ALBERT II, PRINCE OF MONACO

Monaco's neutrality is one of our main attributes - the role of small countries is to act as go-betweens between big nations.

I am delighted to see that the issue of coral reefs is receiving the attention it deserves.

The IOC presidency has been suggested to me.

Jews are an important part of our kingdom, and I am happy you chose to gather here in our country.

My mother loved to take us on walks in the mountains or the hills and she would point out different species that she identified, both fauna and flora.

F1 has to keep appealing to sports fans and not only to motor racing fans but to possibly a wider public... I don't know if it's only social media or different electronic devices that will do that. How to establish more of a personal link to the drivers and to the teams - these are things that you have to think of.

Charlene has a very strong personality and I have no doubt of her desire to get involved in things alongside me.

I'm straight and always have been. When our family gets together, we joke about it or throw our hands up in desperation because there is very little we can do. If we make a big fuss about correcting these rumors, it just creates more attention and turns the whole thing into a soap opera.

You have to protect your personal life, your family and their intimacy as much as possible, whenever possible. Especially when you're a public figure with appearances to attend. Of course, that's harder to do than to say.

Bringing anyone into royal circles is a pretty tough act. Especially in the British royal family, which is scrutinized by the press as no one's been.

It means a lot to be accepted as an athlete as I have and I can be myself.

We depend on nature to survive... it is our responsibility also to take care of our home, planet Earth.

The British community is very active and very generous in many different areas. I can only have high praise for them.

We will never harm the Jews.

I like women but I want a meaningful relationship.

Electric cars are the future.

I've practiced a lot of different sports. I stopped counting after 15.

It's true that Ferrari and Monaco are the two most important things to F1.

I can't say that every day is wonderful bliss and enjoyment.

You know my mother during her lifetime was unable to set up a foundation for the arts. She always had that idea and did help the arts in many other ways but never was able to set up her own foundation, so we did it in her name after her passing.

Those of us who were fortunate enough to know my mother - her family and friends - knew her to be a genuine, warm and loving woman - a woman who always put her family first.

There are some people in Monaco who aren't thrilled at the idea of me going down an ice track in a sled going 90 miles an hour. But they've accepted it.

We're an independent sovereign country and that's very important to Monaco.

I've always tried to protect my private life as much as possible, and that is the hardest part because that is what a lot of media are more interested in - the private aspect more than the official side of things.

Money and virtue must always be combined.