the fabulous life of Monaco's royal family, who rules over one of the richest countries in the world, is richer than the Queen of England, and lives in a 12th-century palace
Prince Albert of Monaco is worth an estimated $1 billion and owns about a quarter of the land he reigns over, according to GoBankingRates, making the Monaco royal family one of the wealthiest in the world. For comparison, the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, is worth an estimated $500 million.
Prince Albert married Charlene Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer and teacher from South Africa in July 2011, and the couple shares two children. The prince also has two other children, who were born out of wedlock.
The country is home to 12,261 millionaires in less than 1 square mile, and the number of millionaires increased by 12% between 2013 and 2018, according to the 2019 Knight Frank Wealth Report.
The palace, which was built as a fortress in 1162, is guarded by a 98-man force made up of highly trained French military men.
Its state apartments are open for public visits for part of the year for €8, or about $9.
Kelly, a beloved American actress at the time, met her future husband, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, during a photo shoot.
They had three children: Princesses Caroline and Stephanie, and Prince Albert. The two were married from 1956 until Kelly's tragic death in 1982, when she suffered a stroke and crashed her car.
The family also went on skiing holidays in Switzerland.
Their three-day wedding cost an estimated $70 million and included guests like Karl Lagerfeld, Naomi Campbell, and Giorgio Armani.
The couple also hired the American rock band the Eagles to perform ahead of the ceremony.
The gala takes place in September each year during the Monaco Yacht Show, and attendees have included Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Li Bingbing, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Grant, Robert F. Kennedy, Eva Longoria, and Madonna.
Prince Albert's father, Prince Rainier III, created the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in 1961.
A one-day pass to the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix costs $328, and many of the superrich attendees stay at the Hotel Metropole, where a room can cost up to $41,000 a night.
In 2019, Xi made the first ever state visit to Monaco by a Chinese president.
"Four-year-old royal twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella recently shut down the red carpet in Monaco with enough sass to rival Lady Gaga's entire awards season run," Megan C. Hills wrote of the above look for the UK's Evening Standard in 2019.
And the princess has also shared photos and videos of her children on what appears to family ski trips. The Monaco royals are known to take ski vacations to Gstaad, Switzerland.
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