The French weekly magazine, Point de Vue, reports this week that the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Hanover may headed for the rocks. It should be noted that Point de Vue doesn't always get it right. Earlier this year, the magazine stated that Prince William and Kate Middleton were ready to announce their engagement, and the magazine's sources were impeccable.
But there may be some truth to the current story. Prince Ernst August and his wife, the former Princess Caroline of Monaco, have not been seen together since mid-summer. The couple were married in a civil ceremony on January 23, 1999, following Ernst August's divorce from Chantal Hochuli, by whom he has two sons.
The relationship between Prince Ernst August, 55, who is the head of the house of Hanover, and Princess Caroline began while he was still married to Chantal. The friendship between the two women suffered a rupture because of Caroline's adultery with Ernst August.
The Princess, who is the eldest child of the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco and the American actress Grace Kelly, was born in 1957. Her first marriage to Philippe Junot ended in divorced in 1980 after two years of marriage. (This marriage was annuled in 1992.)
On December 29, 1983, Princess Caroline married Italian Stefano Casiraghi, by whom she had three children. Stefano was killed in a boating accident on October 3, 1990.
Princess Caroline and Prince Ernst August have one daughter, Alexandra, who is ten-years-old. In April 2005, the Prince, who has had issues with alcohol, was admitted to a hospital with acute pancreatitis. He fell into a coma the day before the death of his father-in-law, Prince Rainier, but eventually recovered although continues to receive "permanent medical care," according to the BBC.
Princess Caroline is the heiress presumptive to the Monagesque throne as her brother, Prince Albert II, is not married.
There is no confirmation of this story from the Palace in Monaco or from Ernst August's office.
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