69th anniversary of liberation
Monaco celebrates the 69th anniversary of its liberation after WW2 with a convoy of jeeps and other military vehicles, and a wreath laying ceremony.
Military Vehicles' Parade
The convoy is expected to pass through Casino Square at 11:20, pauses at the Maison de France on rue Grimaldi at 11:30, climbs the Rocher to Monaco Ville at 12:00, passes through the Place du Palais at 12:20, and ends at the Mairie.
Wreath laying in Monaco
A Ceremony of Remembrance is organized at the cemetery, starting at 16:00 on 3rd September. Wreaths are laid at the Monument aux Morts and on the graves of Monegasque resistance fighters, Rene Borghini and Joseph Lajoux. followed by a prayer for the dead, a bugle call, a minute's silence, a prayer for peace, and finally, the playing of national anthems by the Musique Municipale, conducted by Charles Vaudano.
Wreath laying in France
Neighbouring Beausoleil also marks the occasion on 3rd September:
- 10:00, Cap d'Ail, wreath laying at the monument on avenue Prince Rainier III
- 10:45, Beausoleil, procession with military vehicles and wreath laying at Palais Berlioz and Square Kraemer on rue des Martyrs de la Resistance, and on rue du 18 juin
- 11:15, Beausoleil mairie, speech by mayor, followed by wreath laying at the Monument aux Morts
- 11:45, Beausoleil, place de la liberation, public reception open to all
