Latest photo from Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and Adriana Abascal at a charity ball in Florence highlighting the sentimental past of the Savoy heiress. The prince’s wedding to a French actress Clotilde Couau has truly ended, but the couple remains linked by deep feelings of self-worth and affection also thanks to their two daughters, Vittoria and Luisa.
Pentathlon VIP Master
It’s 2001 and the prince Albert of Monaco invited Emanuele Filiberto to the VIP Master of Pentathlon, an event that attracted many international figures. Among the many guests was also French actress Clotilde Courau. A spark between the prince and the translator occurred at a gala dinner. “We were all at the table the night I saw him for the first time. I sat down next to him and looked into his eyes for Johnny Hallyday’s approval. He winked at me.”said the prince years after meeting Clotilde.
Long courtship
However, Emanuele Filiberto’s glorious history did not affect Clotilde who, at first, remained alone. “I don’t believe it. I have never loved a rich and powerful man. The only glory I believe in is the heart. But Emanuele is a determined man, he bombarded me with phone call“, said the actress later. But the prince did not give up, he knew that Clotilde’s name was written in his destiny and with a long and wise courtship he managed to win her heart.
Wedding in Rome
September 25, 2003. Two years after their first meeting, Clotilde and Emanuele Filiberto married. There ceremony it took place inside the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in the presence of Europe’s highest ranking royals – with more than a thousand guests – and the French actress was radiant in her gown designed by designer Valentino. The heir to the House of Savoy named Prince Albert of Monaco as his best man in recognition of having introduced him to Clotilde, his wife.
Victoria’s birth
At the wedding Clotilde was already pregnant and on 28 December 2003 Emanuele Filiberto and his wife welcomed her arrival. eldestVittoria Cristina Adelaide Chiara Maria of Savoy. The actress chose to dedicate herself completely to her child, putting her career on the back burner, and she would return only in 2005 to star in the Italian TV miniseries “Lto Lady Camellia” by Lodovico Gasparini.
Luisa’s birth
Three years after Vittoria’s birth, Clotilde gave birth second daughter: Luisa Giovanna Agata Gavina Bianca Maria. The little girl was born in Geneva on August 16, 2006 and the Savoia family celebrated the arrival of another little girl. A few months after the birth of her second daughter, the actress was named a Knight of the French Order of Arts and Letters.
Marital crisis
After the birth of their two daughters, Clotilde and Emanuele Filiberto, they went through a lot difficulty. In 2011 the couple experienced their first real crisis and the prince, on Oggi’s page, confirmed: “No special reason. Togetherness, being a family, is not easy, love must be cultivated as roses are cultivated: with care, affection and perseverance.“. However, three years later, the gossip magazines again talked about the “black crisis” but this time neither Clotilde nor Emanuele Filiberto denied it. Instead, they were photographs paparazziwho in 2014 immortalized them happy and smiling with their daughter and Marina Doria while on holiday in Gstaad, in the canton of Bern.
Confession to Belve
In 2023, Francesca Fagnani’s guest at Belve, Emanuele Filiberto broke his silence and decided to answer questions about the alleged betrayal that allegedly occurred during his marriage to Clotilde: “Unfortunately that happens: there is an explanation, there is forgiveness, but not immediately. There is great love and great respect between us, and it goes beyond limits betrayal“. However, tabloid magazines report that the actress and the prince are now living two separate lives.
Separate lives
January 2025 the first photos of Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia with Adriana Abascal came out, but no announcement of the separation of Clotilde Courau came from the house of Savoy. THAT gossip they multiplied and Emanuele Filiberto was again captured with the former Miss Mexico in Venice. The heir to the House of Savoy explained to the foreign press that Clotilde’s love was still strong but their lives were separate: “My wife is an actress and lives in Paris. I am a businessman and I live in Monte Carlo. We love each other very much, but we live separated. What is important is not the quantity, but the quality. We are happy like this.”
Final farewell
March 2025.
The official announcement arrives: on the page Courier Emanuele Filiberto said: “The separation was decided four years ago”. So the breakup happened in 2021 but the couple chose not to announce it to the public decisionlead separate lives and remain faithful to their parental roles and institutional duties.
