Late in life she went to college, obtaining a degree in social work. After her son assumed the throne (in 1949), Princess Charlotte moved to live at Château de Marchais, the Grimaldi estate outside Paris. Despite the objections of her children who feared for her safety, she turned the estate into a rehabilitation centre for ex-convicts. She lived at the estate with her lover, a noted French former jewel thief named René Girier and nicknamed "René la Canne" (René the Cane).
Late in life she went to college obtaining a degree in social work After her son assumed the throne (in 1949) Princess Charlotte moved to live at Château de Marchais the Grimaldi estate outside Paris Despite the objections of her children who feared for her safety she turned the estate into a rehabilitation centre for ex-convicts She lived at the estate with her lover a noted French former jewel thief named René Girier and nicknamed "René la Canne" (René the Cane)