Prince Albert and “Green Prince”, Leonardo DiCaprio

Because he is the son of the unforgettable Grace Kelly. Therefore, Albert de Monaco is of course familiar with the world of cinema. Nevertheless, He who grew up surrounded by Gregory Peck. Similarly, Hitchcock, Sinatra or Cary Grant, was able to be friends once an adult with other Hollywood stars such as Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas … However, But it is thanks to a completely different center of interest. However, far from the sets of filming and worldly evenings, that the prince of Monaco sympathized with the one who is nicknamed prince albert “green prince”, leonardo ” “, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Albert de Monaco and the American actor have known each other for almost fifteen years now. Similarly, A friendly relationship united around the same mission: the defense of the oceans. In 2014. it was together that they had taken part in the “Our Ocean” conference given in Washington, to speak of sustainable fishing, marine pollution and ocean acidification.

Although connections to the climate emergency. Albert had not hesitated to nuance the rather radical discourse of the actor, who had affirmed that the precious coral reef of Queensland, in Australia, now counted “immense dead areas”. Afterwards. with the British newspaper “Mail on Sunday”, the Monegasque had warned the negative impact of such comments on tourism in this region. “You have to be very careful with these kinds of statements. Especially if they are not supported by scientific facts. data, “commented the sovereign, while recalling that there were still large parts of the healthy reef.

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Recent reunion at sea, in the Solomon Islands

Without resentment, Prince Albert received the star the following prince albert “green prince”, leonardo year in Monaco to give him the great Albert I medal and thus thank him for “his commitment to sustainable development and against global warming”. An honor that had not failed to pride the actor. who had then made the trip to the principality in the middle of the filming of “The Revenant”, with viking beard and long hair disciplined in a bun.

The next day. it was the Oscar-winning actor’s turn to thank the sovereign for his support during the second edition of the gala of his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation organized in Saint-Tropez.

More recently. the prince and the star have abandoned a tuxedo and formal speech to roll up their sleeves. Albert de Monaco. Leonardo DiCaprio met in the field, or rather at sea, to apply their convictions during a trip to the Solomon Islands, in the northeast of Australia. The two ecological friends joined the team of the Pristine Seas expedition of National Geographic. led by the marine biologist and Explorer Enric Sala.