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Polaris Launch in Cape Town

Listening to the speech

Listening to the speech

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  • TSH Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Charlene
  • Members of the ARUP team and Mike Brokenshire (V&A Waterfront)
  • Prof Uwe Brückner, Alderman Felicity Purchase (City of Cape Town), Con Strydom (ARUP), Michel de Wouters (IPF), Anastacia (ARUP), TSH Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Charlene
  • Welcome of TSH Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Charlene by Nighat Amin (IPF) and Michel de Wouters (IPF)
  • Michel de Wouters (IPF) guiding HSH Prince Albert of Monaco
  • Nighat Amin (IPF), TSH Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Charlene, Michel de Wouters (IPF)
  • TSH Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Charlene
  • David Green (CEO V&A Waterfront)
  • Listening to the speech
  • Night Amin (VP IPF)
  • HSH Prince Albert of Monaco with Collier Jetty in the background
  • The crowd
  • Sonja Petrus Spamer, Prof Uwe Brückner, Tessa Brunette (ARUP) and her companion
  • Cape Town Harbour and the Collier Jetty where the Polaris will be built

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