Overview

• Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, 21, crashed headfirst into a wall while riding her motorcycle in Monaco and sustained serious injuries.
• She was rushed to Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace and placed in the ICU’s reanimation unit before leaving intensive care to continue her recovery.
• The princess publicly thanked the medical team and emergency responders for their swift, expert care and highlighted that her helmet saved her life.
• Days before the accident, she attended the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix and walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony.
• A Harvard and Marangoni Fashion Institute alumna, Maria Carolina is an ambassador for the Passion Sea ocean-conservation project and splits her time between Paris, Monte Carlo and Rome.