A backdrop worthy of the visit. For the first time in its history, 60 members of France’s Republican Guard called into Yacht Club de Monaco, accompanied by ten representatives from the Prince of Monaco’s company of Palace Guards. A highly symbolic meeting, it is creating a bridge between military traditions and maritime spirit.

The Republican Guard’s visit embodied a convergence between French military heritage and the elegance and naval etiquette of maritime customs. It also served to reinforce cultural ties between France and the Principality, while celebrating shared values of excellence and tradition.

Founded during the Second Empire, the Republican Guard is part of the French National Gendarmerie with an unparalleled level of expertise.  Its ranks include horsemen, musicians and security experts to carry out a wide range of missions from providing guards of honour at official ceremonies to performing special security duties. It is organised into three principal regiments and is renowned for its rigour and discipline, testimony to French military prestige.

On every trip outside the French capital, the Republican Guard forges new ties and this call to the Yacht Club de Monaco is no exception.