Amina said:Just wanted 2know if Albert was 2say adopt Alexandre, would the child then become heir? Also wasn't there a previous illegitimate heir on the throne in Monaco b4?QUOTE]
Hi Amina
I am just guessing here but i think that if Albert were to adopt Alexandre, he will be the heir to the throne. I dont see any reason why he wouldnt be. This is just my pure guesswork, im not really sure.
Amina said:Just wanted 2know if Albert was 2say adopt Alexandre, would the child then become heir? Also wasn't there a previous illegitimate heir on the throne in Monaco b4?
My opinion on this is that Nicole got tired of waiting for Albert to publicly acknowledge Alexandre and she went ahead & exposed the situation. She should have waited until the official mourning period was over @least. Still he's been there 4his son, so thats good!!!
He really needs 2marry and produce a legitimate heir. This will ease any pressure of Caroline's children Andrea, Pierre and Charlotte. He should have settled down a long time ago!!!
Exactly! This is what I thought from the beginning -- she keeps changing her line about why she went public and she seems to been suing for more than recognition for the boy. In her interviews, she said her only wish was to have a recognition for the boy (I guess she may have changed her mind at some point):leahteresa said:Aloha, on holiday but now I"m back in the grove.
She's all about the cash.....said it a long time ago, still saying it. Oh, and probably the attention too. Sadly, famous people attract people who also want to be famous. Did I not just read she drives a BMW, has a body gaurd and is getting ready to move into a nice new place? Then, if albert dies, she gets some of the inheratance....? I don't care if I offend, she is in it for the money. Once she realized she wasn't getting the ring she cashed out the only way she knew how.
Gabriella said:I think one thing that should be remembered is that there are always two sides to every story. No one person can be solely held at fault. As they say, it takes two to tango. I don't think it's fair to place all the blame on either Nicole or on Albert. Of course there will always be room for opinions, but I think it is unfair to place a label on either seeing as how we don't have the whole story.
Nicole is determined to be a perpetual thorn in Albert's side, isn't she? The woman he marries will have to have steel underneath her skin to live with Nicole always in the picture.maybe she's trying to sue more for him to make her into some kind of elevated status
branchg said:Prince Albert is hardly the first, or last, royal to have children without the benefit of a marriage. His paternal grandmother, Princess Charlotte, was the daughter of a Moroccan washerwoman and only legitmitized at the last moment when Prince Louis needed an heir to the principality. Grace was certainly not warmly welcomed as a suitable bride for Rainier by his people at the time of her marriage and her life was no fairy tale either.
Princess Stephanie has two children with dubious parentage and Princess Caroline has been no saint with her three marriages. Stephano was from a very shady Italian family with connections to the mob and Philippe was a jet-set hustler. Ernst is certainly a top drawer royal, but an alcoholic with a penchant for very poor behavior. The history of the Grimaldis is hardly inconsistent when you think about it.
I think Nicole was definately looking for more money from Albert and it's clear that he was already being very generous with her. I'm sure she wanted Albert to acknowledge their child, but I can't help but wonder if she was looking for what she could obtain out of it now that Rainier was dead. Albert had told Rainier about Alexandre and, yes, the girls knew about him a long time ago. This is a close family that doesn't keep secrets from each other.
I think it was admirable for Albert to publicly acknowledge his responsibility to his child and he made clear Alexandre will be a part of his life and inherit his money. The dynastic matter was already settled by Rainier by changing the Constitution to ensure the family succession would remain with Caroline, Stephanie and their children.
I think one thing that should be remembered is that there are always two sides to every story. No one person can be solely held at fault. As they say, it takes two to tango. I don't think it's fair to place all the blame on either Nicole or on Albert. Of course there will always be room for opinions, but I think it is unfair to place a label on either seeing as how we don't have the whole story.
Reina said:Nicole's lawyers vs Albert's lawyers...wouldn't his lawyers just play some game so that she woudl eventually tire and give up?
Tosca said:Stefano may be have blackmailed by the mafia, after marrying Caro and move to Montecarlo, but that doesn't necessarily implies that all Italian are necessarily "mafiosi"!
Lillia said:OK -- I seem to have answered a little bit of my own question somewhat -- along with some more cash for herself looks like to me she is also trying to press Albert even more for a special 'position' or designation or something.
It's my own opinion based on what her lawyer seems to be saying...
Perhaps a new Royal representative at Monaco with an office in the pink palace right next to his? Princess Grace's former office?
Maybe a legal binding Princely appointment for life to attend and manage all royal galas and engagements and meet and greet the public and all other royalty and all dignitaries in Monaco and abroad?
Maybe official representative for the Annual Red Cross Ball in Monaco?
Do you think she'll get even more from him?
Personally, I think she saw Albert as an easy 'mark'. That's my own opinion.
From the International Herald Tribune. Interesting...
(those pictures are not from the iht)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/07/news/monaco.php