Meet Princess Caroline’s daughter Charlotte Casiraghi, Monaco’s ‘philosophy princess’: equestrian, author, Gucci and Chanel model, magazine founder and Grace Kelly’s granddaughter ... but NOT a royal
- Grace Kelly’s granddaughter is an equestrian who models for Gucci and Chanel, cofounded a magazine and married the son of famous French model Carole Bouquet
- She became a Chanel ambassador in 2020, but her special connection began when her mum Princess Caroline wore the brand while pregnant with her
She’s a published author, model, equestrian, academic, business owner and Grace Kelly’s granddaughter. The last title is the one she shuns.
Charlotte Casiraghi is no royal, even though her mother is Princess Caroline, daughter to Grace Kelly and Monaco’s Prince Rainier III. But she grew up away from the glare of the public eye with her mum giving her the chance to live a normal life after her father, Stephano Casiraghi, died.
Avoiding the spotlight continues to be a deliberate act on her part, with Charlotte explaining in a 2019 interview with Hola that every member of the royal family has had “malicious words or judgements” thrown at them.
She said she was given the chance to choose her life, not have it pre-conditioned by title and lineage. And for that she is forever grateful. Here’s how Charlotte made her life her own…
I’m not a princess. My mother is, not me
She doesn’t consider herself a royal
Despite being the granddaughter of Grace Kelly and her own mother having the title of Princess Caroline, Charlotte has shied away from the royal titles. In an interview with Vogue Paris she said, “I’m not a princess. My mother is, not me.” The distance from the royal family is put down to Caroline keeping her children out of the spotlight growing up.