Princess Stephanie Might Be Monaco's Most Fascinating Royal

Princess Stéphanie's romance with Daniel Ducruet may have been considered shocking by royal standards. However, it was hardly the most unconventional romance that the princess ever fell into. In 1998, Stéphanie's love life turned heads once again, as she gave birth to a second daughter, Camille — and refused to divulge the name of the baby's father. At the time, this would have been considered a full-blown disgrace. Reeling at the weight of this scandal, Prince Rainier asked Stéphanie to leave Monaco for a time. Speaking in the documentary, "The Curse of Grace Kelly's Children," royal expert, Phil Dampier, shared, "She was actually banished by her father to a ski resort to try and recover while the dust settled from the scandal."

Interestingly, the identity of Camille's dad remained a mystery for years. In the same documentary, the renowned journalist, Bidisha Mamata, recalled, "The father was not named on Camille's birth certificate. And, in fact, it was only revealed decades later by the daughter herself on Instagram." 

Indeed, as reported by the Daily Mail, Camille Gottlieb waited until 2017 to tell the world that her father is, in fact, a former palace security guard by the name of Jean Raymond Gottlieb. At the time that Camille was conceived, it seems, Gottlieb was in charge of Stéphanie's personal security detail. That being said, Stéphanie has remained famously mum about the circumstances surrounding her daughter's birth.