This week, royal watchers around the world were scratching their heads wondering: what’s going on in Monaco?
Earlier this week, Princess Charlene appeared in public with a new punk-goth hairstyle, with half her head shaved and a dark, heavy coat and now comes the news that Prince Albert is about to fight a another case of paternity.
Albert, 62, who already supports two illegitimate children he had before meeting Charlene, 42, received a slap in the face earlier this month from a Brazilian woman who claims she was pregnant while going out with his now wife. The boy, born in 2005, is now 15 years old.
Albert started dating Charlene in 2000.
“The 34-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, says she had a passionate affair with Albert, which led to the birth of her daughter – who is also named – on July 4, 2005. “, according to the Daily Mail.
The boy wrote to Prince Albert in September saying, “I don’t understand why I grew up without a father, and now that I’ve found you, you don’t want to see me.”
Albert has been called in for a DNA test and a court case is scheduled for February in Milan.
Although the scandal may have happened before their marriage, “the last case is about a time when [Charlene] I was already in love with him, “a source told the newspaper.” Charlene has had a terrible year, with one family crisis after another, including Albert with the coronavirus, and she is now preparing for this hell. “.
Charlene, a South African Olympic swimmer, met the playboy prince in 2000 during a competition in Monaco and, after a long and full courtship, married him in 2011. A year later, she gave birth to twins and official heirs of the couple, Gabrielle and Jacques.
During her courtship, it was found that Albert had fathered two illegitimate children by two other women: Alexandre, whose mother Nicole Coste was a former flight attendant for Air France in Togo; and Jazmine Grace, the result of an affair with Tamara Rotolo, an American real estate agent. The most recent woman claims to have traveled the world with the prince throughout the 2000s, including trips to Brazil, the United States, France and even met with Vladimir Putin during a visit to Russia with Prince Albert.
Albert’s lawyer, Thierry Lacoste, told the Daily Mail that the latest legal dispute is a “deception” and added: “There are no intimate photos or tangible facts surrounding a possible relationship.” Lacoste said the family is considering filing a counterclaim for “attempted fraud and blackmail,” as the woman threatened to publish her story if Albert did not give her cash.
Charlene, who disappeared before her marriage and was seen crying throughout the wedding, is said to be furious, as “Charlene was said to have received news of the boy when she was fitted for a wedding dress in Paris. Rumors abated for a while, but now they have exploded again, ”the site reported.
“People are very quick to say, ‘Oh, why don’t you smile at the photos?’ Well, sometimes it’s hard to smile. They don’t know what’s going on in the background, “Charlene said in an interview with South African magazine Huisgenoot a year ago.