On Friday January 26, 2024, C8 broadcast a report on the princely family of Monaco, entitled, Monaco, the Grimaldi saga. During this evening, viewers were able to rediscover this family masterfully led by Albert II.
The journalists interviewed returned to the rather conflicting relationships between Charlene, the prince’s wife, and Caroline, his older sister. “Charlene and Caroline are two completely different women, we can even say opposite. Charlene is the rebellious princess, the one who does not want to fit into the mold, who wants to free herself from the princely shackles while Caroline has always been the good student, always the perfect Highness, she was the pride of her father” , reveals Pierrick Geais, journalist at Vanity Fair.
Caroline of Monaco on bad terms with Charlene?
An observation totally shared by Bertrand Deckers, expert on crowned heads. “Caroline is said to be the best Minister of Culture in the Principality of Monaco”, he confides.
“So probably, when she saw Charlene arrive and be imposed by the prince, on the Rock, Caroline, very clairvoyant, daughter and granddaughter of a sovereign, understood very well, probably before Albert and before Charlene, that the part was not won in advance, that it would be difficult for Charlene to one day be able to perform this role. They didn’t really have any affinity.”
Opposing princesses
For Bertrand Deckers, “Caroline had fears and reluctance regarding Charlene’s profile.” And the mother of Jacques and Gabriella will experience her media exposure very badly. “Charlene has always been a rebellious Highness, she has failed to fit into the royal mold. Charlene never learned French, which is the official language of Monaco. She has always had difficulty with interviews, with the media game,” explains Pierrick Geais, journalist at Vanity Fair.
Thus, Charlene of Monaco never managed to find her place as a princess. If she manages to carry out her projects on her own, she has always had difficulty respecting protocols and fitting into the mold. Quite the opposite of sister-in-law, Caroline.
