On 3 October 1990, Casiraghi's father died in a speedboat accident in Monaco.[4] He was buried several days later in Monaco's Chapel of Peace.[5] Princess Caroline did not know how to tell her children that their father had died, so her father, Prince Rainier, did so.[6] To protect her children from excessive media attention, Caroline moved to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and later to Paris.[7]
Despite his parents not having married in the Church, as required for legitimacy under church law, he and his younger sister and brother were legitimised by Pope John Paul II in February 1993, eight months after his mother was granted an annulment of her first marriage (to Philippe Junot) by a Pope's decree in June 1992,[8] making him and his siblings dynasts and clearing the way for their possible succession to the throne of Monaco.[9]
He was an intern at the embassy from Qatar to Monaco, which, like most of Monaco's embassies, is based in Paris.[11] In 2014, he started a Master of Business Administration at IE Business School (formerly known as Instituto de Empresa) in Madrid.[14]
Philanthropy and social activities
Since 2004, Casiraghi has been involved, to varying degrees, with the World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE), a philanthropic organization founded in 1963 by his grandmother Grace; it is currently presided over by his mother Princess Caroline.[7] He spent eight months teaching children in Senegal, Togo, and Niger.[15] In August 2006, Casiraghi visited Manila on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation.[16] Since 2007, he has been the patron of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into cerebral palsy.[17][7] Casiraghi was a guest of honor at the 149th Hospices de Beaune charity auction that was held in November 2009.[18]
In 2011, Andrea bought a pair of loafers from a Tod's boutique in Milan. This shopping trip was well publicized for a reason. The following summer, he donated them to the Small Steps Project. The Small Steps Project gives celebrity-worn shoes to the poorest children in the world.[19]
In 2011, Casiraghi and his siblings Charlotte and Pierre hosted Monaco's annual Rose Ball, in the absence of Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Princess Stéphanie who were mourning the sudden death of their aunt Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, a few days earlier. Casiraghi gave the speech at the start of the event.[20] The same year, he attended the wedding of his uncle Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock, which took place on 1 and 2 July 2011.[21]
Personal and family life
In July 2012, Princess Caroline released a statement announcing that her son Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo had become engaged after a seven-year relationship. On 6 November 2012, Santo Domingo said in an interview for La Voz Libre that she was expecting her first child.[22][23] She gave birth to a son, Alexandre Andrea Stefano[24] "Sasha" Casiraghi, on 21 March 2013, at Portland Hospital in London, England.[25] As his parents were not married at the time of birth, he was not then included in the Monegasque line of succession. However, due to their subsequent marriage their son currently occupies the fifth position in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne.[26]
Casiraghi and Santo Domingo were married in a civil ceremony in the Princely Palace of Monaco on 31 August 2013. A religious ceremony was later held in Gstaad, Switzerland, on 1 February 2014.[27] Their second child, a daughter named India, was born in London on 12 April 2015. Their third child, a boy named Maximilian Rainier, was born in Monaco on 19 April 2018.[28]
In December 2011, Casiraghi had his driving licence suspended after being caught speeding at 200 km/h near Lyon, France.[29] Casiraghi is regularly tracked by the tabloids and paparazzi. The media nicknamed him as an "enfant terrible" and "rebel angel". In 1999, he was included in the People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list.[30] In 2003, he was featured in a Town & Country article about young royals[31] and was voted the most stylish male royal by Hello Magazine's readers. In 2008, Forbes placed him the tenth on their "20 Hottest Young Royals" list.[32]
^Taraborrelli, J. Randy (2003). Once Upon a Time (Kindle ed.). New York: Hachette. p. 342. ISBN9780759527904. Retrieved 27 October 2021. On June 21, 1992, a year after Stefano's death, the Tribunal of the Holy Rota, the ecclesiastical court, finally granted Caroline the annulment of her first marriage, to Philippe Junot. A Vatican spokesman explained that the Church "recognizes circumstances in which the vows taken by the couple are not efficient, and so the marriage does not exist right from the beginning, whether the couple are aware of it or not.
^"Monaco Rose Ball 2011". Zimbio. Livingly Media Inc. (auFeminin Group). 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2021. Andrea Casiraghi delivers a speech as Pierre Casiraghi (L) and Charlotte Casiraghi (R) look on during the Monaco Rose Ball 2011 at Sporting Monte Carlo on March 19, 2011 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. This year's Rose Ball will not be attended by the Royal family as they are in mourning after Princess Antoinette of Monaco passed away on Friday at the age of 90.
^Andrea Casiraghi, as the son of HRH the Princess of Hanover and a nephew of the Prince of Monaco, was a well-documented guest at the "Mariage du Prince" in July 2011.
^Dangremond, Sam (23 April 2018). "Tatiana Santo Domingo and Andrea Casiraghi Welcome Their Third Child". Town & Country. Hearst. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021. HOLA! confirmed that Max Rainier was born in Monaco on April 21; the child's name is an apparent tribute to his grandfather, who died in 2005 after ruling the principality of Monaco for nearly 56 years (his full name was Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi).
^"Feast of Saint Sebastian". Palais Princier de Monaco. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
