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Staff at the Imperial Hotel on South Mall, city centre received a ‘lovely surprise’ in the post with a New Year’s greeting from The Monaco Royal Family.
Addressed to Hotel Manager Bastien Peyraud and his team, a beautifully adorned card arrived at the South Mall landmark hotel earlier this week.
Upon opening the elegant, royal envelope, Mr Peyraud discovered a colourful greeting card with an illustrated family portrait of the Royal Family of Monaco, Prince Albert of the House of Grimaldi along with his wife Princess Charlene of Monaco and twins Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacque.
Written inside was a sweet message: “At the dawn of this New Year we send our warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022” along with signatures from the Prince and Princess.
Delighted to receive the royal greeting Manager Bastien Peyraud said “It may seem like something small but to myself and all our team here at the hotel receiving these greetings and good wishes from the Royal Family of Monaco is a lovely compliment to our passion to look after all our guests, who to us are always VIP’s.”
The well-wishes come over 60 years after the historic hotel’s first Monaco connection when Prince Rainier, Princess Grace and their young children Princess Caroline and Prince Albert stayed at the Imperial during an official state trip in 1961.
Since then The Imperial Hotel has held a long-standing connection with the royal family.
Mr Payraud said: “The acknowledgement of our history and the efforts by all the team to pay tribute to this Royal relationship is very appreciated and has given us a welcome boost as we head into the New Year.”
