Prince Ernst August Jr. & Prince Christian Current Events Part 1 - Page 11

CasiraghiTrio · #**201** 09-04-2005, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Peaches

I also noticed that Christian accompanied Princess Antoinette after the funeral which I thought was very sweet. But I didn't understand why it wasn't one of Caroline's children.

There is a pic from the coronation of Albert, at the concert Char was giving Antoinette a very nasty look. This made me think that Char does not like or does not trust Antoinette. I wonder if Pierre and Andy feel the same as she, if this is the case. I suppose Christian was being nice to an old lady. But Caroline's children resent Antoinette (perhaps?) for all the pain she caused their grandfather.

Peaches · #**202** 09-04-2005, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CasiraghiTrio

There is a pic from the coronation of Albert, at the concert Char was giving Antoinette a very nasty look.

Do you have a pic of that?

budge9 · #**203** 09-04-2005, 07:48 AM

I can remember reading somewhere that Grace didn't like Antoinette and that it even went as far as Rainier banishing her from the palace. When I see photos of Caroline, Albert and Stephanie with Antoinette they always seem to be very loving and caring towards her, which I am surprised at as I would have thought that they wouldn't have been as close to a woman that their mother didn't like. This then made me think that maybe they are just being pleasant to her as they don't see her that much and she's fragile due to her age, which might explain the look that Charlotte gave her. What does everybody else think? Does anybody actually know if Antoinette's side of the family are very close with Caroline, Albert and Stephanie or if they just see eachother now and again at official occasions? Does anybody know how close Charlotte and Melanie are? I wonder if Antoinette has accepted Ernst Jr and Christian into the family, especially given that she didn't accept Grace?
Budge9 :)

michelle · #**204** 09-04-2005, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by budge9

I can remember reading somewhere that Grace didn't like Antoinette and that it even went as far as Rainier banishing her from the palace. When I see photos of Caroline, Albert and Stephanie with Antoinette they always seem to be very loving and caring towards her, which I am surprised at as I would have thought that they wouldn't have been as close to a woman that their mother didn't like. This then made me think that maybe they are just being pleasant to her as they don't see her that much and she's fragile due to her age, which might explain the look that Charlotte gave her. What does everybody else think? Does anybody actually know if Antoinette's side of the family are very close with Caroline, Albert and Stephanie or if they just see eachother now and again at official occasions? Does anybody know how close Charlotte and Melanie are? I wonder if Antoinette has accepted Ernst Jr and Christian into the family, especially given that she didn't accept Grace?
Budge9 :)

Well, it's a little more complicated than that. It's true that Grace had problems with Antoinette in the beginning but as far as I know they somehow solved those probs in the end. Rainier always wanted to have his sister around to work with them for the country and she always did. She has and always had great interest in what concerned animals. She was always involved in the circus festival as well, there is even a Prix Princesse Antoinette. Stephanie is said to be very close to her. Antoinette's daughter Elisabeth-Ann is Steph's witness to her mariage, she's also her godmother.
I don't know if Charlotte gave Antoinette such a look, honestly I think this wasn't on purpose. Sometimes pix are taken and they're just out of some situation, so....

As for the question why Chrsitan and not one of Caro's children. Well, in this case Christian is one of Caro's children...they don't make differences there. He and Ernsti lighted the candles as well during the funeral...they belong to them now. As much as I know Chrsitian and Ernsti even took over with the tradition Andrea started when he was little, to call aunt Stephanie' Tama'....

budge9 · #**205** 09-04-2005, 10:06 AM

Thanx Michelle. As Ernst Jr and Chrisitan also call Stephanie ''Tama'' I guess that that means that they are very close to her, which surprises me a bit. With the distance between the sisters I wouldn't have thought that they have got to know Stephanie that well.

michelle · #**206** 09-04-2005, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by budge9

Thanx Michelle. As Ernst Jr and Chrisitan also call Stephanie ''Tama'' I guess that that means that they are very close to her, which surprises me a bit. With the distance between the sisters I wouldn't have thought that they have got to know Stephanie that well.

I don't know if that means they're extremly close, as they don't see eachother very often....but maybe close enough to overtake this adress...

moby · #**207** 09-04-2005, 11:04 AM

they seem like very good boys. =D glad to know that... caroline's family's gotten to be the brady bunch of royal families!

michelle · #**208** 09-04-2005, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by moby

they seem like very good boys. =D glad to know that... caroline's family's gotten to be the brady bunch of royal families!

Yeah...the Monaco - Hanover Bunch :p

michelle · #**209** 09-04-2005, 06:21 PM

Christian , July 2005

(Bureau de Presse)

gaggleofcrazypeople · #**210** 09-04-2005, 11:20 PM

Where were these taken?

BeccaLynn07 · #**211** 09-05-2005, 01:14 AM

At Albert's Enthronement Ceremony in Monaco (By the palace possibly?)

Harry's polo shirt · #**212** 09-05-2005, 02:04 AM

ooooff They are very attractive!

the family really is a beatiful one too. Everyone seems to enjoy each others company and get along very well.

moby · #**213** 09-05-2005, 03:38 AM

christian looks so much like his mother and nothing like his father.

CasiraghiTrio · #**214** 09-05-2005, 01:45 PM

I agree Moby. "Ernst Jr" (that nickname is funny to me because technically he is not a junior) looks a lot like Ernst, really just like him.
Alex is becoming quite a mix, don't you think. when she was a baby she looked a lot like ernst but she's developing something a lot like Caroline, I think.

about the "dirty look" pic, it is one of the pics we had from hello or hola. one of the pics that I need to put on my site. I took them down from cc.athinaonassis.net because I plan to put them up at casiraghitrio.com soon.
I'll try to do it tonight.

michelle · #**215** 09-10-2005, 08:21 AM

One more picture of Ernst-August jr. and Christian attending Alberts' enthronement day:

(Monte Carlo Press)

Harry's polo shirt · #**216** 09-10-2005, 08:32 AM

Did prince riener like them? well, did he accept them as his grandchildren?

michelle · #**217** 09-10-2005, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Harry's polo shirt

Did prince riener like them? well, did he accept them as his grandchildren?

I'm not sure if he counted them among his grandchildren but he certainly liked them.
It's stronger though with Albert and Stephanie who count them as their nephews.
Albert when asked about how many children there are in the family he said: ' I have 4 nieces( Charlotte, Pauline, Camille, Alexandra) and 5 nephews ( Andrea, Pierre, Louis = are 3 + two = Chrsitian and Ernsti)

Stephanie in a talk about soccer said about the team of Bayer 04 Leverkusen ( germany) : ' That's my nephew Chrsitian's fav team.'

(just as examples :))

Harry's polo shirt · #**218** 09-10-2005, 08:48 AM

That is very sweet.

sebastian · #**219** 09-10-2005, 10:56 AM

Yeah, I think the boys have had a very warm welcome of that family from the beginnig.
Like Ernst jr. was walking behind Caroline at Rainiers funeral. I thought that was very sweet of some kind - yes he 'had' to replace his dad that day - but I think he was fine wth it and proud and he did it from the heart. Also when I saw Christian entering the cathedral with Antoinette earlier than the rest of the family it very much looked like he was in his role and had volunteered ( wasn't forced to).
Christian also went with Louis and Stephanie for a walk at least twice during those days. They had the doges with them and talked to each other all the way...