Duke Amedeo and the Savoy-Aosta Family

[Tosca]

Which palace are they fighting for? Venaria Palace has been a property of the Italian Republic since 1946!?

[zarat]

This info regards Savoy family but I put firstly it in this thread so I prefer to continue here.
So, according to valoriefuturo.it (website of Prince EF) prince Vittorio Emanuele with his wife Marina and son Emanuele attended the official opening of Venaria Palace.

I highly recommend the website La Venaria Reale - sito ufficiale (there's also english version)- I was really impressed by richness of decors, magnificence of place.

multimedia - LASTAMPA.it

Here's link to video with fantastic views of Venaria Palace (btw called "Italian Versailles")

[Benjamin]

The website of Prince Amedeo has an article and some pictures of the family from the reopening of the Royal Palace of Venaria: crocerealedisavoia - Venaria Reale 12 ottobre 2007

[zarat]

Prince Aimone celebrated the 13 th october his 40 anniversary. The website U.M.I. - Unione Monarchica Italiana - Home page prepared a small gallery with photos (galleria fotografica) to celebrated this occasion.

[Tosca]

The Duke of Savoia-Aosta with his son, Aimone, the Duke of Apulia on the pages of DIVA mag:

http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/320...8743442_rs.jpg

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Prince Amedeo with his wife, Princess Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto, and Princess Maria Gabriella di Savoia at the opening of Venaria Palace (DIVAeDONNA)

http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/333...6770180_rs.jpg

[Tosca]

There are few pictures of the Duke of Aosta and his 1st wife, Princess Claude d'Orléans on their wedding day @

Olycom

[Tosca]

The Duke Amedeo of Aosta with his wife Princess Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto and their cousin Princess Maria Gabriella di Savoia, at the Duke's home in Tuscany.

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[zarat]

Torino - Presentazione dell'Annuario della Nobiltà Italiana ( 1-20)

Prince Amadeo the 10 th dicember in Turin attended the presentation of book dedicated to italian nobilty.
At the bottom there are photos showing prince Amadeo.

Napoli 4 Dicembre 2007 - Presentazione del libro "La Principessa Beduina" ( 1-25)

The 4th dicember Prince Amadeo with his consort attended the presentation of biographie of princess Elena di Savoa, Duchess d'Aosta.

[latin]

HRH Prince Amedeo, Duke of Savoia and Head of the Italian Royal Family prepared also this year a Message for the New Year.The Message could be found on the site of the Italian Royal Family:

www.realcasadisavoia.org

[Alison20]

The only problem is that Pr Amedeo is not the Head of the Italian Royal Family. That is Pr Vittorio-Emmanuele.

[latin]

It is true that Vittorio -Emanuele di Savoia claim to have dynastic rights but they don't taking into account the marriage of Vittorio-Emanuele.

http://www.realcasadisavoia.org/letteredelre.htm

[Tosca]

Well, I acknowledge these forums are surely more based on factual rather than speculative, but this is a piece of news I happen to hear while watching a friar, who had spent part of his life in the same monastery alongside Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, interviewed on the state-run RAI2 tv channel, and I'm reporting it just as curious news, although with all due respect.

When alive Father Pio was renowned for being a performer of miracles and a prophet. Lots of member of the Savoia family, including the Duke of Savoia-Aosta and his first wife have been said to be devotees of Father Pio, and wanted their son Aimone, the duke of Apulia, to be christened by the Saint himself. BTW Father Pio spent the greater part of his life in a monastery located in San Giovanni Rotondo, a small mountain town in Apulia.

While christening the little Prince, Father Pio predicted Aimone will become the next King of Italy! Besides inside the crypt containing Saint Pio's mortal remains, there is a bas-relief that depicts Prince Aimone holding the Collar of the Most Holy Annunciation, that is the insigna of the King of Italy.
Apparently in a letter sent to Queen Maria José, Saint Pio wrote: " A relative of Yours, will be the next King of Italy" ( he mentioned a relative , not a descendant of hers). This is what they said in the interview, but again, take it with a grain of salt.

Here's the picture of the bas-relief taken from the crocereale website. Aimone is the kid standing behind the Virgin Mary:

http://www.crocereale.org/images/sto...sorilievo3.jpg

[zarat]

U.M.I. - Unione Monarchica Italiana - Visita dei Principi Amedeo e Silvia di Savoia ad Ischia per la presentazione del libro "La Principessa Beduina"

Prince Amadeo with his wife princess Silvia the 8th of august 2008 attended the presentation of book "La principessa beduina" on the island of Ischia.
At the end of the text there's gallery with photos (galleria fotografica).

[Tosca]

Here are the latest pics of Prince Amedeo of Savoy's ex-mistress and her daughters. Lucrezia, the elder, she's had with her ex-husband, (according to the mag) the self-styled Prince Fabrizio Caleffi d'Alistal. Ginevra, born of her longtime affair with Prince Amedeo. The girl, who's 2 y/o, has the down syndrome.

The author keeps on claiming that Kyara comes from an old Dutch noble family, and she's a duchess. Actually Marengo told us already that the van Ellinkhuizen family is not part of the Dutch nobility. Than Kyara mentioned Amedeo having given her pendant in the shape of an anchor, which - still according to Kyara - is inscribed in her family's coat of arms...
We're prepared to overllok her blabbing to the tabloids, but why brag of her non existing noble title, when everyone can easily find out who a liar she is?

She also said that Amedeo has seen Ginevra three times thus far.

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[Count]

I agree with Marengo for the noble status of Kyara...
She has always been only looking for celebrity and has attained part of his target with this love affair with Amedeo...

[Hanna Regina]

How does Amedeo's wife put up with this. It's one thing if she has managed to forgive her husband, but to have this old mistress blabbing to the media must be really painful. Talk about rubbing it in!

[Count]

For sure they are not happy of all this, they do not comment, or make a few comments when really needed. There's a daughter with heavy health problems...Amedeo should have been more careful at the very beginning of the love affair...Now it is too late and they must face the reality. Kyra will continue blabbing, they can not stop it.

[Al_bina]

I agree with Count's views. Neither Duke Amedeo or his wife can do anything effectual to prevent Kyara van Ellinkhuizen from "enjoying the spotlight". Let the mistress talk as her 15 minutes of fame are running out. Additionally I do not think that she is taken seriously ... just a woman scorned ... nothing new, I believe ...

[Next Star]

This is not a good situation for the duke who has a child with another woman and to make matters worse the child is sick and still very young.Ms.van Ellinkuizen is getting her monies worth being she has a child with a royal and will continue to talk as long as anyone is willing to listen sooner or later her time will be up and no one will want to hear one single word she has to say.

[giov]

I really can't understand Duke Amedeo!
He should have been more careful, knowing that he had already another illegitimate son.
Kyara always says (to the press, of course) that it was a great love story and that the Duke was so in love with her!??????!
IMO she was and she is still in love with him. That is true!
At least Nerina Corsini never spoke to the press, as far as I know.