One of those devastating events was the unexpected death of Princess Grace in 1982.
Her eldest child, Caroline, had to then take on her role as the country’s First Lady.
Her father praised her for showing strength in a difficult time, saying, (viaHello!
), “Princess Caroline stepped into her mother’s shoes.
She has the same spirit as her mother.”
But let’s not forget Caroline has had to overcome a lot of hardships in her own life too.
So let’s break down tragic details about Monaco’s Princess Caroline.
Caroline’s mother, Princess Grace, inferred that she held her and her sister to high standards too.
“Besides being good students, they are good athletes: excellent skiers and swimmers,” she toldPeoplemagazine.
He then claimed, perThe Washington Post,“Our marriage is no more than a formality.
There is nothing holding us together.”
Junot didn’t stop putting Caroline on blast there.
Their car had gone off the side of a steep mountain and plummeted 100 feet down a ravine.
Stephanie survived the wreck, but Grace died the next day.
Stephanie told me, ‘Mommy kept saying, I can’t stop.
Caroline made sure her mother’s charities were attended to as well, especially those she was passionate about.
For example, she reportedly re-established Monaco’s National Ballet Company as a way to honor Princess Grace.
The palace spokesperson even released a statement saying, (via Hello!
Sadly, that happiness didn’t last long.
Caroline had been in Paris when her husband died and rushed home after being informed of it.
Without a father for many years, that’s important."
The princess didn’t publicly discuss Casiraghi’s death, but he was widely regarded as her true love.
She’d been hounded by reporters as a teen, making headlines for any rebellion.
The former Hollywood movie star had been used to the public’s fascination, but Caroline was much different.
Like her first husband, Philippe Junot, Ernst was widely rumored to be unfaithful to Caroline.
The tabloid even printed “Monaco’s First Lady Is Being Publicly Duped.”
The couple finally separated though, and Caroline took their daughter back to Monaco with her.
That, again, has had to be difficult for Caroline, especially since they share a child.
He had been hospitalized for acute pancreatitis and once awakened from his coma, was placed in intensive care.
That means on top of her grief, Caroline was probably worried about her husband’s health.
While that wasn’t necessarily Ernst’s fault, his disease and hospitalization were connected to his heavy drinking.
He was eventually able to return home but the palace revealed he’d need constant medical attention.
The Prince admitted to Hello!
“My lifestyle was more than heavy …
I could have died.”
Unfortunately, however, that change of heart didn’t last long.
Then there was the time he was accused of assaulting a nightclub owner in Kenya in 2004.
Ernst’s drinking seemingly caused a lot of problems for Caroline and her position in Monaco.
That resulted in a diplomatic situation since Turkey thought it was an insult.
The prince’s behavior seemed to get worse after they separated too.
However, there were rumors that he had really gotten sick from overdrinking.
He later told an Austrian newspaper, (viaTatler), “A policeman hit me.
I think they were drunk, at least they gave the impression.
They chained me to an ambulance.”
Ernst was taken to the psychiatry unit that night and later received a 10-month suspended jail sentence.
Months later though, he was arrested again, for threatening his employees.
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Albert wasn’t married at the time though, and had illegitimate children.
Because of that, Caroline remained the country’s matriarch for years and became Heiress Presumptive to the throne.
That all changed in 2011 when Albert married former Olympian, Charlene Wittstock.
That negatively affected her, since she was upset that her role was reduced within the royal family.
He explained, “I confide in my wife as well.
In November 2021, sources toldPage Sixthat Charlene came close to death while visiting her native South Africa.
Then when Charlene returned to Monaco over six months later, she went to a rehab for exhaustion.
She later toldMonaco Matin,“My state of health is still fragile …
The road has been long, difficult and so painful.”
She’s been right there with Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques.
In any case, it’s clear she has had to overcome many tragedies in her life.
Yet, Caroline seems to always come out the other side stronger, like a true leader would.
section of now-closed West Village nightclub Double Seven.
Pierre’s brother, Andrea Casiraghi, also suffered a run-in with the law, though less dramatic.
Lagerfeld was a close friend to Princess Caroline, designing many of her signature gowns and outfits.
As of 2023, the legal disputes around Lagerfeld’s will are at a standstill.
The princess won a landmark victory in 2004 against the German press for the publication of these paparazzi snaps.
The dispute first emerged from a German tabloid publishing pictures of the princess and her children without her consent.
The pictures followed a story on Caroline’s father, Prince Ranier, and his declining health. '
As Prince Albert said to People in 1995, “It’s a skin problem, a dermatology thing.
It’s nothing serious, and her hair will grow back.
Other than that, she’s fine” (viaDeseret News).
Regardless, even with alopecia, Caroline stayed chic, covering her hair with fashionable turbans and headwear.
Although they separated in 2009 after a salacious photo scandal, the couple have never officially divorced.
When disarmed, he proceeded to hit an officer in the face before being subdued.
