2023-11-04 05:30:53
Alexandre Grimaldi is 20 years old and his name became public in 2005 when the French magazine Paris Match put on its cover: “The secret son of Albert of Monaco; Nicole, his mother tells the story.” The extensive article included photographs of a two-year-old Alexandre with his mother and also in the arms of Albert of Monaco, which showed his recognition of who is now his eldest son. In fact, they lived in Paris in an apartment owned by the eldest Grimaldi, and he also gave him an annual allowance for the maintenance of the little one.
What began as a scandal is today just a detail in this family story. Alexandre Grimaldi is the eldest son (male) of Prince Albert of Monaco, he was recognized by him, and he debuted as a model in Tatler, the British high society magazine. It will be in the December edition, but the cover and some photos have already been previewed on the website, but not the full report. Although he does not have the rank of heir to the principality of Monaco because his mother and his father never married, Alexandre does carry the Monaco family surname: Grimaldi. The relationship, as Alexandre told Tatler, never affected him much because his mother handled herself discreetly and thus he was not present in the media nor was he a target of the press.
DNA. Nicole Costa, Alexandre’s mother, was born in Togo (Africa), she was an Air France stewardess and was 26 years old when, in 1997, she met Alberto de Monaco, who was 39 years old. The relationship between them lasted for regarding five years and was secret. Shortly following the breakup – in 2003 – Alexandre was born and in July 2005, the Monegasque prince recognized him. That same year, he officially took over as “monarch.” And in December his relationship with Charlene Wittstock even became public.
“Alexandre was born from love and was recognized,” Nicole Costa explained to Paris Match in an interview she gave in 2021. “Before getting pregnant, I had a five-year relationship with his father, enough time for there to be mutual trust. It is insulting that it continues to be written that Alexandre is an illegitimate son. And it is also incorrect. According to France’s Civil Code, for him to be illegitimate, both parents would have to have been married to other people at the time of his birth and then decide not to recognize him. And that is not the case of Alexandre, who was born two years before his father began his relationship with Charlene (Wittstock).”
Present. Alberto de Monaco maintains a cordial relationship with Nicole Costa and Alexandre. In fact, on social networks he published photos of several of Alexandre’s birthdays and family gatherings in which Alberto is included. Furthermore, she and all of her children – she has three in total – were, for example, VIP spectators of the Monte Carlo Formula 1 races.
Alexandre is Alberto’s eldest (male) son. But he also has Jazmín Grace Grimaldi, the 31-year-old daughter he had with Tamara Rotolo, whom he also did not marry. And Gabrielle and Jacques, the twins he had with Charlene Wittstock. Jacques is the heir to the throne of Monaco.
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