Princess Stéphanie, sister of Albert of Monaco, has finally overcome the issues that kept her distant from her family. For years, she was the rebellious one in the family and the one who attracted the most controversies and headlines. Compared to her sister Caroline, Princess Stéphanie embodied all the negative values that could be attributed to a member of royalty.
That rivalry between them marked the princess's life forever until she managed to free herself from that burden. According to Lara Ferreiro, an expert psychologist, Albert of Monaco's younger sister has learned to live with her role within her family.
Princess Stéphanie brings joy to Albert of Monaco
Princess Stéphanie, known as the "rebel princess," at 60 years old, is no longer the center of attention in Monaco. Albert of Monaco's younger sister suffered for years from what experts called "the second child syndrome." She didn't hold a position as prominent as her siblings, Albert and Caroline.
That's where her rebellious character came from, which led her to be at the center of major scandals in both national and international media. However, today, the big news about Princess Stéphanie is that she has overcome that family rivalry. Above all, the one that directly affected her sister Caroline, with whom she has always kept a "permanent conflict."
After analyzing her trajectory, psychologist Lara Ferreiro and other experts state that peace has come to Albert of Monaco's reign. "They no longer compete, they no longer fight, each one simply lives in her own role," says Ferreiro.
For years, both sisters kept a cold relationship, with distance, barely sharing family events and avoiding encounters at official functions in Monaco. Caroline, as the eldest daughter, followed protocol and royal obligations, while Stéphanie sought to break rules to build her own identity.
According to Ferreiro, that distance didn't represent active rejection, but rather silences and internal judgments that froze the sibling bond between them. Over time, Princess Stéphanie chose to significantly reduce her involvement with the institution. She chose to dedicate herself to social causes without the pressure of representing a role in Monaco.
Albert of Monaco was Princess Stéphanie's greatest support
Meanwhile, the relationship between Princess Stéphanie and Caroline cooled, but with Albert of Monaco it was completely different. Perhaps because both were united by scandals—let's remember the illegitimate children Albert had outside his marriage.
Be that as it may, Stéphanie found in her brother Albert a genuinely protective support: "There's a foundation of genuine affection," Ferreiro points out. However, this didn't prevent the sovereign prince from also having his ups and downs with his younger sister. Neither he nor Caroline ever managed to understand her, and this caused a rift between them.
It wasn't until now that, finally, the relationship between Princess Stéphanie and her siblings has been restored. While there will always be differences between them, currently "that bond is more fluid and there are indeed spaces for affection."
Nevertheless, images of complicity between them remain scarce, which shows that the sibling bond is very thin. For example, Caroline didn't attend the baptism of Stéphanie's granddaughter, Victoire, which fueled rumors of estrangement.
However, there has been a noticeable rapprochement between Princess Stéphanie and Albert of Monaco's wife, Charlene. Charlene's support offers Stéphanie a complementary and solid bond, without needing to turn to her older sister, who is institutionally distant. At the same time, it strengthens her ties with Albert, with whom she has always felt closer.