Friday, 22 March 2013

First grandchild for Princess Caroline of Monaco

The Monegasque court has confirmed that Andrea Casiraghi and his Colombian fiancée, Tatiana Santo Domingo, became the parents of a son on Thursday. The name of the child has not yet been revealed.
Andrea Casiraghi is the eldest child of Hereditary Princess Caroline (aka the Princess of Hanover), born of her marriage to her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, who died in a boat accident in 1990.
Andrea Casiraghi is second in line to the throne of Monaco, following his mother, the heiress presumptive, but as his son is born out of wedlock, the baby is not in the line of succession.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 March 2013 at 22:59

    I have just read that the baby has been named Sacha. Monaco's Royal Family is calling their newest addition Sacha? So does that mean he is to go by Alexandre formally?

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    1. Trond Norén Isaksen29 March 2013 at 13:04

      I too have heard that name; apparently Princess Caroline said so to guests at the ball she attended last weekend. I have no idea if that is the actual name or a nickname, but if the child would eventually succeed to the Monegasque throne (he will get succession rights if his parents marry) it would obviously be a bit odd to be "Prince Sacha I of Monaco". But as yet he is not even a member of the princely family, and I suppose that if the heir apparent in the second degree to the crown of Sweden can be called Estelle, then the prospective heir presumptive in the third degree to the throne of Monaco might also be called Sacha...

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  2. Gary29 March 2013 at 19:20

    I agree, Trond. Anyway, if this baby does eventually become prince of Monaco, it is likely that everyone will have had several decades to get used to the idea of Prince Sacha, and it will not seem so strange.

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    1. Trond Norén Isaksen30 March 2013 at 13:55

      You are probably right. Just a few days ago I read a letter to the editor in the Times from 1830, where it was argued that as it now seemed increasingly likely that Princess Victoria would inherit the throne, she ought to exchange her "barbarian continental name" for something more pleasing and familiar to English ears, such as Charlotte or Elizabeth. The Times opined that Charlotte was as foreign as Victoria, and only seemed more English as people had had the time to get used to it, and added that it had reason to believe that George IV also desired that his niece should change her name from Victoria to Elizabeth. I suppose this shows that even a "barbarian continental name" may end up being considered a most royal name if only people get used to it (and it is borne honourably).

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