Curly-haired Prince Igor Troubetzkoy, 35, used to cut quite a dashing figure as a skier and amateur bicycle champion. About a year ago, the prince (French by birth, Lithuanian by descent) became Barbara Hutton's fourth husband. Then he developed an intense interest in a very expensive sport: auto racing.
With princely fervor, Igor ordered high-powered cars, formed a racing club, trained all winter. The bill came to 60 million francs (about $200,000). Last week he lined up for Monte Carlo's International Grand Prix, first since the war.
The Grand Prix is no Sunday drive. The tortuous 198-mile course zigzags through narrow city streets,...
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