Charlotte Casiraghi

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Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986) is a Monégasque model, socialite, equestrian and journalist. She is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist. She is twelfth in line to the throne of Monaco. Her maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. She is named after her maternal great-grandmother, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois.

Early life

Charlotte Casiraghi was born in Princess Grace Hospital Centre in La Colle, Monaco on 3 August 1986 to Princess Caroline of Monaco and Stefano Casiraghi.<ref name="stefanocasi" /> She was christened on 20 September 1986. Her godparents are Albina du Boisrouvray and Stefano Casiraghi's brother-in-law, Massimo Bianchi.<ref name="stefanocasi">Template:Cite web</ref> She has two brothers: Andrea (b. 1984) and Pierre (b. 1987). When she was four years old, her father was killed in a boating accident. After his death, Princess Caroline moved the family to the Midi village of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in France, with the intention of minimising their exposure to the press.<ref>Heyman, J (2 July 2001) "Lives in the fast lane." US Weekly. Issue 33.</ref><ref name="stefanocasi" />

In January 1999, Charlotte gained a stepfather and two stepbrothers, (Prince Ernst of Hanover and Prince Christian of Hanover), when her mother married Ernst August, Prince of Hanover. Six months later, Casiraghi's half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, was born at a clinic in Vöcklabruck, Austria. Casiraghi is one of the godmothers to her sister.<ref name="hurtado" /> The family then moved to the Parisian suburb of Fontainebleau.

From 2001 through 2004, as a member of Marcel Rozier's Team Marionnaud, Casiraghi participated in a number of Junior and Amateur class show jumping competitions. She was trained by his son Thierry Rozier.<ref name="herwaybook2">Template:Cite book</ref>

Education

From the ages of two to six, Casiraghi attended Les Dames de Saint Maur, which is part of the Catholic schools of François d'Assise Nicolas Barré in Monaco.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the age of six, she moved on to the École de la République (state school system) in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. From 2000 to 2004 she attended the Lycée François-Couperin, Fontainebleau.<ref name="3am">Template:Cite web</ref>

She obtained her baccalaureate exam in July 2004 with summa cum laude. She then enrolled in the hypokhâgne and khâgne course at the Lycée Fénelon, in St-Germain-des-Près, Paris, in the hope of entering the École normale supérieure (Paris).<ref name="3am" /> She took the written entrance exam for ENS in June 2006, but failed to make the list of candidates eligible to proceed to the oral exam.<ref name="hurtado">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2007, Casiraghi earned a Licence de Philosophie (B.A.) from the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She completed two internships, firstly with the publishing house of Robert Laffont<ref name="hellomonaco2">Template:Cite web</ref> in Paris, and then later from October 2007 with the Sunday magazine supplement of The Independent newspaper of London.<ref name="stampa">Amapane, Antonella. Charlotte Casiraghi: "Voglio una moda che non inquini il nostro pianeta" Template:Webarchive, La Stampa, 21 September 2009. Accessed 2 December 2009.</ref> In 2018, she told Clara Le Fort of Billionaire magazine: "I continued studying philosophy while at the Sciences Po Doctoral School."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="hurtado" /> Casiraghi furthered her studies at the Catholic University of Paris.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Fashion and modelling

In 2010, Casiraghi became the official ambassador for the equestrian collections of Gucci.<ref>Elle France magazine, December 2010</ref><ref name="woods">Woods, Vicki. Charlotte Casiraghi: Riding High Template:Webarchive, US Vogue, 15 August 2010. Accessed 2 September 2016.</ref> In 2014, she became the face of Gucci Cosmetics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Casiraghi modelled for Yves Saint Laurent's campaign for its Fall 2018 collection, giving it the hashtag #YSL15.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was photographed by David Sims as the face of the campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Casiraghi modeled for photographer Collier Schorr in the eighth issue of System magazine. In a gender fluid framework, she modeled clothing from the Gucci menswear line.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 22 December 2020, she became the brand ambassador of Chanel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was the global face for Chanel's Spring/Summer 2021 campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2018, Casiraghi collaborated with Montblanc on a line of jewellery called Les Aimants and inspired by Nancy Cunard.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Philosophy

In 2015, Casiraghi founded Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco (literally, "Philosophical Encounters").<ref name="3am" /> Her co-founders include her former teacher in Fontainebleau, the philosopher Robert Maggiori.<ref name="3am" /> The others founders are Joseph Cohen and Raphael Zagury-Orly.<ref name="3am" /> Her mother is among the many honorary members of the group, a think tank on philosophy where contemporary issues and new publications in the field of philosophy are discussed. The writings and the life of Anne Dufourmantelle made a strong impact on Casiraghi, who wrote in particular about Dufourmantelle's book Défense du Secret in an article for Libération.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Casiraghi and Dufourmantelle, who died in 2017, were friends, sharing, according to Casiraghi, a passion not only for philosophy but for horses.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Casiraghi wrote the preface for a book published in 2017 by the psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The two women also published their letters to each other, reflecting on philosophy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In March 2018, Casiraghi and Maggiori published their Kindle book, through Éditions du Seuil.<ref name="lejdd">Template:Cite web</ref> The title is Archipel des Passions (Archipelago of the Passions). It is a series of dialogues between the professor and the student about the various passions (i.e. arrogance, joy, cruelty, love) and their affects.<ref name="lejdd" /><ref name="3am" /> It is also "an essay on the passion of thought."<ref name="lejdd" /> The book is dedicated to her father and explores around 40 passions.<ref name="hellomonaco">Template:Cite web</ref>

Equestrianism

In June 2009, Casiraghi, accompanied by her uncle Albert II, Prince of Monaco, appeared on the French television programme Stade 2 to speak about her recent enrollment in the Global Champions Tour.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Since returning to the show jumping sport in April 2009 (after a four-year hiatus), she continues to train with Thierry Rozier. Casiraghi and the bay gelding named GI Joe (owner: Jan Tops), participated in the 2009 Global Champions Tour in Valencia,<ref>Spanish riding event draws Athina Onassis and Charlotte Casiraghi Template:Webarchive, HELLO!, 8 May 2009. Accessed 2 December 2009.</ref> Monte Carlo,<ref>Charlotte and her famous family add royal allure to exclusive equestrian fixture Template:Webarchive, HELLO!, 29 June 2009. Accessed 2 December 2009.</ref> Cannes, Estoril,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rio de Janeiro,<ref>See article, "Charlotte Casiraghi in Brazil," Rdujour, 3 August 2009</ref> and Valkenswaard.<ref>Dutch win at Valkenswaard on Day 3 Template:Webarchive, Hunter Jumper News, 23 August 2009. Accessed 2 December 2009.</ref>

Casiraghi continued participation in the Global Champions Tour throughout 2010. For the most part, she rode horses Troy (a chestnut stallion) and Tintero (a grey gelding).<ref name="horses">Template:Cite web</ref> The GCT "Pro-Am Cup" (Professional-Amateur) relay was her original concept.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is a staple of the GCT Monaco event to this day.

In 2010, she assumed the role of honorary president of the Global Champions Tour (now the Longines Global Champions Tour) in Monaco; her mother had been honorary president of the event as it existed prior to its inclusion in the Global Champions Tour.<ref name="herwaybook2" /> Since 2015, Casiraghi has not taken part in multiple phases of the Longines Global Champions Tour, and reduced her participation to the Monaco phase only.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Journalism

Casiraghi is a published writer and magazine editor. Her credits include work for AnOther Magazine (its issue for January 2008)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the Sunday supplement to the British The Independent newspaper in the late months of 2007.<ref name="stampa"/> She was the editor-at-large for Above magazine in 2009.<ref name="ccbook">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Better source neededTemplate:Obsolete sourceTemplate:Self-published inline With two friends, she left that role in order to focus on the founding of the ecological/fashion-related Ever Manifesto.

Through her work as the editor-at-large for Above magazine, Casiraghi befriended Stella McCartney, whom she interviewed for the magazine's first issue.<ref name="abovemag">Head ABOVE Water, ABOVE Magazine, June 2009. Published by Centoria Limited. ISSN: 1747-9320.</ref> McCartney enlightened Casiraghi and readers as to the many ways the fashion industry can harm the ecosystem.<ref name="abovemag" /><ref>Fine, Jerramy. Bright Young Royals: Your Guide to the Next Generation of Blue Bloods. Penguin Publishing Group, 2011.</ref> Also for Above, Casiraghi was reported in Women's Wear Daily as being "instrumental in securing an interview with Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano (which took place in hiding thanks to Saviano's dissection of the Mafia)."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 21 September 2009, Casiraghi announced plans to publish 3,000 copies of Ever Manifesto, a free publication on what she considers the fashion industry's harmful impact on the global environment and to promote sustainability in fashion.<ref name="stampa"/><ref name="nytimes">Template:Cite news</ref> She revealed that her collaborators with the Loro Piana-funded project are the socialite Alexia Niedzielski and advertising executive Elizabeth von Guttman. She also revealed that the environmentally conscious designer Stella McCartney, as well as her own uncle Prince Albert II, greatly enlightened and influenced her.<ref name="stampa"/><ref name="nytimes"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Specifically, she said in 2013: "It's only recently that I've questioned the way that I've been consuming. I haven't been as conscious as I should have been."<ref name="nytimes"/>

The debut issue of Ever Manifesto was distributed free at the 10 Corso Como boutique during Milan Fashion Week and again at Colette in Paris during Paris Fashion Week.<ref name="nytimes"/> Casiraghi explained that the magazine will not have a predetermined publication schedule. "We want to publish when we have something to say or people to support," she said. "It will be short and meaningful so that people will read it."<ref name="nytimes"/>

The day after the publication of her La Stampa interview,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 22 September, Casiraghi joined her partners, Niedzielski and Guttman, at the gallery of Michelangelo Pistoletto, in the town of Biella, in the Italian region of Piedmont. Along with the artist and the Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, she unveiled plans for Ever Manifesto and the Città dell'arte Fashion: Bio Ethical Sustainable Trend.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In October 2009, Casiraghi was a guest at the Stella McCartney show in Paris.<ref name=wwdoct09>Template:Cite news</ref> Sitting in the front row with Dasha Zhukova, Paul McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow, she told Women's Wear Daily about Ever Manifesto.<ref name="wwdoct09"/> Copies of the magazine's first issue were left on the seats before the show.<ref name="wwdoct09"/> "We will announce [succeeding issues] on the website soon," she said.<ref name="wwdoct09"/>

Casiraghi contributed to the October 2009 issue of 20, the free newspaper of Alex Dellal's gallery, 20 Hoxton Square Projects.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Film

Casiraghi founded Swoon Productions in 2012 that focused on equestrian films.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2014, she bought the rights to the book Our Lady of the Nile,<ref name="parismatch2019">Template:Cite web</ref> which was released as a feature film in 2020, in which she was one of the producers.<ref name="lefigaro">Template:Cite web</ref>

Philanthropy

Casiraghi is a private citizen, but occasionally attends official functions in Monaco, such as a fundraising gala for AMADE Mondiale and Nelson Mandela's foundation in September 2007.<ref>"United for a Better World," AMADE Mondiale and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, 1–2 September 2007Template:Dead link</ref> In 2006, she made her debut appearance at Monaco's Rose Ball (in French: Bal de la Rose), which also raises money for the Princess Grace Foundation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2015, she joined the board of directors of FXB France, an organization founded by her godmother Albina du Boisrouvray in 1989 to combat AIDS and poverty.<ref>She is listed on the board of FXB France: https://fxb.org/who-we-are/organization/ Template:Webarchive.</ref>

As a child, she was Monegasque delegate to the Club des Habits Rouges.Template:Citation needed At the same time, her grandfather Rainier III, Prince of Monaco designated her patron of the Public Safety Division in Monaco.<ref name="herwaybook2" /> In 2024, she was named as a Knight of the Order of Cultural Merit ( Monaco)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

At the age of 16, Casiraghi was named number ten on a list of the world's most eligible young women.<ref>"Life's a beach for Caroline." (12 May 2002) Sunday Mirror.</ref> Vanity Fair selected Casiraghi as one of the International Best Dressed List of 2006.<ref>The 67th Annual International Best-Dressed List, 2006. Vanity Fair.</ref>

Casiraghi is often photographed at fashion shows,<ref>Asome, Carolyn. Youth brand turns to ladies of a certain ageTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore, The Times, 6 March 2006. Accessed 2 December 2009.</ref> art exhibits, and equestrian events.

In December 2011, Casiraghi started dating stand-up comedian and actor Gad Elmaleh. Their son, Raphaël, was born on 17 December 2013.<ref name="raphaëlbirth">Template:Cite web</ref> As Raphaël's parents were not married, he is not included in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne. The couple split in June 2015.<ref>Lara, Maria Mercedes. Gad Elmaleh Confirms Split from Monaco's Charlotte Casiraghi as She Reportedly Moves to Rome with Her New Boyfriend Template:Webarchive, People, 12 May 2016. Accessed 25 June 2016.</ref>

In March 2018, several credible media sources reported Casiraghi's engagement to Dimitri Rassam, the son of French actress Carole Bouquet, and it was widely noted that she wore a diamond ring at Monaco's Rose Ball on 24 March.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was visibly pregnant by the summer and the couple chose to postpone a wedding until after the birth of their child.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 23 October 2018, she gave birth to a second child, a son named Balthazar.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The couple married civilly at the Prince's Palace of Monaco on 1 June 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They celebrated in a reception at the nearby Villa La Vigie in Roquebrune.<ref name="hannafillingham">Template:Cite web</ref> On 29 June 2019, they married religiously at the Abbey of Sainte-Marie de Pierredon, outside Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.<ref>Allaire, Christian. "Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam Held a Second Wedding Service." Template:Webarchive. Vogue. 30 June 2019. Accessed 7 September 2019.</ref>

Publications

Honours

National honours

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