Henri M.
Royal Highness
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2004
- Messages
- 1,896
- City
- Eindhoven / Maastricht
- Country
- Netherlands
The caption under the Isifa pics say they're in Porto Ercole, in the province of Grosseto (btw, my birthplace, I'm missing so much!), in Southern Tuscany.
Apparently your birthplace is very popular with royals..... and not only with Monegasque ones....
For more than 4 decades, until his death, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld owned the estate Il Elefante Felice in Porto Ercole. It is sold by the current owners; his 4 legitimate and 2 illegitimate daughters, who have to divide it.
I thought the villa has been sold for € 15 million (appr. $ 20 million). The Prince bought the ground from his friend Prince Borghese and constructed the 24-rooms villa in the early 1960's.
By the way, Princess Christina of the Netherlands still has a villa in Colonnino, close to your birthplace Porto Ercole.
The Prince of Orange and his brothers own a mediaeval farmhouse (olive plantation), Rocco dei Dragoni, in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa.