Royal Profile: Prince Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis de Baux

Prince Jacques Honoré Rainier of Monaco, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis de Baux was born 10 December 2014 as the youngest child of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco{Source}. He has two older half siblings and an older twin sister:


  1. Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992)
  2. Alexandre Eric Stephane Coste-Grimaldi (2003)
  3. Princess Gabriella, The Countess of Carladès (2014)


He was baptized on 10 May 2015{Photos}. His godparents were chosen by his father, and were {Source}:


  1. D. Christopher LeVine III (son of Prince Albert's cousin, who would be Jacques's 2nd cousin on the Kelly side.)
  2. Diane de Polignac Nigra (She is Prince Pierre's great-niece through her mother Thérèse de Polignac...which if I did the math right, that would make her a 4th cousin to the twins)

He is named for:

  1. Jacques: a common name in both French and South African culture that his parents liked
  2. Honoré: Several past rulers of Monaco
  3. Rainier: paternal grandfather

Even though he is only three years old, he has had his share of royal appearances. In January 2015, his parents debuted him and his sister on the palace balcony{Photos}. In July 2015, they appeared with palace staff on the balcony during their father's 10 year anniversary celebrations {Photos}. In August 2015, they attended the annual picnic in Princesse Antoinette de Monaco Parc {Photos}. In November 2015, they attended their first National Day celebrations and the 2015 March for Climate {Photos}{Photos}. In 2016, he joined his parents and big sister for a balcony appearance during Monaco's National Day celebrations {Photos}. In 2017, Prince Jacques appeared with his family during Monaco's St. Devote ceremony, the annual pic-nic at Princesse Antoinette Parc, National Day's balcony appearance and a Monaco vs Chalon-Sur-Saône basketball game. In 2018, hand her sister attended their first International Circus Festival show with their dad, aunt and cousin Pauline, attended the St. Devote ceremony with their parents, joined Mummy and daddy for the International Rugby tournament Tournoi Sainte Devote, attended the Riviera Water Bike Challenge 2018, enjoyed a traditional community pic-nic at Princesse Antoinette Parc with their parents and members of the community, and of course provided some antics at National Day. In 2019, the royal twins attended Monaco's Circus Festival for the first time, joined their parents for the inauguration of the new Luxury complex the "One Monte - Carlo, the qualifiers for the Monaco Grand Prix and St. Devote Rugby Tournament, joined their father for Monaco's annual Television Festival, attended the annual Pic-Nic at Princess Antoinette Parc, and of course provided the antics at Monaco's National Day ceremonies (along side cousin Kiaia-Rose Wittstock). In 2020, mostly due to the COVID19 pandemic, they were kept primarialy away from the limelight, but did attended the annual St. Devote ceremonies, the St. Jean Day festivities, supported their mother and uncle at the 2020 The Crossing Calvi Monaco Water Bike Challenge,  and most recently joined their family for the 2020 National Day ceremonies.
At seven months old, Jacques and his sister were trained by the South African Kiddies Aqua Swimming Academy to have water survival skills{Photos}.

He and his sister attend the La Stella School, where they should be in their final year of maternelle education, aka pre-school. In the fall of 2021, they will likely attend their first year of école élémentaire 

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