(L-R) Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam.Photo: Eric Mathon/Princely Palace
Royal wedding seasoncontinues!
Monaco’sCharlotte Casiraghi— the 32-year-old daughter ofPrincess Carolineand granddaughter ofPrincess Grace(formerly known as Hollywood star Grace Kelly) — wed film producer Dimitri Rassam in a ceremony at Monaco’s Prince’s Palace on Saturday, PEOPLE confirms.
Rassam, 37, is the son of actress and model Carole Bouquet.
The couple, who are parents to6-month-old son Balthazar, exchanged vows in a civil ceremony held in the Palace in Monaco, sources tell PEOPLE.
The civil ceremony marriage took place at noon inside the State Apartments with mostly family and friends. Present for the ceremony were her entire family as well asPrince Albert, Princess Charlene and their children, Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques.
Attendees at the wedding included the bride’s uncle,Prince Albert II, his wifePrincess Charlene, Princess Caroline and the groom’s mother. Also in attendance were Charlotte’s brothers, Andrea and Pierre Casiraghi and her sister Alexandra de Hanover as well as the groom’s half-brother Louis Giacobetti and his cousin, Thomas Langmann, the Oscar-winning producer ofThe Artist.
Dimitri Rassam and Charlotte Casiraghi.
This is Charlotte’s first marriage and Rassam’s second. Charlotte also has 5-year-old son Raphael from aprevious relationship with comedian Gad Elmaleh. Rassam has a 7-year-old daughter from his previous marriage. The three children were also in attendance at today’s ceremony.
The couple’s walk down the aisle comes after a long courtship. “They’ve actually known one another for a while,” a palace source told PEOPLE, characterizing their relationship as “a remote friendship of many years.”
They became engaged during a family ski trip in March 2018. Days later, Charlotte silently wore her pink diamond solitaire to the annual Bal de la Rose. In October, shegave birth to the couple’s son.
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As an independent producer, Rassam has been responsible for a variety of films ranging from comedies and drama (Escobar: Paradise Lostwith Benicio del Toro) to children’s entertainment including Netflix’Little Prince. Charlotte, a veteran equestrian and champion show rider, has developed a career involving modeling (Gucci, Mont Blanc) with occasional journalism while maintaining a discreet “royal” presence at certain Monaco charity events as sponsor and organizer.
Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam.
A largely private couple, the pair have chiefly ignored public interest in their relationship. They did, however,publicly threatening legal action in Januaryagainst newspapers and magazines propagating rumors of a split between them. In recent months, they have attempted to adjust to the inevitable spotlight, increasingly attending a series of red carpet events together, including several at last month’s Cannes Film Festival.
The selection of Monaco’s historic 800-year old “Pink Palace” was the couple’s first choice for their civil ceremony, according to sources, as it’s a family tradition. Caroline’s first marriage occurred in the palace and both ofCasiraghi’s brothers had civil ceremonieson the palace grounds before religious ceremonies at disparate locations.
Charlotte and Dimitri are expected to host a larger multi-day wedding celebration next weekend for friends and family at an undisclosed location in southern France.
source: people.com
