| GRACEKELLY | American actress who became Princess consort of Monaco in 1956 |
| GRACE | American actress who became Princess of Monaco, ... Kelly |
| KELLY | American actress who married Rainier III, prince of Monaco in 1956 (5,5) |
| CHARLENE | Princess Consort of Monaco who is a former Olympic swimmer |
| HEINE | Alice _, American-born Princess consort of Albert l of Monaco (5) |
| HEDY | 20th Century Austrian-American actress who became an inventor (4,6) |
| LAMARR | 20th Century Austrian-American actress who became an inventor (4,6) |
| THIERRYHENRY | Winner of 123 caps for France who became manager of AS Monaco in October (7,5) |
| MONACO | U.S. actress Grace Kelly became Princess of this country after marrying Prince Rainier III in 1956 (6) |
| LOLAMONTEZ | Irish dancer and actress who became mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld |
| DISTINGUISHED | Noble dead, princess consort in focus to replace former wife (13) |
| NAURU | Third-smallest country in the world after Vatican City and Monaco, in the SW Pacific west of Kiribati (5) |
| SIDIBE | Djibril -, France defender who joined Everton on loan from Monaco in August (6) |
| AXELDISASI | French international centreback who joined Chelsea from Monaco in 2023 (4,6) |
| MEGHANMARKLE | U.S. ex-actress who became Duchess of Sussex in 2018 (6,6) |
| MOIRALISTER | Cape Town-born actress who became Viscountess of Orthez in 1951 (5,6) |
| CYRUS | Singer and actress who became a teen idol in 2006, starring in the Disney Channel TV series Hannah Montana (5,5) |
| MILEY | Singer and actress who became a teen idol in 2006, starring in the Disney Channel TV series Hannah Montana (5,5) |
| JENNIFERLOPEZ | Actress who became a mother in 2008 |
| MAUREENLIPMAN | Comic actress who became a dame in the Queen's birthday honours this year |
