Charlene de Monaco the dirty a controversial rival

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The growing and conspicuous presence of Nicole Coste, in Monaco, has created a confusing and complicated situation for Prince Albert II, fueling speculation about his wife, Princess Charlene, absent from their marital bed for months.

After her family and hospital stay in South Africa, Princess Charlene, née Wittstock, was admitted to a Swiss clinic last fall. For the first time since her marriage, the princess has been absent from the national festivities of Christmas, New Year and the national holiday of Sainte-Devote (Saint Devotee), patron saint of Monaco.

During the religious ceremonies consecrated to Santa Devota, at the end of January, Nicole Coste made a spectacular appearance, outside the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate in Monaco: hyper-rusty yellow hair, very high heels, a sculptural silhouette... offering a spectacle highly appreciated by the present photographs, including those who officially work for the Grimaldi, which are the majority.

Prince Albert II and the mother of Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste, a son born out of wedlock but officially recognized, did not enter or leave the religious ceremony together. But the former stewardess, sentimental partner of the reigning prince, For several years, until she fell into the trap of some compromising photos, she did not hesitate to advance successive "confessions" and sibylline phrases: "My son gets along very well with his stepbrothers, his father's children, and Princess Charlene." And she added: “My son's position is in Monaco. It is normal that you visit him frequently. No one can be surprised that a mother wants to be close to her child”.

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«What does Nicole Coste live on?», Asks the entire page 'Gala', the weekly pink chocolate. Indiscret question. For a few years, the former companion of Prince Albert II lived in London, running a fashion business. Since last summer, her presence in Monaco and the Côte d'Azur is much more visible, under various pretexts.

Coste's presence at the festivities in honor of Santa Devota, in the absence of Princess Charlene, has aggravated doubts, reservations and speculations, coinciding with Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste's fledgling career as a fashion model and creator. Given the evidence of his athletic physique, his very tanned mestizo gaze, various specialized agencies have promised him a "great future" with his own personality in the world of luxury advertising, without necessarily abandoning his university studies. Installed in Monaco, he gave no reason to opt for the first principles, if not one of the official heirs of his father's personal fortune, the principle Alberto II, valued at about 1.000 million euros.