Fireworks explode over Monte Carlo during the celebration to officially proclaim Prince Albert II of Monaco the ruler of the tiny Riviera principality July 12, 2005.
Monegasque flags fly in front of the Monaco palace, a day before the ceremony given in honor of Prince Albert II's accession to the throne, July 11, 2005. Albert, 47, is the son of the late Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly. Royal powers were automatically conferred on Albert upon the death of his father April 6 at the age of 81. Rainier had ruled Monaco since 1949.
Prince Albert II of Monaco arrives at the Monaco cathedral before a solemn Mass July 12, 2005.
Princess Stephanie of Monaco arrives at the Monaco cathedral before a solemn Mass July 12, 2005, in Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, third right, attends along with his sister Caroline, right, and her husband, Ernst August of Hanover, second right, a Catholic Mass celebrated by Monaco's archbishop Bernard Barsi, left, in the Monaco cathedral July 12, 2005.
Prince Albert II of Monaco attends a Mass celebrated by Monaco's Archbishop Bernard Barsi at the Monaco cathedral, on the day he officially became the ruler of the Mediterranean principality, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco walks past Archbishop Bernard Barsi as he leaves the Monaco cathedral after a solemn Mass July 12, 2005. A day-long celebration to officially proclaim Prince Albert II of Monaco the ruler of the tiny Riviera principality opened with the Mass at the cathedral where his father, Rainier III, was buried three months ago.
The children of Princess Caroline,, from left to right, Pierre Casiraghi, Charlotte Casiraghi and Andrea Casiraghi, and her stepsons, Prince Ernst-August of Hanover and Christian of Hanover, attend a Catholic Mass in Monaco July 12, 2005, when Prince Albert II of Monaco formally became ruler.
Princess Caroline of Monaco's daughter Charlotte Casiraghi attends a Catholic mass celebrated by Monaco's Archbishop Bernard Barsi at the cathedral in Monaco, July 12, 2005.
Princess Caroline of Hanover leaves the Monaco cathedral after a solemn Mass July 12, 2005.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, second left, smiles at Archbishop Barsi while his sisters Princess Caroline of Hanover, center, and Princess Stephanie look on after a solemn Mass, July 12, 2005.
Princess Caroline of Hanover, center, with her husband, Ernst August of Hanover, and her sister, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, talk with Archbishop Barsi after Mass July 12, 2005.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, center, poses for photographers with his sisters Princess Caroline of Hanover, left, and Princess Stephanie of Monaco, during the celebration to officially proclaim him the new ruler of Monaco July 12, 2005.
A flag flies with the new arms of Prince Albert II of Monaco in front of the Monaco palace, a day before the ceremony given in honor of Prince Albert's accession to the throne.
Prince Albert II of Monaco is broadcast on a giant screen as he addresses residents during a ceremony to officially proclaim him as the principality's new ruler, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.
A crowd gathers in front the Monaco palace during a ceremony to officially proclaim Prince Albert II as the principality's new ruler July 12, 2005.
Prince Albert II of Monaco salutes the crowd as his sister Princess Stephanie of Monaco, right, applauds during a ceremony given in honor of his accession to the throne, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco shows the keys to Monaco, which he received from Mayor George Marsan, during a ceremony given in honor of his accession to the throne, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, right, toasts with his sister Caroline of Monaco, left, and her son Andrea during a ceremony given in honor of his accession to the throne, July 12, 2005, in Monaco.