The Grimaldi family, which has ruled a mini-principality picturesquely located on the French Mediterranean coast since the 13th century, has experienced so many strokes of fate over the past decades that many Monegasques have long believed that a medieval curse could be upon the family . One of these strokes of fate was the tragic accidental death of Princess Gracia Patricia, the glamorous wife of Prince Rainier III, in September 1982.

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