When you think of royals, you probably aren't imagining boat racers, circus elephant trainers,
or Instagram stars, but Grace Kelly's grandchildren may change your outlook.
Here's what her grandkids have been up to.
In an interview with People magazine in 1982, Grace Kelly admitted:
"No one likes the idea of getting older.
It's a question of facing the inevitable and not getting upset about it."
This is, of course, a sentiment that holds true decades later.
However, there was one aspect of getting older that Kelly was actually looking forward to.
In the same interview with the magazine, she revealed:
"I'm lucky, and am just looking forward to what comes next.
Being a grandmother would be an exciting experience."
The possibility of having grandchildren was actually something Kelly had been looking
forward to for years.
"My children give me a great deal of happiness."
In 1979, some three years prior to the princess' interview with People magazine, Kelly mused
about one day becoming a grandparent, telling Image:
"Of course I'd enjoy [being a grandmother].
And I can tell you one thing, the Prince will make a wonderful grandfather."
This of course makes it all the more heartbreaking that the Princess of Monaco was unable to
experience this aspect of getting older, as her grandchildren were all born after she
died September 14, 1982 after being involved in a car accident.
In 1984, Grace Kelly's oldest child, Princess Caroline, gave birth to the late princess'
first grandchild: a son, Andrea Casiraghi.
Though part of the Monaco royal family, he grew up in Paris, France and moved to New
York to get a master's degree at The New School.
As an adult, Andrea — with Princess Caroline's support — became involved in two charity
organizations: the Foundation Motrice Foundation and AMADE.
In 2013, Andrea married Tatiana Santo Domingo — the daughter of a successful beer mogul.
For the ceremony, the bride opted for a flower crown and silver flats rather than a tiara
and heels.
Prior to his and Tatiana's wedding, Andrea welcomed his first child, a son named Sacha
Casiraghi.
He and his wife later had a daughter, India Casiraghi, in 2015.
In 2018, the couple had another son, Maximilian Rainier Casiraghi.
Grace Kelly's granddaughter, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, is Princess Caroline's only child
from her third marriage to Prince Ernst August of Hanover.
According to Town & Country, Princess Alexandra is actually a descendant of Queen Victoria
on her father's side and was thus a distant member of the British line of succession.
However, in 2018, she became a member of the Catholic Church, effectively making her ineligible
for the already highly unlikely opportunity to inherit the British throne.
Despite being a princess, Alexandra didn't have royal ambitions.
By the time she'd become a teenager, she was a competitive figure skater.
However, she set aside the sport and pursued an education at New York University.
The young princess told Telva:
"It was always clear to me that I wanted to go to college.
So I did it.
[...] But more with the desire to nurture myself intellectually than with a job vision."
Grace Kelly's daughter, Princess Caroline, chose to raise her children in relative privacy
— at least, as private as one's life can be when part of a royal family.
Despite her quiet life, Caroline's second child, Charlotte Casiraghi, made a name for
herself in the world of equestrian show jumping.
Charlotte had been representing Gucci's equestrian line since 2010.
She told Harper's Bazaar that her horses played a vital part in her childhood, saying:
"They gave me the energy to move forward, the ability to fight, giving me a rare confidence
and invaluable strength.
They taught me great humility too."
Although her life may differ from that of Kelly's, you can't help but notice some similarities
between Charlotte and her royal grandmother.
In fact, she honored the late Princess of Monaco at her 2019 wedding to Dimitri Rassam.
She wore a dress similar to one her grandmother wore in "To Catch a Thief" and even donned
a necklace that was gifted to Kelly at her own wedding.
She also wore her hair in a way that emulated Kelly's Old Hollywood style.
Pierre Casiraghi, Princess Caroline's youngest son, doesn't like to spend too much time discussing
life as a wealthy royal.
Although he is a member of a prominent royal family, he told Boat International that he
was quote, "like any other kid" growing up.
"You know, they're rollicking on the beach with their friends like any teenager would
do."
He halted personal questions, saying:
"Everyone deserves their privacy."
When it comes to sailing, though, he's an open book.
Pierre inherited his love of sailing not from Caroline, but from Stefano.
Stefano is Caroline's husband and Pierre's father, whose death in a 1990 boating accident
came just eight years after Kelly's own tragic accident.
Still, Pierre's love of boating errs on the extreme side.
He told Boat International he prefers one of the most challenging classes of racing,
saying:
"It's the scariest, the most aggressive and most insane fleet."
However, he also revealed that he used to love extreme sailing even more.
But once he got married in 2015 and subsequently started a family, he stopped taking as many
risks while out on the water.
Notably, in 2021, he became an ambassador for Dior men's wear, so clearly there's more
to him than just sailing.
It wasn't until 2006 that the world was made aware of Prince Albert II's oldest child,
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi [gri-MAHL-dee].
Prince Albert met his secret love child's mother in 1991 and the two had a short relationship.
When Jazmin was born, her mother chose to give her a normal childhood in California
rather than a royal one in Monaco.
The news of her royal identity became public just as she was entering her teen years.
Since then, however, Jazmin has grown into life as a royal.
She spends significant time with her family in Monaco and has followed in her grandmother's
footsteps as an actor and singer.
"I'm interested in-in all creative activity, you know."
Aside from her interest in the arts, Jazmin is also a humanitarian and has led the Jazmin
Fund since she was just 14 years old.
In 2018, the organization raised enough money to open a community center in a Fijian village
where people could gather to express themselves through art.
Louis Ducruet is the oldest child of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier's youngest daughter,
Princess Stephanie of Monaco.
While he didn't get to meet his grandmother, Louis told Hello Monaco magazine that he'd
always admired his grandfather.
This is why he chose to get married in the same church that held Prince Rainier and Grace
Kelly's ceremony in 1956.
Louis shared:
"At some point he will be with me during the wedding ceremony at the cathedral."
When Louis' wedding to his college sweetheart, Marie Chevalier happened, festivities lasted
over the course of two days.
As far as his feelings about Monaco — he's very connected.
He explained to Point de Vue:
"Growing up in the princely family binds you very strongly to this country."
"I believe very much in, um, the family and, as an important, nucleus of society."
Louis' bond to Monaco is perhaps most exemplified in his work.
He worked as a scout for AS Monaco, the principality's soccer club.
In 2020, he started working for the Nottingham Forest Football Club.
Pauline Ducruet, Princess Stephanie of Monaco's oldest daughter, had an unusual childhood
for a royal — or anyone else for that matter.
She grew up training elephants in the circus.
Pauline told the Daily Front Row:
"My mom was the director of a circus in Switzerland, and we lived there for two years, and it was
the best experience I could have had as a kid.
I went to school in the morning and spent the afternoon taking care of the animals."
However, Pauline's childhood in the circus didn't turn into a lifelong career.
Instead, she's made a name for herself in the fashion world.
Per the interview, Pauline went to Parsons School of Design in New York and interned
at Vogue.
In 2019, she turned that experience into her own fashion line, Alter.
Pauline told Tatler that she'd always dreamed of having her own fashion line, revealing:
"I always loved both menswear and womenswear and I wanted to give this freedom to my clients
not to have to choose between the two."
Princess Stephanie of Monaco's youngest daughter, Camille Gottlieb, shares her life as a royal
to her thousands of followers on Instagram.
On her account, Grace Kelly's granddaughter can be seen relaxing on boats, cuddling her
dog, enjoying the snow, and just generally living it up as a royal.
Of course, that's not all she does.
In 2017, Camille created Be Safe Monaco — an organization that aims to educate people on
the dangers of drinking and driving.
She and a couple friends decided to start the organization after losing a friend in
an accident.
Along with educational services, Camille told Point de Vue that the organization also sets
up services for people to get home safely after drinking.
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