Insulting a Princess in her own country is bad for you when the country is Monaco. AFP reports (bizarre google translation) that last Saturday some idiot decided to insult Princess Stephanie of Monaco while she was eating in Cap d'Ail with her children and ex-husband. Cap d'Ail is literally adjacent to the border with Monaco and so her party beat a swift retreat across the (completely unmarked) border. The insulter followed, apparently even throwing punches at Mr Ducruet, the ex-husband, with whom it seems he had some disagreement and then discovered that the law is rather different in the principality. He was promptly arrested and, on Tuesday ,was sentenced to three months in jail.
Personally I salute Prince Albert and his family for
your courage, your strength, your indefatigability.
so please don't arrest me next time I visit the principality