Ambassador Noghès and Consuls of Monaco hosted by Siegfried and Roy in Las Vegas June 24, 2012
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Rare Tour by the ‘Masters of the Impossible’ themselves takes Monaco diplomats behind the scenes in rare animal habitat.
Forty-six year friendship of the performers with the Principality evidenced by hospitality during historic Las Vegas visit of Monaco officials
Siegfried and Roy with “Chico,” circa 1966
Long before they ever came to Las Vegas, Siegfried and Roy made a Royal Command Performance for HSH Princess Grace of Monaco at the 1966 Red Cross Ball (Gala de Roi) at the Sporting House in Monte Carlo. During the performance, Chico, the Cheetah who starred with the duo, ran off stage and headed for the kitchen. The event was a big hit and garnered much press. Some say it was the big break for the magical duo. Two decades later, with unprecedented Las Vegas success accredited their show, they would return to the Principality and serve as judges for the Grand Prix of Magic in Monte Carlo.
Friends of the Monaco Royal Family for a generation, Siegfried and Roy were the consummate hosts of the official representatives of the Principality during the first meeting of the Monaco US Consular Corps in Las Vegas. The group held its first meeting outside Washington, D.C, at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas on June 14. The meeting also marked the first official visit of the Ambassador of Monaco to Las Vegas.
Siegfried and Roy with Crown Prince Albert of Monaco and HSH Prince Rainer III
The Consulate of Monaco in Las Vegas, with the help of a team of volunteers including Las Vegan Steve Schorr, arranged for H.E. Gilles Noghès, Ambassador of Monaco to the USA and Canda, and consuls from 6 districts in addition to the Las Vegas consulate, to meet with Siegfried and Roy and tour their Dolphin Habitat, Secret Garden and the behind-the-scenes lairs of the their legendary white tigers, white lions and other great cats.
The group was astounded at the high quality of life, health and beauty of the great cats. Touring the garden with the narration that only Siegfried and Roy could give was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not lost on the audience of Monaco officials.
Honorary Consulate of the Principality of Monaco in Las Vegas 