Monaco & Japan: The Story Of Two Extraordinary Royal Families

00:00:13 Monaco: House of Grimaldi - Monaco’s House of Grimaldi is the ruling house of Monaco with a steady 700-year history. In this episode, we cover how this once quiet monarchy shot onto the international stage with the 1950s fairytale union of Prince Rainier III and glamorous American movie star, Grace Kelly. Shaking up the monarchy and attracting huge amounts of fame and attention, their lives would now be lived in the blinding glare of paparazzi. But how would power, wealth and romance lead ultimately to tragedy for the Grimaldi family?
00:25:03 Japan: Heisei Era - In this episode you are invited to take a fascinating and rare look into the concealed lives of Japan’s royals, the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world. Centred on a private island in Tokyo divided from the rest of the city by moat, sits the Imperial Palace, official home to the Japanese royal family. A once secretive monarchy, this shield has begun slowly eroding as Akihito, former Emperor of Japan and his son and current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, both defied royal convention by marrying commoners. With Naruhito’s Harvard graduate wife Owada Masako being dubbed as the Japanese Princess Diana, do these marriages signify changing times for the Imperial Family?
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[@seanliamgo]

The narrator’s elegant voice and transatlantic accent is so lovely. I can listen to her all day!

[@cynthiaalver]

Very interesting. We don't normally hear much about the Chrysanthemum throne.

[@user-fg5ne3fd5b]

For the first time a believable version of the Monaco story well and thanks

[@OrbitFallenAngel]

Everyone knows about the Monaco Royalty because when Prince Rainer the 3rd Married Hollywood Royalty Actress Grace Kelly the whole event was mesmerizing to the World!! ❤
Her undeniable beauty and her undeniable grace paired with Prince Rainers strength and his love and devotion to his Country made for the most EPIC of Fairytale Love Stories ever to be told....❤❤❤❤
In my opinion it's one of the best and most fascinating things that has happened in the 20th Century!!!

[@JamesMcCown-yf3qf]

There is no "Royal Family of Monaco." Monaco is a principality and thus has no king -- a requisite for being considered "royal."

[@cookingwithsalma7752]

Very nice zabdast shering beautiful views like ✅

[@SofiiGolding]

Empress Masako was Western educated. She didn’t want to marry the Emperor. She knew she would lose her freedom. She was educated and wanted to be an ambassador. So much for that. I heard she turned him down multiple times. People who knew her back then can’t believe how much she’s changed.

[@latifisidalmismartinesfern2319]

❤en cuanto a la monarquía de Mónaco me encantan 💖 grace kelly y rainiero y tanto sus hijos como sus nietos han heredado su legado y su belleza física. Y en cuanto a la monarquía de Japón hacen en su especial físico diferente pero bello muy bella pareja los reyes y tienen un hijo muy bello la verdad me recuerda mucho a Isabel Presley y sus hijos tienen gran parecido físico y si algo he admirado siempre de toda Asia es sus cabellos tan lisos y sus ojitos tan rasgado pero el cabello liso me fascina yo ojalá tuviera ese pelo liso el mío es súper rizado la verdad bueno no importa mi admiración y cariño para ambas casas reales besitos.

[@user-gy1sw6gd2v]

Long may the Grimaldi family reign over that sacred rock of Monaco.

[@stephanebelizaire5063]

Vivat and Long Live !

[@SS-dc9hr]

Prease much more about Masako and Aiko. No more about other "that" M either "that" A.

[@djc836]

Neither is a royal family. Japan has an imperial family (an emperor, not a king). Monaco has a princely family. If you're going to have a channel talking about royalty, at least get the basics right.

[@ellaeadig263]

Re Monaco, this is super dated. Albert has 10 year olds now.

[@skontheroad]

😢i

[@karen-zm6mv]

Ah yes, the "fairy tale" in Monaco ... **after** Kelly **paid** the Prince a cool $2 million before he proposed.

[@nphipps9406]

[@RichManhattanite11]

I love royal family- I’m royal myself, thanks to Jeffrey Epstein I am a princess now ❤❤❤❤❤ money buys everything ❤❤❤❤