The birth of children out of wedlock happens even in the best families, and there are no exceptions in royal families, Alberto de Monaco knows this very well. The 65-year-old monarch became a father for the first time three decades ago, long before he married Charlene Wittstocktoday known as Charlene de Monaco.

We officially know that Alberto is the father of the twins Jacques and Gabriella from Monaco, who were born on December 10, 2014, almost three years after his marriage to Charlene. They are his successors and are in the hereditary line of this monarchy.

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However, His Majesty also has two other children who are certainly little known to the public, although the sovereign finally recognized them years after their birth.

Who are the children of Albert of Monaco?

Instagram post from Who Remember magazine Jasmine Grace and Alexandra as the “illegitimate children” of Prince Albert of Monaco and showed photos of both in various settings.

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Contrary to what many might think, Alberto knows about them and thanks to the international media it is known what kind of approach he had with both of them, even though they are children of different mothers.

Jasmine Grace Grimaldi She is the eldest daughter and has certain similarities with her father. She was born in 1992, and is the result of the relationship between Albert and the American Tamara Jean Rotolo.

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It took 11 years for the prince to recognize her as his daughter, but it finally happened and now she has her own room in the Monaco palace, according to Vaity Fair.

Years later, the monarch had an affair with a former flight attendant from Togo Nicole Valerie Costa and from there he was born Alexandre Eric Stephane in 2003, which was recognized two years after birth.

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This happened after the mother and son appeared on the cover in 2005 Paris match, a magazine for which they posed for the second time. Then a month later, Alberto de Monaco acknowledged his paternity.

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Today, the brothers are 30 and 20 years old respectively, and despite being recognized and enjoying the economic benefits of the principality, they are not part of the line of succession to the throne.

In November 2022, the father posed with his two oldest children after a meeting in New York, the city where he attended the Princess Grace-USA Foundation Awards Gala, Harper’s Bazaar reminds. This was the first photo of the three of them together.

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Everyone seemed to be smiling and they saw a seemingly good relationship between them, as shown by the photo that was circulating on social networks, which he also shared. Nicole CostaAlexander’s mother.

Jazmin Grace sits in the middle, between her father and half-brother with her arms around both of them.

According to the magazine, she has an artistic streak, perhaps inherited from her grandmother Grace Kelly, which is why she tried her hand at acting and music. Alexadre is known to live between London, Paris and Monaco and to be on good terms with Albert de Monaco. (AND)