The 40th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo began last Thursday night. And Princess Stephanie of Monaco with against all odds since she is currently a student in New York, that her daughter Pauline Ducruet attended.

They shared the same smile and the same monochromatic. Princess Stephanie and her eldest daughter, aged 21, had as every year in such circumstances, attended the January 14th launch of the International Festival of Monte Carlo circus that takes place under the Fontvieille marquee, in the Principality of Monaco, until 24 January. This year celebrates its 40th anniversary, the program is a bit particular. This vintage 2016 actually not seen on the trail of the competition numbers to try to get the prestigious trophies awarded usual, but the return of the best award-winning artists in the last 15 years as part of a best-of. It is also an opportunity to pay tribute to its founder in 1974, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Stephanie's father and grandfather to Pauline.

"I had to continue the work of my father," said Princess Stephanie to "Nice-Matin" in an interview published on Wednesday, adding, "We do this year after year, with the team that m ' around and I hope that the Festival will have a long life. In my family already, I know that the future is assured. "A nod to Pauline Ducruet. Which proved once again how this circus festival created by her grandfather and chaired by her mother to her heart.
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