Overview

• Princess Stéphanie announced her immediate retirement from royal duties in a mid-June Point de Vue interview tied to Maison de Vie’s 15th anniversary.
• At 60, she declared that she has 'given enough' to public life and intends to pursue greater personal freedom.
• She has championed AIDS causes since the 1980s, founding Fight Aids Monaco and co-establishing Maison de Vie in Carpentras in 2004.
• As the younger sister of Prince Albert II, she was known for breaking royal conventions and forging an independent path within Monaco’s princely family.
• Before her philanthropic career, she released three albums and collaborated with Michael Jackson on the 1991 single 'In the Closet'.