Rainier III wanted his daughter Caroline to ascend the throne of Monaco rather than Albert. Rainier III, judging that he was “not up to the task” to succeed him, would have considered ceding the throne to Princess Caroline.
Information confirmed to Le Monde by Claude Palmero, the former property administrator of Albert II ousted on June 6, 2023, and lawyer Thierry Lacoste. The former advisor has, since his dismissal, been accused of corruption and illegal taking of interests. He denies it: “I never took a cent,” he retorts in the columns ofLe Monde. This is a 100% denial. I am neither corrupt nor a thief”