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Was the children’s surname Noghes before the creation of their mother’s title?
All 3 children namely Elizabeth Anne (1947), Christian (1949) and Christine-Alix (1951-1989) were named Grimaldi at first since they were born out of wedlock. In November 15 1951, Princess Antoinette was created Baroness de Massy and an ordinance was passed same day declaring their name change to "de Massy." However, all 3 children were only legitimated by their parents subsequent marriage in December 4 1951.
Christian who was referred as Baron de Massy even during her mother's lifetime was only only given the right to use the title officially in 2009, 2 years before her mother's death. This was made official after the release of his diplomatic passport confirming he is indeed Baron de Massy.