Red Cross Gala with Robbie Williams

Placed under the presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II and H.S.H. Princess Charlene Vice-President of the Monegasque Red Cross, the 74th Gala of the Monegasque Red Cross takes place on Saturday July 29, 2023 in the Salle des Etoiles of the Sporting Monte -Carlo.This evening highlights the daily actions of the Red Cross with the most vulnerable people, tirelessly for seventy-five years. It pays a vibrant tribute to the donors of the Monegasque Red Cross, whose generosity makes it possible to prevent and alleviate the suffering of those in need. Created on March 3, 1948 by Prince Louis II, the Monegasque Red Cross was recognized the same year by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). It is one of the 192 national societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and respects its seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, universality. The Monegasque Red Cross aims to assist the most vulnerable people impartially and without discrimination, to save lives and prepare the population for disasters and to carry out humanitarian awareness and prevention actions. It acts both nationally and internationally. Successively, the Monegasque Red Cross was chaired, from 1949 to 1958 by Prince Rainier III, then from 1958 to 1982 by Princess Grace. Since December 17, 1982, it has been chaired by H.S.H. Prince Albert II, whose 40 years of presidency were celebrated in December 2022. 

Successively, the Monegasque Red Cross was chaired, from 1949 to 1958 by Prince Rainier III, then from 1958 to 1982 by Princess Grace. Since December 17, 1982, it has been chaired by H.S.H. Prince Albert II, whose 40 years of presidency were celebrated in December 2022. The show and the work of art Monegasque Red Cross donors are received from 8 p.m. in the mythical Salle des Etoiles where the evening will take place, before a magnificent fireworks display for the occasion.In the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, President of the Monegasque Red Cross and H.S.H. Princess Charlene, Vice-President of the Monegasque Red Cross, the dinner was hosted by Alice Taglioni and Yann-Antony Noghès. The symbolic images of the actions of the Monegasque Red Cross are projected in front of the guests as well as the film of its actions for the year 2023. After a raffle with six prestigious prizes, the Monegasque Red Cross welcomes this year Robbie Williams, the artist with 85 million albums sold during a concert during which he interprets revisited versions or as Robbie could say, " reworked, re-imagined and re-loved" from his oldest song "Angels", to the most recent, "Lost". For this 74th Gala of the Monegasque Red Cross, the Belgian artist Philippe Geluck offers one of his works: "Red Cross cat". With more than 8,000 drawings in the press and 23 albums, Philippe Geluck is also a host with more than 1,500 shows stamped with the seal of his humor on France 2 or with the Ruquier band in We tried everything. After numerous exhibitions, Philippe Geluck is actively preparing the opening in Brussels of the Musée du Chat et du dessin d'humour, scheduled for 2026. In the meantime, the traveling exhibition of 20 monumental sculptures Le Chat déambule, was inaugurated in March 2021 on the Champs-Élysées and the statues then placed in Caen, Geneva, Monaco and then Montreux.