I kind of forgot that Charlotte Casiraghi’s son is coming up on his first birthday. Time flies, right? Perhaps Charlotte likes the fact that she’s not super-associated with the Monaco royals though, and we’re not noting her comings and goings with regularity. Charlotte is the only daughter of Princess Caroline and the late Stefano Casiraghi, although Caroline later had a fourth child, a little girl, with her third husband, Prince Ernest August (who is nowhere to be seen in or around Monaco, because he and Caroline live separate lives).
Charlotte is currently 28 years old. She never married her baby-daddy, Gad Elmaleh, who is 15 years older than Charlotte. Their son, Raphael, turns 1 year old on December 17th. These are some of the first photos I’ve seen of Raphael, although I’m sure he’s been photographed before. Charlotte, Gad, Raphael and Princess Caroline were all in attendance at the Gucci Paris Masters competitive riding/jumping event over the weekend. Charlotte was very hands-on with Raphael when she wasn’t competing. Raphael looks like a happy little boy. Unlike his cousin Sasha Casiraghi, who has a wonderful little grump-face.
Incidentally, Charlotte’s older brother Andrea and Andrea’s wife Tatiana are also expecting their second child currently. And of course, Charlotte’s uncle, Prince Albert, is expecting twins with his wife Charlene. Wouldn’t it suck if Charlene gave birth on Raphael’s birthday? But I doubt Charlotte would really care. She seems to not really care one way or the other.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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