family’s 16th-century Medici villa, Pratolino, on the hills of Florence.
I found a notebook handwritten in 1957 by my grandmother expressing her feelings and reflections on this property that my grandfather had inherited in 1955 from his aunt, Princess Moina Abamelek-Lazarev, who was the sister of his mother, Princess Aurora Demidoff.
Moina was a sweet, good, and a rather...
By H.R.H. Prince Michel of Yugoslavia
Society
THE BEAUTY OF PERSONAL DISASTER
IT’S THE GREAT GATSBY’S 100TH BIRTHDAY, the perfect pretext to spur discussion about how Fitzgerald’s iconic Jazz Age novel resonates, a century later. Why are we still obsessed with Jay Gatsby? He lies about his past, conducts shady business on the side, and indulges in the showiest, most outrageous entertainment as a party host. A loner, we also learn that it’s all because he’s stubbornly hanging onto his romantic dreams about reconquering his lost love Daisy. What would she b...
By Lanie Goodman
BUSINESS
DISHING OUT LIFESTYLES
IN THE VERDANT HILLS of Romania’s Bihor County, where the air hums with possibility, Cosmina Măhăra is rewriting the script on what it means to live well. As the co-founder and general manager of Agriro Fresh, Cosmina is not just serving up salads - she’s dishing out a lifestyle, one vibrant, nutrient-packed bowl at a time. With her razor-sharp business savvy and an almost alchemical knack for turning greens into glamour, Cosmina is the visionary behind a brand that’s as much ab...
By Andrew Shelepnytsky
MONAPINIONTM
Thoughts, arguments, opinions and reflections
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Helga Piaget
Working Across Generations To Protect Life's Greatest Commodity
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Luiz F. Costa Macambira
We are not just a publication; and for sure not another luxury magazine
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Maren Tschinkel
My goal is to inspire others with my approach to health
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H.I.R.H. Archduke Carl Christian of Austria
A Bentley, a legacy, and the art of acquiring well
Influential People
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SP Hinduja Shanu (Hinduja Family)
With a net worth of $19.5 billion, the Hinduja family is listed at #55 on Forbes 2018 The World’s Billionaires and #4 on India’s Richest 2018: The Top Ten Billionaires. As a senior member of the Hind...
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James Ratcliffe
Former chemical engineer James Ratcliffe is the founder, chairman and majority owner of chemical powerhouse Ineos Group. The London-based conglomerate produces everything from synthetic oils and plast...
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Stefano Pessina
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Eyal Ofer
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