That was almost 20 years ago… On August 24, 2003, Albert of Monaco became a father for the second time. If Alexandre Grimaldi was born out of wedlock, the son of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly recognized him well when he was 4 months old. The mother of the young man, Nicole Coste, had also indicated that her ex-companion was a good father. “Albert has always assumed his role as a father and no financial agreement has ever been concluded between us”she told Paris Matchon September 11, 2021, before slipping that father and son enjoyed playing sports together and talk politics. Discreet, Alexandre Grimaldi agreed to speak, Wednesday August 16, 2023, in an interview granted to the magazine Point of view. “I lived a peaceful childhood. It was important for my mother. We traveled a lot. My father is in my heart as well as my mother. Both are caring parents, I have this chance”, explained the business and management student.
Alexandre Grimaldi: “I will attack if necessary”
In the columns of Point of view, the half-brother of Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (31 years old) and twins Jacques and Gabriella of Monaco (8 years old) spoke at length about his famous surname. “My father is called Grimaldi, it makes sense that I bear his name. I would have been called Duchemol if my father had been Mr. Duchemol! Besides, I never called myself Coste or Coste-Grimaldi. On no ID, at school or on my diplomas. Those who call me that have a malicious attitude”, he blurted out. His mother was “tender” and has “let say a lot of things, because he was always advised to ‘let say'”. “Me, I will be more procedural, because I was born in France, but I grew up in an Anglo-Saxon country. I will attack if necessary”, warned the young student. Wishing to put things right, he then felt that he was not “illegitimate” since at his birth, neither of his parents was “engaged in another marriage” and therefore have “not committed adultery”. “Using that word is insulting! Culturally, one bears one’s father’s name when recognized from birth. I had voluntary recognition from my father as a baby and not from a judge or the press who would have forced him to do so!”, he still let know.