LGBT rights in Monaco respect certain LGBT rights protections, but Monaco and its people have a strong cultural and economic relationship with France. The LGBT community in Monaco does support some gay-friendly establishments within Monaco itself. There are no official gay places to be found in Monaco, as there are in the nearby French cities of Marseille, Nice and Lyon. In June 2017, Pauline Ducruet, the eldest daughter of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and granddaughter of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and American actress Grace Kelly, marched in the New York Pride parade, expressing support for LGBT rights. LGBT rights in Monaco Lesbian, gay,
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco with the French film actress Gisèle Pascal, whom he had met while a student at Montpellier University, and the couple lived at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Rainier's sister, Princess Antoinette, wishing her own son to ascend the throne, spread rumours that Pascal was infertile. The rumours combined with a snobbery over Pascal's family origins ultimately ended the relationship. Rainier became the Sovereign Prince of Monaco on the death of Louis II on 9 May 1949. After ascending the throne, Rainier worked assiduously to recoup Monaco's lustre, which had become tarnished through neglect (especially financial) and scandal (his mother, Princess Charlotte, took a noted