Saturday, April 16, 2011

Annual AMADE Gala

On Thursday the Casiraghi Duo (no Pierre this time) and Princess Caroline were out in all their Mediterranean glory for the annual AMADE charity gala. Princess Caroline, dressed in black and notably subdued, still seemed to be feeling the loss of her aunt Princess Antoinette, but, as has often been said, the House of Grimaldi is all too familiar with tragedy and they have carried on quite well. It helps that AMADE (the World Association of Children’s Friends, a foundation started by HSH Princess Grace) is near and dear to Princess Caroline and she has devoted herself to her charity whole-heartedly. Charlotte looked her usual stunning best in a yellow dress (you see Charlie, there are colors other than black!) and big brother Andrea turned more than a few heads with his choice of footwear. A handsome black tuxedo was set off by a pair of quite unusual zebra-striped shoes. Longtime girlfriend Tatiana Santo Domingo was also on hand with Andrea for the event. The gala included an auction of artwork and other items along with a performance by a stand-up comedian (possibly a first?) to raise money for AMADE which helps children in impoverished countries around the world.


4 comments:

  1. Safe to assume that this dress may have been the one Charlotte planned to wear for the Rose Ball, but given the circumstances, shifted to her usual, albeit appropriate, black.

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  2. I have been striken by the adjective "Mediterranean" in the sentence "all their Mediterranean glory". I am curious: would you explain me please the choise of this adjective in particular? What do you mean? Thank you!

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  3. If you will check a map you will see that Monaco is a Mediterranean country and the Grimaldis, from Genoa and then Monaco, have always been a Mediterranean family. And they look it, wonderfully so.

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  4. I understand what you mean. Something that, e.g., I don't see in the aristocratic/royal Nordic families. Something that I could call allure, magnetism, elegance, but no one of this word is the correct one (maybe all together).

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