She almost became Prince Albert's stepmother: Ira von Fürstenberg is dead. She married at just 15, was a star of the jet set and enjoyed success as an actress, model and jewelry designer.

After two failed marriages, she consoled Prince Rainier III. of Monaco after the death of his wife Gracia Patricia (52, † 1982) and would have been Charlène of Monaco's (46) mother-in-law and the stepmother of Prince Albert (65) and Princess Stéphanie (59)