reign Prince of Monaco.
Following a period of official mourning, Prince Albert II formally assumed the princely crown on July 12, 2005, in a celebration that began with a solemn Mass at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, where his father had been buried three months earlier. His accession to the Monegasque throne was a two-step event, with a further ceremony, drawing heads of state for an elaborate Levée, held on November 18, 2005, at the historic Prince's Palace in Monaco-Ville
