Prince Albert of Monaco has been dragged into an explosive legal battle over sleaze allegations in his super-rich Mediterranean country after dismissing the adviser who was long his éminence grise.
Claude Palmero, 67, Albert’s asset manager, was ordered to leave his post after being targeted by a mysterious website set up anonymously to denounce what it claims is widespread corruption in the principality, which has a population of just 37,000 but the world’s highest percentage of millionaires. The case has given rise to a flurry of civil lawsuits — but also to a criminal inquiry into corruption accusations.
