Stephanie of Monaco talks about Michael Jackson

Gala Fight Aids Monaco 2023 organised by Princess Stephanie of Monaco, president of Fight Aids Monaco, an organisation that helps people living with HIV, happened last Friday as we announced this week.

She arrived at the Gala with a white shirt and a white Michael Jackson (bootleg) T-shirt as the Gala main show was a tribute show with UK impersonator Ben Bowman.

Talking about the funds raised during the event, the Princess said “We are still at the same point in terms of stigma and discrimination. Too much has been said that it is a virus that only affects homosexuals and drug addicts. Today, more than 50% of people living with HIV are women. AIDS affects everyone, let’s stop living with blinders on. And let’s be open-minded, let’s have compassion for those living with this disease. I’ve been saying it for twenty years now: HIV can’t be caught with a smile.”

In 1991, when the album Dangerous was released, she was the “mysterious girl” credited in “In The Closet” duet.

“The time I spent with him in the studio to record this song, I remember it as a privileged moment when we talked a lot,” says Princess Stephanie who, at the time, was coming out of the huge success of her hit Ouragan.

She added: “On stage, he returned a power with his music, his commitment, it was really the King of the pop. An image in total contrast with who he was in the intimacy where he gave me the impression of being a small bird fallen from the nest. An extremely fragile and vulnerable boy that we want to protect. I would have liked, maybe I could have done more for him. But that’s the way it is, that’s life.”

This is the first time she publicly confirmed that she is the singer on “In The Closet” (even if we all knew it) and seeing her supporting the King of Pop is just amazing! Thank you Princess Stephanie!

LINKS: Fight Aids Monaco