Before Princess Charlene: here’s why Princess Stephanie is Monaco’s most controversial royal, from the Grace Kelly car crash and troubled marriages, to joining the circus
- The sister-in-law of Monaco’s ‘missing royal’ has had more than her fair share of tabloid scrutiny – but it has not stopped the ‘colourful princess’ from living
- The daughter of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly has topped the French pop charts, launched a swimwear brand and even released her own perfume, Princesse de Coeur
As the daughter of Hollywood star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III, Princess Stephanie of Monaco was used to being in the public eye from childhood.
However, that scrutiny became much more intense when she was 17, after she was in the car crash that would kill her mother.
Since then, Princess Stephanie’s life has been filled with rumour and innuendo, even all these years later.
Parallels have been drawn between the pressure Stephanie, 57, has faced and the spotlight on Princess Charlene of Monaco. Both have been the subject of intense speculation during their time as members of Monaco’s royal family.
When she returned to Monaco months later, the 44-year-old was admitted to a treatment facility. Her only communication since has been sparse and through Instagram.
