“Für politische Verwicklungen sorgte 1944 eine Affäre von Louis’ Enkelin Antoinette, Rainiers Schwester, mit einem Unteroffizier der deutschen Besatzungstruppen...Louis erreichte schließlich, dass der Soldat an die russische Front versetzt wurde, wo er gegen Kriegsende fiel.”
“The Nazis arrive in Monaco in September 1943. Germans took stakes in the company of sea bathing (SBM). The behavior of Prince Louis II during the Second World War was sometimes considered pro-German”
“In 1943, the Italian Army invaded and occupied Monaco, setting up a Fascist government administration. Shortly thereafter, following Mussolini's collapse in Italy, the German army occupied Monaco and began the deportation of the Jewish population. Among them was René Blum”
“Construction of the hotel was completed in the early 1970s. The hotel was built on the spot of the first Monegasque railway station, by the real estate development company Caroli Group”
"The first gaming room opened its doors in 1856. There were many problems, however, and things were off to a chaotic start" / "In 1898, the Casino’s Atrium took on its present-day form: a magnificent vestibule with 28 marble columns (all in imitation marble, except one!)"