As a bit actress with a handful of TV appearances to her name, you’d expect Jazmin Grace Grimaldi to live the lives of the most struggling performers who have to wait tables or pay the bills at the bar.
But most aspiring stars are not financed by one of the richest royal families in the world.
Jazmin, 31, is the eldest daughter of Prince Albert of Monaco, born as a result of the royal family’s affair with Tamara Rotolo, a waitress turned American real estate agent
French publication this week Le Monde claimed the royal family spends millions every year from a secret French bank account to pay his former mistresses and love children – with Jazmin Grace and her half-brother Alexandre Coste-Grimaldi receiving an allowance of $344,000 (approximately £270,132.88) every year.
And it seems Jazmin, 31, is indeed enjoying a luxurious lifestyle in Los Angeles and New York City – with regular lavish trips to Europe on the calendar – while working as an actress and musician.
This week, French publication Le Monde claimed that Prince Albert II of Monaco spends millions every year from a secret French bank account to pay his former mistresses and keep children. Pictured with his eldest child Jazmin Grimaldi in 2020
She is also believed to have a $3 million apartment in New York as well as a beautiful home in the Hollywood Hills.
Now Jazmin is openly celebrating her relationship with the Monegasque family and posted last month Instagram birthday message to her ‘brother Jacques and sister Gabriella’ – Albert’s children with Princess Charlene.
The prince’s eldest child also uses social media to update her 36,100 followers with photos of trips to Lake Como, dinners in Los Angeles and outings to Las Vegas.
In one of her most recent posts, Jazmin also shared loved-up Christmas photos with her boyfriend, model and musician, Ian Mellencamp, John Mellencamp’s cousin.
In November, the socialite also posted photos from a lavish holiday on Italy’s Lake Como – loved by the world’s rich and famous – as he posed up a storm at an outdoor pool overlooking beautiful scenery.
Earlier that month, she had also enjoyed a flashy trip to Vegas and a fun weekend in Memphis.
She also seemed to spend much of the summer in Europe, the South of France and Monaco, sharing beautiful views and photos of herself enjoying good food and wine, wearing beautiful dresses and enjoying the sun and sea .
In other posts, Jazmin has also revealed her support for last year’s SAG-AFTRA strike, although her acting career is still in its infancy.
Her roles include an uncredited role as a casino girl in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in 2019, although she does appear as Angie Bowie in the upcoming Idris Elba production The Chelsea Cowboy.
She has also released two singles: one called Fearless and another titled Thankful. It is also clear that Jazmin is involved in charity work.
Now Jazmin is openly celebrating her relationship with the Monegasque family. Pictured with her half-brothers and sisters
It seems Jazmin, 31, is indeed enjoying a luxurious lifestyle in Los Angeles and New York City – with regular lavish trips to Europe on the calendar – while working as an actress and musician. Pictured in Monaco in September
She also seemed to spend much of the summer in Europe (pictured last summer), the South of France and Monaco
In November, the socialite also posted photos from a lavish holiday on Italy’s Lake Como – loved by the world’s rich and famous – as he posed up a storm at an outdoor pool overlooking stunning scenery
In 2006, she founded the Jazmin Fund, which helps people in villages in Fiji. In 2016, the organization helped the village of Naidi with money after a cyclone devastated the region.
In 2022, it was reported that Jazmin had secured a $3.3 million home in the Hollywood Hills.
According to TatlerThe three-bedroom, three-bathroom property offered stunning views of the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood sign. Her famous neighbors are said to be Winona Ryder and Felicity Huffman.
Albert, 65, who is worth about $1 billion, also brought his daughter a $3 million condo in New York at the age of 25. It is not clear whether she still lives there.
Jazmin’s mother Tamara met Albert while on holiday on the Cote D’Azur in 1991. They enjoyed a two-week affair that resulted in Jazmin’s birth in 1992, but the baby was kept secret from the public until 2006.
A friend of her mother Tamara said in 2005: ‘Tamara came from a very ordinary working-class background and had decided to go to Monaco for one big holiday. Albert was quite in love with her.
‘They were together pretty much every day and night and when her two weeks were up he asked her to stay.
In other posts, Jazmin (pictured) also announced her support for last year’s SAG-AFTRA strike
‘She told him, ‘I have to go back to work.’ This was reality check time.
‘To her surprise, Albert did not forget her. He kept in touch by phone and she was able to contact him in no time, wherever he was in the world. The wall fell after Prince Rainier found out about it.
‘All contact was broken. First she got hurt, then she got angry and decided to go to court.’
In 1993, a judge ordered Albert to provide a blood sample to settle the paternity case. But Albert’s high-powered lawyers went back to court to argue that California law lacked the authority to order the sample. A judge agreed and ruled that the case could not go to trial.
Albert neither confirmed nor denied that he was Jazmin’s father. He acknowledged in court filings: “I met the plaintiff briefly while she was on vacation in Monaco in July 1991.”
But Prince Rainier’s death more than a decade later, coupled with Nicole’s revelation, proved to be the catalyst for new negotiations for lawyers, and in the summer of 2006, a year after the first love child bombshell, Prince Albert formally recognized Jazmin as his daughter.
The socialite was born as a result of the royal family’s affair with Tamara Rotolo, a waitress turned American real estate agent. Pictured with Ian in Germany in June
Albert and his daughter Jazmin pictured at the Monte-Carlo Masters tournament in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France, in 2018
A royal spokesperson said at the time: ‘We can assure everyone that there are no more hidden children. This is the last.’
Both children now bear the name Grimaldi, and although they will never be able to take the throne, they will be able to make a financial claim if he dies.
About her first meeting with her father when she was 11, Jazmin said in 2015, “I wanted to connect with my father at that moment, get to know him and let him get to know me.
‘Because I didn’t have that figure with me, I missed that. It’s great that it happened when it did, and we’ve had a great relationship ever since.”
Jazmin revealed her close relationship with her half-brother Alexandre as she marked his 18th birthday in a sweet Instagram post.
She shared a series of Instagram posts from his 2021 birthday party, writing, “It’s a party. Happy birthday, my little brother Alexandre!’
And last year, Prince Albert posed with his two children for the first time with former lovers.
The special photo, taken in New York, was shared online by his ex Nicole. The prince is wearing an open-necked shirt and has his arm around Jazmin, who had her arm around Alexandre.