Here's The Truth About Princess Caroline's Daughter

from saddling up for Chanel to two weddings in the same year Charlotte kazaragi isn't your granddad's princess in fact she isn't a princess at all having Princess Caroline for a mother and Princess Grace AKA Grace Kelly for a grandmother Charlotte kazaragi grew up surrounded by female role models strong and successful women who despite the times pursued interests and careers that were uncommon for women at only 25 years old Caroline had to take on many of her mother's leadership roles after Grace's tragic death in 1982 and Charlotte's mother and grandmother were far from the only Independent Women of the bunch in the present day there's Pauline de cruit Charlotte's cousin who launched a gender-neutral clothing brand sure that described the women and her family to Harper's Bazaar as a huge source of inspiration to her saying a lot of women in my family were extremely daring women who did not pursue the life that was expected from them it may come as a shock to learn that Charlotte kazaragi is not a princess she has a last name like the rest of us with no official royal title according to people her mother Princess Caroline of Monaco decided not to bestow her children with royal titles at Birth kazaragi told Vogue Paris I'm not a princess my mother is not me I am the niece of the head of state and with this status I have some representational duties nothing very constraining or very exceptional this was a purposeful move on the part of Caroline as she wanted to Shield her family from the Judgment of the media so they could live as normal a life as possible she made this happen by moving the family to a small village in France a long time lover of horses and horseback riding Charlotte kazaragi is also a fan of competitive show jumping she first learned show jumping while living with her family in the suburbs of Paris in June 2014 she won first place at the longine Pro-Am cup International Monte Carlo show jumping competition along with her teammate Edwina tops Alexander according to Hello magazine she's since served as honorary president of the show jumping competition in 2022 she spoke at the event saying I am also very proud that the longine Pro-Am cup celebrates its 12th edition this year how many friendships between professionals and amateurs has it made how many passions has it sparked and the professionals relax more in these kind of uh classes so they get to to have fun as well in a 2013 interview with Harper's Bazaar kasaragi opened up about her love for horses especially she she said they've had an important role in my life since childhood they gave me the energy to move forward the ability to fight giving me rare confidence and invaluable strength they taught me great humility too kazaragi combined her love of horses with fashion when she became the face of a Gucci campaign called forever now that featured her and her horse in addition to her work with Gucci Charlotte was named Chanel's brand ambassador in 2020. the Royal has long been a fan of the fashion house in fact she practically grew up with Chanel thanks to her mother princess Caroline's allegiance to the brand and her friendship with its former head designer the late Carl Lagerfeld Charlotte shared on Chanel's Instagram it's almost as if I was born with Chanel I think of photos of my mom when she was pregnant with me wonderful photos by Carl Lagerfeld with her wearing Chanel with this kind of childhood we'd have to expect Charlotte to be a fashionista and she is as voga tested to in a 2022 Roundup of her top wardrobe choices well Charlotte kazaragi is a model who's appeared in campaigns for some of the world's most exclusive fashion houses and is also a trained equestrian it seems she's combined her love of fashion with her love of horses first she became the official face of Gucci's equestrian line and beyond that Chanel spring summer 2022 oat Couture fashion show in Paris made headlines when Charlotte opened the show writing her eight-year-old Spanish bay horse down the runway zeppier vellyan an artist responsible for the event staging told Vogue I like Sport and it's funny to think that the Chanel tailor is something you can wear for playing golf or riding a horse however not everyone was in favor of the stunt with many taking to social media to voice their criticism and concern for the animal's welfare one follower of Chanel's Instagram page said so tacky and unnecessary to use animals and parades another had this to say how unnecessary is it to have a horse walk a catwalk Charlotte kazaragi is often seen with her nose and a book engaging in various intellectual Pursuits her Vanity Fair she completed a degree in Philosophy from Paris sorbonne University in 2007. in 2015 she took her love of philosophy further by collaborating with her former Professor to launch an organization promoting the study of the subject through lectures events and collaborations with Monaco schools of the project she told Harper's Bazaar no one on this Earth can say they're not interested in philosophical questions I thought there had to be space to reflect on them and debate outside of universities inspired by the women in her family to quote pursue different passions kazaragi has developed a program with Chanel where creatives convene alongside Chanel's creative director to discuss noted female writers she told Harper's Bazaar a great majority of women in the world still have absolutely no rights to be educated good to have financial support or to achieve any sort of creative profession in 2021 kasaragi was featured in Chanel's in the library of Charlotte kazaragi where she speaks of her love of books she said I want to buy everything to take as many books as I can carry and I can never decide so I take more and more I never feel guilty about it because I tell myself it's not so bad to be addicted to books that's you know something I always found fascinating of the power of a book to really transport you in a unknown place an Avid Reader Charlotte has turned her intellectual Pursuits to the literary world and the big screen according to Harper's Bazaar she released a book of essays in 2018 with her former philosophy Professor Robert majari with whom she also collaborated on other projects the book examines human emotions through a teacher and students conversations about the meaning of life a project she dedicated to her late father kazaragi is also a journalist she's been published in multiple magazines and she served as editor at large for above magazine in 2009 that same year she co-founded ever Manifesto a magazine that examined Fashion's impact on the environment in a 2009 interview with the New York Times she said it's only been recently that I've questioned the way I've been consuming I haven't been as conscious as I should have been in the same interview kasaragi also explained that the ever Manifesto wouldn't have a set publishing sketch people singing We want to publish when we have something to say or have people to support it will be short and meaningful so that people will read it in 2012 Charlotte founded her Film Production Company Swoon Productions focusing on short films videos and documentaries according to Forbes in Harper's Bazaar noted her 2019 film Our Lady of the Nile was critically received earning the crystal bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2020. the film is about schoolgirls from Rwanda studying at a Catholic boarding school in Belgium it probably isn't surprising to learn that Charlotte kazaragi greatly resembles her mother Princess Caroline in more ways than one she has inherited her mother's love of fashion and sense of style regularly taking a front row seat at fashion shows around the world as did her mother and it's been said that both she and Caroline were Muses for the late Carl Lagerfeld who led Chanel for many years Charlotte shares her mother's love for tiered pink dresses feathered gowns and Tweed suits Charlotte also follows and her mother's intellectual Footsteps in an interview with both Caroline and Charlotte for Tattler they spoke of the struggle for women to rise above the boundaries of society Charlotte said Being a woman and wanting to express your uniqueness is a struggle whatever your position we see less today the part of sacrifice that there is in being a woman on June 1st 2019 Charlotte kazaragi married film producer Dimitri Rasam son of French model and actress Carol bouquet a people article noted that they had a civil wedding ceremony at the palace and Monaco in front of family and friends at the end of June the newlyweds celebrated again this time with a religious wedding sources told people that the ceremony and reception took place in a surprise location in the south of France as a source close to Charlotte told people the location had a special meaning it's where her mother Princess Caroline had taken her and her brothers to live after the sudden death of their father Charlotte kazaragi is also a mother of two boys as Us magazine noted in 2013 the married Royal welcomed her first child son Raphael almalay with French Canadian comic Gad Al Malay kazaragi and almallay were together for four years prior to splitting in 2015. in July 2018 kasaragi announced she was pregnant with her second child with her then fiance film producer Dimitri Rasam their son balthazarasam was born later that year according to reports the two had gotten engaged during a ski trip in Austria where they were joined by kasaragi's mother Princess Caroline the couple who began dating in 2016 according to people apparently share a lot in common they both received a degree from Paris sorbonne University and were some like kazuragi has a child from a previous relationship as he shares a daughter with his ex-wife [Music] foreign

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Published: Wed Dec 14 2022