this very telling nickname with which palace employees give him

In April 2020, Prince Albert II was already celebrating his first fifteen years of reign. He became the sovereign of the Rock on the death of his father, Rainier III, in April 2005. If it is still too early to take on such a role, like Elizabeth II who became Queen of England at the 25 years old, shis father had prepared him for his future from an early age. “When my dad told me about the job, he said, ‘You’ll be alone in this room and you’ll have to be psychologically as well as emotionally ready'”had entrusted Albert II to the BBC. The royal life lived by the Prince alongside his wife Charlene, who has definitely returned to the palace after being treated in South Africa and then in Switzerland for a serious ENT infection, makes more than one dream of it. However, being a head of state entails great responsibilities and as Caroline of Monaco’s brother had said, “it is never easy for anyone to be in a position of responsibility”.

However, it would seem that Albert of Monaco is managing as a leadersince he enjoys of a strong capital sympathy with the staff of the palace. As part of the documentary Inside Monaco: Playground of the Super Rich, filmed by the cameras of the BBCone of his collaborators had revealed what nickname the employees of the Monegasque princely family gave to Albert II.

Prince Albert II, the one who won the hearts of palace employees

Nicolas Saussier, the head of the press service of the prince’s palace, had thus indulged in a little confidence : “We have a friendly saying when we refer to the Prince, between us.” Behind the scenes, palace staff would dub him this “the boss”, “the boss” or “The head of state”but no pejorative connotation is contained in this nicknamequite the contrary. “It’s very respectful. In our mind, he’s the boss. He rules the country”says the same source.

An opinion widely shared by Christine Sprile, his private secretary, who affirms that the sovereign plays “a great role” on the rock. “He always has the last word. He must accept, or not, all the things that are proposed to him. He is truly a head of state.” A sovereign who knows how to take care of his collaborators!