Research post to honour Princess Grace

PRINCE ALBERT of Monaco has revealed that an Irish university research post is to be established to commemorate his mother, the late Hollywood actress and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly.

The prince made the announcement of the new Princess Grace Research Fellowship during a visit to Trinity College Dublin yesterday as part of his three-day state visit to Ireland.

Prince Albert said the research post, and an international conference on Ireland during World War I to be held in Monaco later this year, arose as a result of a private donation. The post-doctoral research fellowship, which is for one year, will continue on a bi-annual basis in different subject areas.