Monaco Andrea Casiraghi 7:02 pm
…but not for the reasons of seeing him in his naked glory…again.
(Andrea at the victory ceremony for this year’s Grand Prix of Monte Carlo.)
I can’t look at it too long without having a case of vicarious embarrassment. Tatiana, how could you let him out of the house like that? (At least next time, borrow him your concealer, will you?)
Monaco Pierre Casiraghi 4:57 pm
Pierre is by far the most eccentric of the siblings, which doesn’t necessarily mean bad things. Unlike other European royalty he manages to be eccentric without being scandalous (well, okay, except making out with his girlfriend Beatrice Borromeo – an Italian law student with a background in nobility – but that is comparably harmless; and hey, Pierre’s half-Italian *g*), which is a rare feat.
(And let me assure you, he also cleans up fabulously as is attested on all Rose Ball pictures of recent years.)
Pierre will probably his late father’s business-shares that are currently still under the wing of his paternal family, but as Pierre has started studying business and economics in Milan a while ago (stopped and started again), and his brother is expected to be Prince of Monaco, that is the likely scenario.
But as I was saying, Pierre is slightly eccentric, more so than his siblings. Relatively recent pictures show him and a friend (identity unknown atm) driving a horse-drawn caravan through the countryside. That included camping, of course. He is also known to take pictures of paparazzi in return, which, for me, is more a source of amusement than anything else. In terms of publicity, Pierre is a lot. Shy isn’t one of his attributes though.
Much like his brother, I’ve seen Pierre in various states of undress. So yes, he is definitely, very certainly not shy. And he’s cheeky enough to look straight into the camera while he’s doing it, too. (The presence of the photographers was obvious, I’ve seen the rest of that picture serious and…yeah.)
The boy has started to fill out that body of his in the last few years, before he was all arms and limbs and long hair; when I look at some of the pictures from previous years, I can only differ between him and Andrea by height if they’re standing next to one another, when there are single pictures, it’s hard to tell at times.
Pierre is probably the one who has inherited most of his father’s looks (although no one could ever dispute the paternity of any of the siblings, for comparison this is a picture of Stefano and Caroline on their wedding day) and probably the one who is most hit by his death in the long run. Andrea was 6 when their father died, Charlotte 4 and Pierre just barely 3 years old, there is no conscious memory of him for Stefano’s youngest son.
Today I watched Pierre give out the trophy for the third place in the F1 race, which was somewhat amusing, because despite all, Pierre is not the same kind of …limelight hog (in lack of a better word) as his uncle and the contrast was somewhat nice. Charlotte got to trophy for second place, but male race drivers are beautiful women, well, do the math ;) And I don’t even usually watch F1, this is all the fault of the Casiraghis *long suffering sigh*.
Pierre and his siblings have a younger half sister, Her Royal Highness Alexandra, Princess of Hanover, from their mother’s third marriage to Prince Ernst August of Hanover (and I hope it wasn’t Caroline who talked to her children about contraception because really…pregnant for two weddings is not the way to go, woman), who is being adored by her older siblings. I’ll leave her alone for the moment, because she’s only 11 years old and I want her to at least finish secondary school before going all vulture on her life. She is living with their mother in Monaco, since Caroline and Ernst August decided to go separate ways a while ago.
Looking at this post, maybe I need to make one about Stefano at some point, even though he only fits the sentiment of the blog only insofar as that he never did grow old. But after spending a good thirty minutes going through pictures of him, maybe that’s due, one of these days.
Sweden Prince Carl Philip 12:53 pm
I’m highly amused. The Swedish media (and a good part of the royal watchers) are getting their panties in a knot again, because of the newest shot of CP and Sofia Hellqvist:
(Source: expressen.se)
They’re leaving his apartment in Stockholm early in the morning, after a night spent together. And CP is still saying he’s single. *gasp*
They also have been seen eating together in his area. *double gasp*
Seriously, people: If they’re having a relationship I hope that he’s letting her stay over and doesn’t kick her out to find her way home in the middle of the night. And if they don’t have a relationship, it’s nice of him to offer her a place to crash; I’ve had plenty of my (male) friends stay over after a night’s drinking.
He’s still saying he’s single, by all accounts, but I wouldn’t go around advertising a relationship with a lingerie model either. If we see Haakon (Crown Prince of Norway) pat CP’s shoulder at Vikkan’s wedding we know he’s congratulating him, though *g*. And if they are in a relationship: good for them. Those two are grown ups, and even if CP has tendency to not act it, I’m pretty sure he can handle his own love life at the very least.
Also, look at how he’s carrying her purse. That man is well trained, people, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has two sisters who have done their best to make him pliable. ;) (There are pictures where he’s doing the same for Madeleine, so this has precedent from way back.)
Also of interest: Sofia is going to Africa again in the fall, for three months this time, for charity. I have to leave it to her, if she really is gearing up to become a princess, she’s figured out the dos and don’t pretty quick, especially as we haven’t seen any new bikini pictures of her for more than six months. As far as that is concerned, I have to take my hat off to her, she’s doing well. Much better than a certain other royal girlfriend *cough*MissMiddleton*cough*, who is to do charity this fall as well but I don’t think anyone is believing her that she’s doing it out of her own goodwill or interest.
Well done, Sofia!
And because Sofia is not the only one CP is cuddling with these days:
Interesting, yes? *smirk* Whatever’s going on between those two, I don’t know. But at least CP is laying off the hair gel on racing weekends.
Young, Hot and Royal 
