In his book, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Rob Lowe delves into his days as a single man. While promoting a film in Paris in 1986, he was asked if he’d like to meet Princess Stephanie of Monaco, the super-hot 21-year-old daughter of Grace Kelly. He was driven to her apartment, where she greeted him in jeans and a t-shirt and they instantly fell in lust. He put his life on hold, extending his stay in Paris and spending every moment with her, just working out, eating at cafés and sleeping over.
When he returned to the U.S., Stephanie came to visit him, and asked him to help her host the Princess Grace Foundation Gala in Dallas. At the event, her dad, Prince Rainier, a gruff old dude, avoided Rob, and Rob became determined to engage the man. Here’s an excerpt:
Near the end of the evening, I look to the head table. It’s late and the men have congregated together, as have the women, who are off somewhere. I see Gregory Peck, Robert Wagner, Cary Grant and Prince Rainier, and approach the group.
“Excuse me. I just wanted to say goodbye and thank you for letting me be a part of a wonderful evening.”
Rainier grunts and nods, the rest offer warm goodbyes and I head out.
Then, when I am almost out of earshot, I hear my future Austin Powers costar Robert Wagner say, “Ya know, guys, I think that kid’s banged every one of our daughters.”
