Model, muse and Grace Kelly's granddaughter: The life and loves of Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi
Grace Kelly's Hollywood legacy lives on among members of the Monaco royal family, which she married into back in 1956.
Her granddaughter Charlotte Casiraghi is one of those carrying on the torch as a model, fashion muse and movie producer.
The 38-year-old, who is also an equestrian, was spotted at the Chanel show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week earlier this week, years after she took part in one of the brand's runways on horseback.
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Charlotte Casiraghi, 38, recently emerged at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
So, who is Casiraghi and how does she fit into the royal bloodline? Let's take a look:
The Grace Kelly connection
Charlotte is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco – Princess Grace and Prince Rainier's eldest child – and late Italian businessman Stefano Casiraghi.
Stefano was Princess Caroline's second husband. They were together from 1983 to 1990, when he died in a powerboating accident at the age of 30.
Charlotte is the middle of three children and the couple's only daughter.
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Charlotte (pictured as a baby) is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and late Italian businessman Stefano Casiraghi. Mondadori via Getty Images
She's 11th in line to the throne with her older brother Andrea, 41, the fourth in line to the throne and younger brother Pierre, 37, is eighth in line to the throne.
Charlotte also has a half-sister, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, and two step-siblings from her mother's third marriage in 1999 to German royal Prince Ernst August of Hanover.
She's the niece of Princess Stephanie and Prince Albert, the current head of the royal household, whom she shares a strong bond with.
She's the niece of Princess Stephanie and Prince Albert (pictured), the current head of the royal household. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
From The Firm to fashion
Not having an official role within The Firm meant the young royal was free to pursue her other passions.
Casiraghi became an equestrian and took part in show jumping competitions.
Through that, she became an ambassador for Gucci's equestrian collections in 2010, before becoming a face of the fashion house's cosmetics range in 2014.
Casiraghi became an equestrian and took part in show jumping competitions (Photo: 2015) Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
The young royal often mingles with the rich and famous. Getty
Casiraghi modelled in Yves Saint Laurent's 2018 autumn collection campaign and in 2020 became an ambassador for Chanel, a year after the death of close family friend Karl Lagerfeld.
The royal went on the be the global face of the French fashion house's spring/summer 2021 campaign.
She's also a regular in the front row at fashion shows, especially at Paris Fashion Week.
She's a regular at the Met Gala, here in 2018 with (L-R) Mica Arganaraz, Anja Rubik, Anthony Vaccarello, Amber Valletta, Kate Moss and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Casiraghi has been attending the fashion event for a number of years, often arriving within a large celebrity posse. Mike Coppola/Getty Images
The royal's been photographed alongside Salma Hayek and her husband François-Henri Pinault, who is the CEO of Kering, which owns a number of big brands, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen.
The 38-year-old is also a regular at the Met Gala, attending for a number of years and often arriving within a large celebrity posse.
Casiraghi has also rubbed shoulders with our very own Kylie Minogue and Hugh Jackman in two separate 2017 events.
Here she is with Aussie icon Kylie Minogue at Paris Fashion Week 2017. Getty
Casiraghi with Hugh Jackman at a Montblanc Press Conference in Switzerland the same year. Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images for Montblanc
What else does she do?
The philosophy major at university is a published author and journalist.
Following in her grandmother's film footsteps, Casiraghi started her own production company in 2012, which primarily focused on equestrian films.
It appears Swoon Productions may have wound down now with the website no longer active and the Facebook page not updated in years.
Following in her grandmother's film footsteps, Casiraghi started her own production company in 2012, which primarily focused on equestrian films. Getty
Casiraghi is a regular at the Cannes film festival. Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
That wasn't the end of her production career, though.
Casiraghi bought the rights to the coming-of-age book Our Lady of the Nile, which she produced as her first feature film in 2019.
It premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
A royal romance
Casiraghi is married to French film producer Dimitri Rassam, the son of French actress Carole Bouquet.
It was Rassam's second marriage and Charlotte's first, although she has a son from a previous relationship.
Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam on their wedding day, following their civil service, in June 2019. Instagram/Françoise Dumas
Casiraghi is a mother of two sons, and stepmother to a daughter.
She welcomed son Raphael in 2013 with stand-up comedian and actor Gad Elmaleh, whom she was with from December 2011 to June 2015.
As they never married, her older son isn't eligible to be included in the line of succession for the Monegasque throne.
Casiraghi is a mum to two sons - Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam (left) and Raphael Elmaleh (right) (Photo: 2024) Stephane Cardinale/PLS Pool/Getty Images
Rassam and Casiraghi postponed their nuptials to await the arrival of their first child together, with son Balthazar born in 2018.
Following his parents' 2019 wedding, Balthazar became 12th in line to the throne.
Casiraghi is also step-mum to Rassam's daughter from his first marriage, Darya.
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