Princess engaged

Press, 26 August 1977, Page 7

Princess engaged

NZPA-Reuter Paris 7, r Princess Caroline of Moe naco has become engaged to :' a French businessman. Phili. ippe Jounot, Prince Rainier e and Princess Grace an- >- nounced yesterday. e A brief statement from >-'the Royal household of the i-jtiny .Mediterranean principality gave no indication of when or where the 20-year-old Princess would marry Mr Jounot. Princess Caroline, whose mother is the former Ameri- | can film actess, Grace Kelly, : has lived most of her life in th; public eye. and her close ! friendship with the 37-year- : old business consultant has I been an open secret for several months. Long regarded as one of the most eligible members of Europe’s Royalty, the attractive Princess has had her name linked by newspaper columnists with several' prominent bachelors, most | receigly with Prince Charles,'

s the 28-vear-old heir to the British Throne. ■ Last April they dined to-: ; gether in a Monte Carlo hotel, but had no further meetings. ’ Unconfirmed rumours said - the date was not a success and observers pointed out fthat in any case the Princess i'is a Roman Catholic while ■ | Britain’s Queen must conf jstitutionally be a Protestant. ( - Yesterday’s announcement r) said the Princess and Mr i (Jounot met through common « friends in 1975. Observers added that the meeting was , almost certainly in Paris, i where Princess Caroline is a • j student and the other mem- : bers of her familv spend much of their time. Although the statement: 'did not say where the wedding would take place observers said it was almost certain to be in Monaco. The Princess is regarded] as certain to bring with her ia handsome dowry, from her I father’s multi-million dollar, (estate.