In a statement, the Prince stated that his son is nearly 2 years old. The child is the result of a relationship that he had with a flight attendant from Togo.
Lawyers for the royal family said that Albert wants to take the resposibility of being a father, and wants his child to have a normal life.
The child is now a legal heir to the family’s wealth, however, he will not be eligible to succeed to the throne.
Last May, the magazine Paris Match published photos of the child’s mother, Nicole Coste, and the boy, Alexandre, with Prince Albert.