Charlene of Monaco out of control, according to Grimaldi’s former trusted accountant: million transfers to her family and a contract with illegal immigrants to whom she paid 100 euros, what is the princess’s wealth?

A series of controversial revelations has put the spotlight on Princess Charlene of Monaco, who turned 46 on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

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According to Claude Palmer, the Grimaldi’s trusted former accountant, Prince Albert’s wife had excessive expenses.

Charlene has positioned herself as the royal who “invests” the most money in clothes ahead of Queen Letizia and Princess Kate Middleton. However, these are not the princess’s only expenses.

Charlene of Monaco expenses controversy

Palmero, who was removed from his position in June 2023 and criminally charged by Prince Albert, revealed to French newspaper Le Monde a series of confidential documents detailing the royal couple’s alleged expenses, El Mundo reports.

Among them, it is mentioned that Charlene spent almost a million euros (more than a million dollars) on remodeling her vacation villa in Corsica and a similar amount on renovating her office in the Monte Carlo Palace.

According to Palmer, Charlene has reportedly spent around €15 million since marrying Albert in 2011, which is almost double her annual pocket money of €1.5 million.

El Mundo, citing the French newspaper, reports that the former royal employee also denounced that Charlene hired illegal immigrants to look after her twin children, Princes Jacques and Gabriella, and that she only paid them about 100 euros a day, which the equivalent of just over $108.

This was Prince Albert of Monaco’s reunion with his mother’s family at Grace Kelly’s house, a colonial mansion the royal family bought for $800,000 in 2016.

In addition, he would send large sums of money to his brother Sean to buy a house in South Africa.

“It’s crazy,” Palmero told the newspaper ‘Le Monde’. “I have no control over the princess’s expenses,” he said.

On the other hand, according to Vanitatis, the former employee of the Monaco royal house denounced that the former South African swimmer has a large team of household servants for daily life, although she does almost no official activities and has been absent from Monaco for a long time.

These accusations by the former royal accountant of Monaco cause controversy in the Monaco society and tarnish the public image of Princess Charlene.

How rich is Charlene of Monaco?

Charlene of Monaco, before her marriage to Prince Albert, was a prominent South African swimmer. His sports career and marriage brought him considerable wealth.

According to the website Celebrity Net Worth, which estimates the wealth of celebrities, Charlene is worth about $150 million, a figure that would also be at the center of controversy after the revelations of the former royal accountant. (AND)