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Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich-de Bourbon-Parme was born 30 October 2017 as the first child of Archduchess Gabriella of Austria and Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma { Source }. She was born prior to her parents' marriage, thus will not have succession rights. She is the maternal grandchild of Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria { Source }. Her paternal grandparents are Prince Erik of Bourbon-Parma and Countess Lydia af Holstein-Ledreborg. Her parents announced their intentions to get married shortly prior to her birth, and are currently attending to their educations before getting married. Her parents were married in a religious ceremony in September 2020 { Source }. It's likely that Victoria will lead a fairly normal lifestyle. She is named: Victoria: possibly for her paternal great-aunt, Princess Victoire of Bourbon-Parma Antonia: her paternal aunt, Princess Antonia of Bourbon-Parma Marie-Astrid: her ma...

Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste-Grimaldi was born as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Tossoukpé and later known as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste on 24 August 2003 as the son of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Nicole Coste{ Source }. He has two older half brothers from his mother, and an older half sister and two younger half siblings from his father, who are{ Source }: Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, also illegitimate) Princess Gabriella of Monaco, The Countess of Carladès (2014) Prince Jacques of Monaco, The Hereditary Prince (2014) He is also the step-son of Princess Charlene of Monaco , and nephew of Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by birth of Monaco & Princess Stephanie of Monaco, The Countess of Polignac (1965) His mother Nicole changed their surname to Coste on 10 November 2004, a move in which is believe to be in homage to Prince Albert's lawyer, Thierry La Coste. His mother owns a villa just outside of Monaco in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and has an apartment in Paris{ So...

Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich-de Bourbon-Parme was born 30 October 2017 as the first child of Archduchess Gabriella of Austria and Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma { Source }. She was born prior to her parents' marriage, thus will not have succession rights. She is the maternal grandchild of Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria { Source }. Her paternal grandparents are Prince Erik of Bourbon-Parma and Countess Lydia af Holstein-Ledreborg. Her parents announced their intentions to get married shortly prior to her birth, and are currently attending to their educations before getting married. It's likely that Victoria will lead a fairly normal lifestyle. She is named: Victoria: possibly for her paternal great-aunt, Princess Victoire of Bourbon-Parma Antonia: her paternal aunt, Princess Antonia of Bourbon-Parma Marie-Astrid: her maternal grandmother Lydia: her paternal grandmother She shares...

Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste-Grimaldi was born as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Tossoukpé and later known as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste on 24 August 2003 as the son of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Nicole Coste{ Source }. He has two older half brothers from his mother, and an older half sister and two younger half siblings from his father, who are{ Source }: Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, also illegitimate) Princess Gabriella of Monaco, The Countess of Carladès (2014) Prince Jacques of Monaco, The Hereditary Prince (2014) He is also the step-son of Princess Charlene of Monaco , and nephew of Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by birth of Monaco & Princess Stephanie of Monaco, The Countess of Polignac (1965) His mother Nicole changed their surname to Coste on 10 November 2004, a move in which is believe to be in homage to Prince Albert's lawyer, Thierry La Coste. His mother owns a villa just outside of Monaco in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and has an apartment ...

Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich-de Bourbon-Parme was born 30 October 2017 as the first child of Archduchess Gabriella of Austria and Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma { Source }. She was born prior to her parents' marriage, thus will not have succession rights. She is the maternal grandchild of Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria { Source }. Her paternal grandparents are Prince Erik of Bourbon-Parma and Countess Lydia af Holstein-Ledreborg. Her parents announced their intentions to get married shortly prior to her birth, and are currently attending to their educations before getting married. It's likely that Victoria will lead a fairly normal lifestyle. She is named: Victoria: possibly for her paternal great-aunt, Princess Victoire of Bourbon-Parma Antonia: her paternal aunt, Princess Antonia of Bourbon-Parma Marie-Astrid:  her maternal grandmother Lydia: her paternal grandmother She shares ...

Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste-Grimaldi was born as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Tossoukpé and later known as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste on 24 August 2003 as the son of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Nicole Coste{ Source }. He has two older half brothers from his mother, and an older half sister and two younger half siblings from his father, who are{ Source }: Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, also illegitimate) Prince Jacques of Monaco (2014) Princess Gabriella of Monaco (2014) He is also the step-son of Princess Charlene of Monaco , and nephew of Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by birth of Monaco & Princess Stephanie of Monaco, The Countess of Polignac (1965) His mother Nicole changed their surname to Coste on 10 November 2004, a move in which is believe to be in homage to Prince Albert's lawyer, Thierry La Coste. His mother owns a villa just outside of Monaco in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and has an apartment in Paris{ Source }. It is believed that one of these is ...

Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste-Grimaldi was born as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Tossoukpé and later known as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste on 24 August 2003 as the son of of Prince Albert of Monaco and Nicole Coste{ Source }. He has two older half brothers from his mother, and an older half sister and two younger half siblings from his father, who are{ Source }: Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, also illegitimate) Prince Jacques of Monaco (2014) Princess Gabriella of Monaco (2014) He is also the step-son of Princess Charlene of Monaco , and nephew of Princess Caroline &  Princess Stephanie . His mother Nicole changed their surname to Coste on 10 November 2004, a move in which is believe to be in homage to Prince Albert's lawyer, Thierry La Coste. His mother owns a villa just outside of Monaco in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and has an apartment in Paris{ Source }. It is believed that one of these is their primary residence and that Alexandre attends school in either Paris or V...

Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb was born on 15 July 1998 in Monaco, the third child and second daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco and supposedly the e;dest child of former palace body guard, Jean-Raymond Gottlieb-Princess Stephanie has never made who her father is public information. Through her mother, she has two older half-siblings: Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992) Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994) She is considered one of the "lucky" ones of the royal illegitimate children. She is fully acknowledged by her mother, a princess, and is rarely hidden from family events, which over the years have included: her uncle Albert's enthronement , the circus festivals ( 2009 , 2010 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 ), the *NEW GENERATION* Festival ( 2012 , 2014 ), Monaco Beach Soccer 2013 For Fightaids , her uncle's civil and religious wedding ceremonies, and the Louis Vuitton Cruise Line Show 2015 , among other events over the years. In 2015, she took pa...

Born Alexandre Éric Stéphane Tossoukpé in Paris, France on 24 August 2003,  Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste is the son of Prince Albert of Monaco and Nicole Coste, which makes him the younger half-brother of Jazmin Grace Grimaldi . He also has two older half-brothers who live with their father, Nicole's ex-husband, in South America. He is also the step-son of Princess Charlene of Monaco , and nephew of Princess Caroline & Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac . His mother Nicole changed their surname to Coste on 10 November 2004, a move in which is believe to be in homage to Prince Albert's lawyer, Thierry La Coste . His mother owns a villa just outside of Monaco in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and has an apartment in Paris. It is believed that one of these is their primary residence and that Alexandre attends school in either Paris or Villefranche-sur-Mer. At present, Alexandre should be preparing to enter 9ème, this is eq...

Jazmin Grace Grimaldi was born 4 March 1992 in Palm Desert, California, the daughter of Prince Albert and Tamara Rotolo. Prince Albert and Rotolo had a brief summer love affair in 1991, while Tamara was vacationing in the Cote d’Azur area with girlfriends after a recent divorce. After Tamara’s summer rendezvous with Prince Albert of Monaco (then heir apparent to the throne), she returned to California, only to discover she was pregnant by HSH Prince Albert of Monaco (she believed at the time and in 2006 it was true after a DNA test was performed). Due to the inferiority of HSH Prince Rainier of Monaco of the situation that his son had placed him and the principality in, Prince Rainier prohibited his son from having any contact with Tamara or their daughter and to deny any wrong doing. Unknown to his father, Prince Albert allegedly kept in contact with Tamara throughout the pregnancy-and even suggested calling her Grace in honor of his late mother.  On March 4, 1992, approximatel...

Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb is considered one of the "lucky" ones of the illegitimate child coverage. She is fully acknowledged by her mother, a princess, and is rarely hidden from family events (her uncle Albert's enthronement, the circus festivals of 2009 & 2010, and more recently her uncle's civil and religious wedding ceremonies). Marcia Tracy reports for The Royal Fanzine! She is the illegitimate daughter of Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco and (allegedly anyway, Princess Stephanie has never publically admitted exactly who her father is) former Monaco palace bodyguard, Jean-Raymond Gottlieb. She was born in Monaco at the Le Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace on July 15, 1998. Her name is Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb. Camille-likely a name her mother liked, however it could also be speculated that it is after Prince Honoré Camille Léonor Grimaldi de Goyon de Matignon Marie-likely, a name Princess Stephanie liked, but it could also be ...

Charlotte Louise Juliette Grimaldi was born 30 September 1898 and was the daughter of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and the mother of Prince Rainier III. She was the only child and illegitimate daughter of HSH Prince Louis II of Monaco. She was born in Algeria, the daughter of a prince and cabaret singer, Marie Juliette Louvet. Due to Monaco’s constution at the time of her birth, Monaco was due to pass to her father’s cousin, Prince Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 2nd Duke of Urach upon his death. To prevent this, on 15 May 1911, when Charlotte Louvet was only twelve years old, a law was passed recognizing Charlotte as Louis's daughter, and making her a member of the sovereign family. Though it was later held to be invalid under the 1882 statutes, an Ordinance of 30 October 1918 allowed her to be adopted. Louis legitimated and adopted Charlotte in Paris on 16 May 1919, when she was twenty years old, bestowing on her the surname Grimaldi and granted her the title Duchess of ...

As previously reported, illegitimate children are nothing new to Monaco. Illegitimate children go back for many generations in the modern princely family of Monaco. Princess Charlotte of Monaco who is considered the "convenient" illegitimate Grimaldi ; then eight of Princess Charlotte's great-grandchildren-Andrea, Charlotte and Pierre Casiraghi, Camille Gottlieb , Jazmin Grace Grimaldi and Alexandre Coste , and Louis and Pauline Ducuret and three of "The Convenient One"'s own grandchildren were also originally illegitimate at one point or another in their lives. Marcia Tracy spotlights more of Monaco's inconvenient children for The Royal Fanzine . Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy was born in 1947, the eldest of the three de Massy children. At the time of her birth, her uncle Rainer III was single and childless, so many Moneguese looked to Elisabeth's mother, Princess Antoinette of Monaco  for security in the succession to Monaco. This increased...

The Royal Fanzine editors  Ashley Michael and Marcia Tracy  decided to explore the subject of these “unwanted” -- or perhaps, just inconvenient -- children. Illegitimate children are as old as monarchies themselves, but the DNA to prove the relation between monarch and bastard isn't. DNA was just detected in the 20th century. As early as 1919, scientists began to recognize the microscopic substance that would later be used to hold deadbeat dads accountable and solve crimes. James Watson and Francis Crick constructed the double helix model in 1953, something they couldn't have done without the wizardry of Rosalind Franklin. There is no doubt in DNA. It doesn't lie. It either makes a liar or gives credit to a person's claims. It can be extracted from corpses and used to determine if a woman really is a Russian Grand Duchess or if she pulled off the best royal scam of all time. Real Romanov descendents like Britain's royal consort, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edin...