Prince Albert II of Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco, seen here with his wife, Princess Charlene, on Aug. 3, 2012, in Monte Carlo, made headlines as a long-time bachelor with his affairs and out-of wedlock children. He publicly acknowledged in 2005 having an illegitimate son with a former flight attendant from Togo. In 2006, he also admitted to fathering a daughter, born in 1992, out of wedlock. Days before his July 2011 wedding, rumors arose that the bride-to-be was stopped from fleeing home to South Africa because yet another illegitimate child had come to light. The palace vehemently denied there was any truth to the speculation.

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