Is prince Rainier dead?

[JVS]

[HEyHEY]

1. Ahem...

who?

[KitchenWitch]

3. Prince Ranier of Monaco

he has been illing of late.

[jonnyblitz]

5. prince ranier of monaco, france. married to the late grace kelly.

movie star who was killed in a car wreck in the 80's or thereabouts I think.

[Dookus]

7. Monaco is not a part of France

it came close to being one, though... see below.

[jonnyblitz]

15. oops i thought it was!! i am thinking of Monte Carlo maybe

i could have sworn i was over there in the military. it makes sense though that it wouldn't be now that i think it. my bad. how embarrassing.

[tjwmason]

25. Monte Carlo is in Monaco

If I remember correctly (not much chance of that), the Principality of Monaco has three towns Monaco Ville, Monte Carlo and one other. The whole place is tiny, and so they all run into each other and become de facto one place.

[CanuckAmok]

17. Strong work, Comrade Journalist!

Don't you remember him? He invented the Dodge Monaco.

[JVS]

20. Was there any "rich Corinthian leather" involved?

Or anything at all which was rich and Corinthian?

[CanuckAmok]

21. No, you're thinking of the Cordova...

...the one Ricardo Montalban used to chase Wonder Woman. Or was it for chasing Captain Kirk? Damned channel-surfing babysitters!


http://www.tampabay.com/entertainment/story.cfm?storyid=91446

[JVS]

22. Are you sure that isn't the Cordoba?

[CanuckAmok]

23. maybe... I'm not sure of anything, anymore.

At any rate, here's one. I had an identical one, but without the T-roof. I paid $75 for it. The leather wasn't very Corinthian by the time I got it.

[MADem]

2. Last I heard, he rallied a bit...n/t

[ffm172]

4. last time I heard he was still alive

and his condition stabilizing

[Dookus]

6. No...

he seems to be doing better.

I remember reading years ago that if he died before Prince Albert produced an heir, Monaco would revert back to France. But a couple years ago, I saw an interview with Albert that said they'd arranged an agreement with France to rescind that clause, so Monaco is safe for now as an independent nation.

See, it only takes one gay prince to change the course of history.

[JVS]

8. Drat!

I was waiting for France to employ her nuclear arsenal

[Rowdyboy]

9. I had not heard about the new agreement....

I had already started making plans for attending the formal handover to France (cause Pr Albert shows no sign of begetting baby boys anytime soon)

[Spinzonner]

10. I'm soooo relieved

[JVS]

11. War has been averted

[Spinzonner]

12. On the other hand

A golden opportunity to comment on France's military prowess has been lost.

[JVS]

13. Do you think there would be a chance that Monaco would conquer France?

France has nukes, they ought to be able to win

[HEyHEY]

14. But Monaco has lots of spies and secret agents

With pens that shoot guns - a clear advantage

[Hardrada]

16. Monaco has been reponsible

for some of the world's best postage stamps. We can't forget that. Big ones too.

[barb162]

18. they were often my favorites as a kid

[barb162]

19. no he is not

[ForrestGump]

24. I don't know, but General Franco is still dead