«Catharina Amalia, the heir to the throne of Holland who renounces the prerogative of almost two million a year for the 18 years she will turn on 7 September? I think he made his choice, and then being real today means adapting to society, ”he says Courier service, Maria Carolina – blue eyes, blond hair – heir to the throne (which no longer exists) of the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies, cousin of King Felipe and the Infante of Spain. And she too is 18 years old, as the heir of the Dutch house of Orange-Nassau, who will turn 23 June.
Elisabeth of Belgium
“I hang out with several princesses, almost my age,” says Maria Carolina. For example? “Elisabeth, heir to the throne of Belgium, 19 years old: she is a very reserved girl, even a little shy on certain occasions … she studied in the United Kingdom, at Atlantic College and now I think she is following the courses of the Royal Military School … While I chose Harvard where I am specializing in Social Sciences, Marketing and Management even if this first year of university due to Covid was necessarily online. Then Alexandra of Hanover, the youngest child of Princess Caroline of Monaco: instead she is a very joyful, generous girl, a true friend to me in recent years … Gotha is a bit of a big family ».
Harvard
Is the aristocracy a big family, with privileges and perhaps limits for a young girl? «Well, perhaps it is more difficult if you were not born in this world … I have always known, since I was a child, that in any case the name would carry responsibility. Then since my father, Charles of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, as Head of the Royal House, changed the law of succession to the throne by abolishing the Salic law which precluded it to women, everything became even clearer to me … I know dad was also criticized for that, but why not? In a society increasingly inspired by equality it would be unfair to preclude the leadership of the family from women ».
Tradition and modernity
Meanwhile, the kingdoms cost (taxpayers) and all the European monarchies are working to “lighten” the weight of the bill at the end of the year. This justifies the appeal of the Dutch premier who urged Catharina Amalia to renounce the millionaire. «In my case a kingdom no longer exists, but the responsibility remains to inherit its historical significance, still felt in Southern Italy, trying to make traditions and modernity coexist. And it’s not always easy: every now and then I bump into my father, I go to Instagram, I work with social media, he has another idea. But it also helped me a lot to understand the history I inherited. While mom Camilla (born Cruciani), who grew up in America, passed me the American attitude to make their way … I certainly feel privileged, the name helps with contacts … but mom always says that like everyone else now I have to study and work ». What would you like to do in life? «Something in fashion, but also the financial aspect of a maison, I would like: fashion and art are passions that I share with my sister Maria Chiara who has a talent for photography, she is my official photographer! I also attend Fashion and Luxury Studies courses at the University of Monte Carlo. And this summer I will have a study and work experience across the Channel: an internship in an art gallery or in a fashion house ».
Preceptors
But first you studied with private tutors: did you miss something of a childhood with schoolmates, in short, like all your peers? “I feel like my peers, among my friends there are common boys and girls too, certainly together with princes and princesses or Stella Belmondo, Cristina and Vittoria the twins of Julio Iglesias … but yes, having studied at home privately it has foreclosed on certain life experiences, and sometimes I think about it. But now I am 18, the age of independence ». And what will he do then? “I’ll get on the Harley Davidson, like my father: I love the bike even if it has already cost me a few burns on my leg and I’ll celebrate in a pizzeria with friends.” And how it will do
Charming prince
Difficult to make the passions of an eighteen year old coexist with representative events. Those working Royal commitments that Meghan Markle, for example, preferred to abandon? “In the meantime, there is the gratification of seeing that the name also helps carry out projects that are useful to society. With my sister we are thinking about our foundation for the protection of animals or in short we are very interested in the themes of sustainability, the protection of endangered species, the biodiversity of the oceans: a title, a crown, can help to raise awareness of issues social, we can be an example for other peers … the truth is that the pandemic took me away, like all children, a year and a half of socializing ». What did you miss most? «The contact with friends and yes also the disco, the evenings out, pizza like everyone else». Prince Charming? “Like everyone else I dream of a prince, but of my heart, blue blood doesn’t count.”
June 21, 2021 (change June 21, 2021 | 15:41)
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