Charlotte Casiraghi: «I too am sometimes an exhausted mother»

cCharlotte Casiraghi she is one of the most beautiful and envied royals on the planet. But she is also a woman with a very full life. In addition to her royal duties, there are her commitments related to the role of Chanel brand ambassador and her thousand passions: journalism, horses, singing, philosophy. But above all there are his two children: Raphaël, 8 years oldborn from the relationship with the comedian and actor Gad ElmalehAnd Balthazar4 years old, fruit of marriage to the producer Dimitri Rassam. Of her children, and of her private life, the 36-year-old almost never talks. But in a rare magazine interview Town & Country he made an exception. Unveiling that Raphaël and Balthazar are the “most important thing” in his life. Even if sometimes they «steal» all her energy: «Like all mothers, I am exhausted sometimes».

Because Charlotte, eleventh in line of succession to the Monegasque throne, does not delegate her duties as a mother to anyone. She wants to be “always present” in the life of his children, who accompanies them to school every day: «I would say that my typical day isn’t all that exciting or different than many mothers» said A Town & Country. Adding: «I spend a lot of time with Raphaël and Balthazar». And every day “there are wonderful moments and difficult moments”. The daughter of Caroline of Monaco admitted that she since she is her mom he has much less time for himself. But that’s okay. Because children “are the most important thing in my life”.

Charlotte then revealed that Raphaël and Balthazar have already demonstrated a great passion for literature. The eldest son «adores The little Prince», the younger «prefers Greek mythology, in particular the stories of Zeus and Hercules». On the other hand, even mother Charlotte’s love for books was born at a very young age. The Monegasque royal was only 4 years old when his father Stefano died, just thirty years old, while competing in the waters of the Principality of Monaco in the offshore motorboat world championship. In a recent interview Charlotte admitted that it was for her immeasurable pain. Which, since she was a child, prompted her to ask herself a thousand questions: «When you’re faced with a brutal childhood death, nothing is taken for granted. I was wondering: “Why am I in this body? Why do I exist?”». From there his love for literature and poetry was born: «The road to overcome the loss was long. Books have helped me». It is no coincidence that one of Charlotte’s great passions, for years, has been philosophy, in which she says she has found the cure for his restless soul.

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