Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the elder son of

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, and her second husband

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. He is the eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress

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. Casiraghi is currently fourth in the

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, following his twin cousins and his mother.

Family background and early life

Casiraghi was born on 8 June 1984 at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre in

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, to Princess Caroline of Monaco and her husband, the

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businessman and athlete

. The eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and his wife, former American actress

, Casiraghi was named after his father's childhood friend, his maternal uncle Prince Albert and his maternal great-grandfather

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. Casiraghi's godparents are his maternal aunt Princess Stéphanie and his paternal uncle, Marco Casiraghi. His sister

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was born on 3 August 1986, and his brother

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on 5 September 1987. On 3 October 1990, Casiraghi's father died in a speedboat accident in Monaco. He was buried several days later in Monaco's Chapel of Peace. Princess Caroline did not know how to tell her children that their father had died, so her father, Prince Rainier, did so. To protect her children from excessive media attention, Caroline moved to

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, and later to

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. In 1999, his mother married Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, and gave birth to Princess Alexandra of Hanover. Besides a

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, Casiraghi gained two stepbrothers, Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover, and

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, through his mother's remarriage.

Education and career

Growing up mostly in

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, Casiraghi earned his

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in December 2002 from the International School of Paris, where his mother gave the commencement speech in June the following year, confirming that she was an ISP parent. Following a period at

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, Canada, he eventually graduated in 2006 with a

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degree in

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and

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from the

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. He was an intern at the embassy from

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to Monaco, which, like most of Monaco's embassies, is based in Paris. In 2014, he started a Master of Business Administration at IE Business School (formerly known as Instituto de Empresa) in Madrid.

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. He spent eight months teaching children in

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, and

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on behalf of a joint venture of AMADE and the Virlanie Foundation. Since 2007, he has been the patron of the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into

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. Casiraghi was a guest of honor at the 149th

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charity auction that was held in November 2009. "In 2011, Andrea bought a pair of loafers from a

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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. 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

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, a few days earlier. Casiraghi gave the speech at the start of the event. The same year, he attended the

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of his uncle Prince Albert and

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, which took place on 1 and 2 July 2011.

Personal and family life

In July 2012, Princess Caroline released a statement announcing that her son Andrea Casiraghi and

Tatiana Santo Domingo Tatiana Santo Domingo Rechulski (born 24 November 1983), also known as Tatiana Casiraghi, is an American-born Colombian-Monégasque socialite, heiress and fashion designer. She is the founder of Muzungu Sisters, a fashion company and the wife o ...

became engaged after a seven-year relationship. On 6 November 2012, his fiancée Tatiana Santo Domingo mentioned in an interview for ''La Voz Libre'' that she was expecting her first child. She gave birth to a boy, a son named Alexandre Andrea Stefano "Sasha" Casiraghi, on 21 March 2013, at

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in London, England. 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. 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

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, Switzerland, on 1 February 2014. 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. Casiraghi is fluent in

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and

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. His hobbies and interests include reading,

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, water sports, skiing and collecting

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watches.

Media

In December 2011, Casiraghi had his

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taken away after he had been caught speeding at 200

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near

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. Casiraghi is regularly tracked by the tabloids and

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. The media nicknamed him as "

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" and the "rebel angel". In 1999, he was included in the ''People Magazine'''s " 50 Most Beautiful People" list. In 2003, he was featured in a '' Town & Country'' article about young royals and was voted the most stylish male royal by ''Hello Magazine'''s readers. In 2008, ''

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'' placed him the tenth on their "20 Hottest Young Royals" list.

Honorary military appointments

: Brigadier of the

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(20 January 2012 – present)

References

External links

Official Website
of the

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