Thirty-two years after the tragic death of Grace Kelly, Prince Albert of Monaco has lifted the lid on what it was like to be raised by the iconic actress.
In the latest issue of People, the 56-year-old royal reveals that his mother was a ‘loving and caring hands-on mom’ who only ever sought the best for her three children.
And while most of the world only ever witnessed the glamour and poise she projected in the public eye, he insists she ‘was even more beautiful on the inside.’
Kelly married Monaco’s Prince Rainier III in 1956 and became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco.
But even with the fame and responsibility that came with joining the royal family, she never let it compromise her desire to be a good mother.
‘Coming to live here and having to behave in a certain way must have been hard for her at first,’ said Albert. ‘But I never heard her complain.’
Instead, she made sure her children — Albert, his older sister Caroline and his younger sister Stephanie — were raised with love and care, as well as a certain air of decorum.
‘She taught us to be polite and respectful,’ he said, adding: ‘[She] made sure we had private moments. Any free time she had she spent with us.’
And while their father was the strict one, Kelly could be persuaded to cave in. ‘If we needed to ask for something, we’d go to Mom,’ he revealed.
Well before she became a Princess, Grace Kelly was famous for her inimitable style, but even she wasn’t immune to the occasional off-day.
According to Albert, ‘some days if she was having a bad hair day, she would put on a turban or a scarf.’
