The principality of Monaco is rife with scandal.
According to legend, this elite family has been cursed since the 1200s.
Switzerland, meanwhile, was one of Germany’s biggest trading partners throughout the conflict.
In 2015, Prince Albert apologized for his country and his family’s role in these proceedings.
Back in the 1940s, Antoinette apparently felt that this rule was unfair.
Thus, she hatched a plan to steal the throne from Rainier’s grasp.
Antoinette closely examined her brother’s life, searching for weak spots.
To her, the most obvious thing to exploit was Rainier’s non-existent family life.
Antoinette, in contrast, was already the mother of two healthy babies including a boy.
Antoinette even claimed that a doctor had verified her claims.
Ultimately, though, the princess' plan failed, and Rainier took the crown.
The pair split, prompting Rainier to search for a suitable bride.
Seven months later, the two were engaged.
They tied the knot on April 18, 1956.
In many ways, Grace was the perfect royal bride.
Despite everything Grace contributed to the principality, her marriage with Rainier was rocked by scandal.
For Grace, this situation was humiliating to the point of unbearable.
Apparently, the royal bride was relatively vocal about her struggles.
That’s very frustrating to me and makes me very unhappy" (via theMirror).
Although Grace took issue with her husband’s persistent cheating, she eventually started having flings of her own.
“Dornhelm was often present when I went to get Caroline.
When I was going out with Caroline there was never any sign of Rainier.
In that sense, Grace’s personal relationships added more scandal to Monaco’s royal family.
Instead, he traveled Europe with the circus which did not seem to deter Stephanie whatsoever.
The princess moved into Knie’s caravan and began traveling from town to town with her new beau.
Ultimately, Stephanie and Knie separated, but, in 2001, history repeated itself.
The princess fell for yet another circus performer this time a Portuguese acrobat named Adans Lopez Peres.
The couple married, only to divorce shortly after.
However, he showed no signs of settling down, earning himself the title “the playboy prince.”
As a result, he was under considerable pressure to produce an heir of his own.
Thus, Albert’s tumultuous love life was not just scandalous it was also a constitutional crisis.
And for decades, rumors about Albert’s girlfriends and their possible love children circulated through Le Rocher.
Jokes aside, though, Albert has fathered at leasttwo royal love childrenover the years.
In fact, he only did so after Nicole leaked news of the boy’s existence to the press.
Later, she was said to have tried to escape during the Grand Prix.
The wedding went smoothly until the princess cried at the very end.
Per Mariza’s account, she met Albert in a Rio de Janeiro nightclub.
When Mariza realized that she was pregnant, Albert was said to stop speaking to her.
“Dear Daddy,” the girl addressed Albert.
“When I was five or six years old, I kept asking my mother where you are … After all, it has been reported that Charlene no longer shares a bedroom with Albert.
Interestingly, Charlene’s choice to trade palace life for a bit more normalcy has become public knowledge.
The Monegasque people seem to be aware of the distance that has grown between the princess and her husband.
Another added that Charlene and Albert seemed to be leading “separate lives.”
The palace explained Charlene’s absence as the result of an ENT issue gone south.
