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Post by paca on Apr 26, 2012 16:16:51 GMT -5
Caroline is currently in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence not Monaco. She may be settling into royal semi-retirement. I expect that she will continue to attend many official events but the majority will be attended by Charlene. The presence of Mr and Mrs Chris Levine sitting behind Albert and Charlene does seem to suggest acceptance of Monaco's new princess. her daughter goes to school in Mc, has friends there and plenty of activiities. Caro has always gone to St Remy. Even when she lived with Ernst near Paris. It's her place to get away from it all. But I don't see her leaving mid school year and besides her daughter has just been moved to shelter her from the seperation. I don't see her take her daughter out of it again. Not before it is time for her to go to a lycee. Then there might be a chance that she will move her back to Paris to send her to Henry IV depending on schoolnotes and to get her connected.
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Post by hibou on Apr 26, 2012 22:40:41 GMT -5
Caroline is currently in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence not Monaco. She may be settling into royal semi-retirement. I expect that she will continue to attend many official events but the majority will be attended by Charlene. The presence of Mr and Mrs Chris Levine sitting behind Albert and Charlene does seem to suggest acceptance of Monaco's new princess. her daughter goes to school in Mc, has friends there and plenty of activiities. Caro has always gone to St Remy. Even when she lived with Ernst near Paris. It's her place to get away from it all. But I don't see her leaving mid school year and besides her daughter has just been moved to shelter her from the seperation. I don't see her take her daughter out of it again. Not before it is time for her to go to a lycee. Then there might be a chance that she will move her back to Paris to send her to Henry IV depending on schoolnotes and to get her connected. I agree paca. She moved to Remy to escape Monaco and the press when the trio were young, but times have changed and it would not be easy in Remy these days for Alexandra either. Plus with her other siblings grown, she would be alone. At least this way she might get to see Stephanie's kids. It would be better for her to have her cousins around.
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Post by hibou on Apr 26, 2012 22:42:56 GMT -5
I heard from a friend that it's being reported in a Greek newspaper that Caroline and Charlene do not get along, and Caroline has no intention of bowing out to Charlene. They want her gone. Of course this is just gossip but the timing of it is interesting. It might explain why Charlene is now showing up at things around Monaco even if they are little events. To me it looks like Caroline has given up absolutely nothing which is why they are making up events like the turtle exhibit for Charlene to attend. Might also explain Chris LeVine's presence too? trashy has nothing of importance in MC. Nothing she has done or does is of significance. If it wasn't in the paper, people wouldn't notice that it happened.[/quote True but in Charlene's mind going to photo ops in Monaco makes her feel important and she gets her press fix.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 26, 2012 23:44:32 GMT -5
Does Elizabeth-Ann take on many public engagements by herself? I would have thought that Stephanie or Caroline would have officiated at the dog show. Then again, Charlene would have been the first obvious choice. she appeared often with her mom and since Caro moved back to MC more and more with her. She organizes the tennis, takesover the dogshow from her mom. I believe she also took over her part in the monegasque exam and the music academy. So she does have a few rather significant occupations, especially with the tennis. IMO what she does actually generates more press then what any of the others do, including Assbert. She generates no scandal press, but makes sure that MC is in the media for over a week every day. It is also a significant economic event. One of the big ones apart from the GP. And she does do charity events as a side of the tournament. Plusshe does is discretely. During the little games I saw her with Melanie every day in the tennisclub. She was permanently present, always there in case needed or a VIP arrived to be greated. She is very reliable. Plus she has always lived in MC and knows everyone. She is probably the one who works the most for MC without being seen doing it. Wow, thank you for all of that info. I really don't know much about her except for what her brother wrote in his book, "Palace" and that she had a sister that died very young. Last year she looked as if she was very thin and in poor health but she looks a lot healthier now. She certainly works hard for her country and seems to be an excellent ambassador for Monaco.
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Post by paca on Apr 27, 2012 4:04:08 GMT -5
her daughter goes to school in Mc, has friends there and plenty of activiities. Caro has always gone to St Remy. Even when she lived with Ernst near Paris. It's her place to get away from it all. But I don't see her leaving mid school year and besides her daughter has just been moved to shelter her from the seperation. I don't see her take her daughter out of it again. Not before it is time for her to go to a lycee. Then there might be a chance that she will move her back to Paris to send her to Henry IV depending on schoolnotes and to get her connected. I agree paca. She moved to Remy to escape Monaco and the press when the trio were young, but times have changed and it would not be easy in Remy these days for Alexandra either. Plus with her other siblings grown, she would be alone. At least this way she might get to see Stephanie's kids. It would be better for her to have her cousins around. she appears to be closer to Donatellas kids. SHe has a truckload of them...Stephs kids are older as well, apart from Camille. Camille goes to a normal school though whereas DOnatellas kids and Alex go to school on the rock. That's different social circles. FANB is for the rich and super rich and catholic. Normal kids are either members of the choir or admitted to make sure that there are people with brains in school. In any case, you have to pay for it.
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Post by paca on Apr 27, 2012 4:28:53 GMT -5
she appeared often with her mom and since Caro moved back to MC more and more with her. She organizes the tennis, takesover the dogshow from her mom. I believe she also took over her part in the monegasque exam and the music academy. So she does have a few rather significant occupations, especially with the tennis. IMO what she does actually generates more press then what any of the others do, including Assbert. She generates no scandal press, but makes sure that MC is in the media for over a week every day. It is also a significant economic event. One of the big ones apart from the GP. And she does do charity events as a side of the tournament. Plusshe does is discretely. During the little games I saw her with Melanie every day in the tennisclub. She was permanently present, always there in case needed or a VIP arrived to be greated. She is very reliable. Plus she has always lived in MC and knows everyone. She is probably the one who works the most for MC without being seen doing it. Wow, thank you for all of that info. I really don't know much about her except for what her brother wrote in his book, "Palace" and that she had a sister that died very young. Last year she looked as if she was very thin and in poor health but she looks a lot healthier now. She certainly works hard for her country and seems to be an excellent ambassador for Monaco. Well you can say at least one thing she is so discrete that people aren't realle aware of her, but they would notice it, when she wouldn't do it anymore. Of all the cousins, she is the most visible. She is at all NH, was always around when her mom showed in public. And it seems that she is training her daughter too. Melanie was the only grandchild of Antoinette to be seen in public, actually working. She does have a regular job as well I think, but she does assist her mom as well. They seem to share interests and I believe that she will stand in for her mom as she get's older or if she is sick. I actually like Melanie. She seems to have a sense of family and duty. I liked the way she interacted with Antoinette. There was a lot of love and respect there.
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Post by hibou on Apr 27, 2012 14:05:20 GMT -5
I agree paca. She moved to Remy to escape Monaco and the press when the trio were young, but times have changed and it would not be easy in Remy these days for Alexandra either. Plus with her other siblings grown, she would be alone. At least this way she might get to see Stephanie's kids. It would be better for her to have her cousins around. she appears to be closer to Donatellas kids. SHe has a truckload of them...Stephs kids are older as well, apart from Camille. Camille goes to a normal school though whereas DOnatellas kids and Alex go to school on the rock. That's different social circles. FANB is for the rich and super rich and catholic. Normal kids are either members of the choir or admitted to make sure that there are people with brains in school. In any case, you have to pay for it. Interesting info. Thanks paca. On another forum people think Alexandra is seeing her father. There is a big debate on it. I said I thought Caroline moved her to Monaco to escape all the press, but also because Ernst is a raging alcoholic and witnessing his mood swings only causes harm. Do you know if there's any visitation?
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Post by paca on Apr 27, 2012 16:52:37 GMT -5
I remember pics of Caro picking up Alex at Nice airport after holidays. I assume that she spent part of the holidays with her dad. Caro was at the desk where you pick kids up who travel on their own. So she did not have her nanny with her either it seems. I know that desk from my kids travelling on their own. Also I remember thatat one point Ernst was said to have seen her around her birthday. Caro is keeping in touch with her stepsons, so that all is indicating that she is trying to enable her daughter to have contact to all family members.
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Post by royalpauper on Apr 28, 2012 10:57:24 GMT -5
she appeared often with her mom and since Caro moved back to MC more and more with her. She organizes the tennis, takesover the dogshow from her mom. I believe she also took over her part in the monegasque exam and the music academy. So she does have a few rather significant occupations, especially with the tennis. IMO what she does actually generates more press then what any of the others do, including Assbert. She generates no scandal press, but makes sure that MC is in the media for over a week every day. It is also a significant economic event. One of the big ones apart from the GP. And she does do charity events as a side of the tournament. Plusshe does is discretely. During the little games I saw her with Melanie every day in the tennisclub. She was permanently present, always there in case needed or a VIP arrived to be greated. She is very reliable. Plus she has always lived in MC and knows everyone. She is probably the one who works the most for MC without being seen doing it. Wow, thank you for all of that info. I really don't know much about her except for what her brother wrote in his book, "Palace" and that she had a sister that died very young. Last year she looked as if she was very thin and in poor health but she looks a lot healthier now. She certainly works hard for her country and seems to be an excellent ambassador for Monaco. I met her in Cannes in 2004. We met by chance and ended up sitting together in the lobby of a hotel for almost an hour. When we were introduced she was introduced to me as Elisabeth and I had no clue who she was. We were left alone and ended up having a lovely conversation while waiting for our parties to return from their meeting. We of course spoke about our kids, marriages and life in general. She was blond at the time and she looked very frail. She complained about her not feeling well without saying what was wrong. During our sitting she even asked for some water and took some medicine. Through our conversation I had figured out that she is related to Prince Albert as she refered to him as 'my cousin' (obviously she thought I knew that). I got impression that she has no high opinion of him because every time she would mention him, and that was only a couple of times, she would slightly role her eyes, take a deep breath and exhale heavily. I was not sure if that was because she was not feeling well, or because she knew Rainier was at his end and she knew Albert is the next in line and was aware of WC or girls like her in his life. Anyway she was a very nice lady and while she was talking to me she told me that she liked me very much which kind of surprised me and made me blush. When our parties returned we stud up, shook our hands and said goodbyes... I often thought about her and wanted to know what is going on with her life. When she left I felt so sad for her. I just wanted to hug her and protect her. She seemed so frail...and lost....and deceived with....something in her life.
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Post by grimnir on Apr 28, 2012 13:45:12 GMT -5
A long time ago, the NY Times article telling that Albert was looking for a wife also mentioned a mariage blanc if I'm not mistaken. So that pregnancy announcement might never happen (which might be best, imagine a poor kid having parents like that...).
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 28, 2012 18:25:46 GMT -5
Royalpauper, that is such a nice account that you shared with us. I've often thought that might be appropriate to have a thread for posters that have actually met some of the Monaco princely family. Elizabeth-Ann seems like a very nice person indeed. This makes me want to know more about her and her mother, Princess Antoinette.
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Post by smt on Apr 29, 2012 17:22:48 GMT -5
Trampolina attended some Dog Show today w/Elizabeth-Ann. She wore some ill-fitting and baggy beige pants outfit. The wacko's over at the Sugah's think "... it's maternity ..." Of course, the only appropriate comment was "... it's drab and ill-fitting ..." yes, just like the person! imageupper.com/i/?S0200010070011U13357138671723846
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Post by sandsla on Apr 29, 2012 22:56:52 GMT -5
Caroline is currently in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence not Monaco. She may be settling into royal semi-retirement. I expect that she will continue to attend many official events but the majority will be attended by Charlene. The presence of Mr and Mrs Chris Levine sitting behind Albert and Charlene does seem to encourage acceptance of Monaco's new princess. How and why? By who and to who? I don't understand--why would or should this would seem to encourage acceptance? I am curious as to your thinking here?
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Post by sandsla on Apr 29, 2012 23:42:50 GMT -5
Caroline is currently in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence not Monaco. She may be settling into royal semi-retirement. I expect that she will continue to attend many official events but the majority will be attended by Charlene..... That's very unfortunate for Monaco, since she seems to be the only one with a brain and some class. You really think Charlene attending the many official events is impressive to anyone or a draw? Caroline's attendance alone at these events w/o princess bimbo are the only thing that is helping to counterbalance the damage that Charlene has done to that country. Albert really is clueless to how and why Charlene is so offensive, and that ignorance doesn't make him popular anywhere. So many people wanted to see him succeed and are very disappointed to learn of what he values, and what he doesn't.
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Post by cm7007 on Apr 30, 2012 6:04:28 GMT -5
Trampolina attended some Dog Show today w/Elizabeth-Ann. She wore some ill-fitting and baggy beige pants outfit. The wacko's over at the Sugah's think "... it's maternity ..." Of course, the only appropriate comment was "... it's drab and ill-fitting ..." yes, just like the person! imageupper.com/i/?S0200010070011U13357138671723846Just a wild guess, but she probably chose those baggy clothes on purpose because she wanted to start "pregnancy" rumors at this very time since it's the first anniversary of Will and Kate and she was hoping to distract from their day a bit. I feel she's that desperate and sick.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 30, 2012 8:29:08 GMT -5
Caroline is currently in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence not Monaco. She may be settling into royal semi-retirement. I expect that she will continue to attend many official events but the majority will be attended by Charlene. The presence of Mr and Mrs Chris Levine sitting behind Albert and Charlene does seem to encourage acceptance of Monaco's new princess. How and why? By who and to who? I don't understand--why would or should this would seem to encourage acceptance? I am curious as to your thinking here? I assume you ask why I said that Caroline is settling into her home in Provence? I saw several photos of her there in Provence over the Easter holiday. She may just be staying for the holiday and is there to relax. I have not read that she is staying for an extended period of time and I could be wrong on my observation. As for the appearance of Chris Levine and his wife at the Rolex Masters, what struck me was who was not there; Caroline or any of her family. Instead was Albert's cousin. It just appeared to me that a subtle message was indicating that Caroline is not so prominent now. Albert and Charlene are front and center in Monaco. Magazines published photos of Caroline pushing a shopping cart in a Provence supermarket and Albert, Charlene and Chris Levine were sitting in the official "royal" box at the tennis match. I could be reading more into this that there really is. imageupper.com/i/?S0200010040011N13348405482477758
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Post by emmeline on Apr 30, 2012 9:29:15 GMT -5
I don't remember the Casiraghis attending the Tennis Masters ever. But, Caroline used some time ago, but like the GP, she has stopped in a while, i think? About Chris Levine, he seems to be very close to Albert so, i don't see any subliminal message. The Dog Show: She likes to wear baggy clothes from time to time so her flunkies can go "oh my God, she is pregnant! Look at her face glowing, she is looking happier, to me she is pregnant! When that "glowing" is her latest injection of botox and nothing else.
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Post by emmeline on Apr 30, 2012 9:42:22 GMT -5
I don't know if this fits more here or in the Barometer of Fame... Charlene is "sad" because she can't get pregnant, according to Voici Magazine... (I'm betting anything that according to flunkies, Voici magazine is jealous of her, LOL) And they chose the worst pic ever
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Post by countess on Apr 30, 2012 12:09:43 GMT -5
OMG the worst picture EVER ROFL the tranny looking like a man....who would have thunk it
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