tʃˈɪldɹən bˈɔːɹn ˌaʊɾəv wˈɛdlɑːk ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ɪnðə lˈaɪn ʌv səksˈɛʃən tə ðə mˈoʊŋɡæsk θɹˈoʊn ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl tˈɛn ʌvðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌvðə pɹˌɪnsɪpˈælᵻɾi, wˌɪtʃ spˈɛsᵻfˌaɪz ðæt ˈoʊnli "dᵻɹˈɛkt ænd lədʒˈɪɾᵻmət" dᵻsˈɛndənts ʌv mˈɑːnəkˌoʊz mˈɑːnɚk ɔːɹ ðə mˈɑːnɚks sˈɪblɪŋz ænd ðɛɹ dᵻsˈɛndənts mˈeɪ ɪnhˈɛɹɪt ðə θɹˈoʊn.
Children born out of wedlock are not in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne according to Article 10 of the Constitution of the principality, which specifies that only "direct and legitimate" descendants of Monaco's monarch or the monarch's siblings and their descendants may inherit the throne.