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,
Louis II, Prince of Monaco Louis II, Prince of Monaco Louis II (12 July 1870 – 9 May 1949) was Prince of Monaco from 1922 to 1949. Born Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi in Baden-Baden, Germany, he was the only child of Prince Albert I of Monaco (1848–1922), and Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton (11 December 1850 – 14 May 1922). His mother was a daughter of William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, and his wife, Princess Marie Amélie Elizabeth Caroline of Baden. Within a year of his parents' marriage Louis was born, but his mother, a strong-willed 19-year-old, disliked Monaco and was