Why the paternity claim facing Prince Albert of Monaco later this month is the strangest yet The sovereign is potentially a father of five, according to claims made by a Brazilian woman to be heard in an Italian court this month 7 February 2021 • 7:00am Prince Albert II, who has two children with his wife Princess Charlene, and two further acknowledged children Credit: Getty Images/Getty Images On February 23, at a court hearing in Italy, Prince Albert of Monaco will be summoned for an ‘acknowledgement of paternity’. Of course, the billionaire Prince himself is unlikely to be there in person. Neither will onlookers see the claimant, who is the latest in a series of women who claim to have borne a child by the playboy monarch.