Prince Albert II of Monaco said he’s been told to be "available" to be kidnapped by his precocious 8-year-old twins for his 65th birthday celebration this week. "It's going to be very subdued," the only son of late Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace told People magazine of the hoopla earlier this week. "We'll have a little family lunch on Tuesday.
Afterward, when the children return from school, I'm going to be kidnapped. Really. I've been told to be available to be kidnapped at 5:30." He added his youngest children Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella are keeping their plans a "secret." "The kids want to kidnap me.They want to take me to a play at a theater, but actually, I've only been warned I'm going to be kidnapped." Albert shares the children with Princess Charlene, 45, whom he married in 2011.
On Wednesday, the prince will attend a St. Patrick’s Day concert at the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco before flying to Ireland to dedicate a new statue of his mother who was of Irish heritage.
An official Instagram post from the prince's account said the Orchestra of the Prince's Carabiniers wished him a happy birthday during the changing of the guard at the Place du Palais before he had lunch with his family and later the twins invited him to a performance of "'La sorcière du placard aux balais' created especially for the occasion." View this post on Instagram A post shared by @hshprincealbertii He told People while he sees friends retiring at his age, "I can’t do that." He proclaimed that "65 is the new 45!" "I mean, 65 is important, but it isn't.
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