Not everyone gets married in a foreign country, in a gigantic basilica and in the presence of 2,000 guests, including many crowned heads. This is what Clotilde Courau experienced when she was 34 years old. Something to impress, stress and even paralyze a young bride.
But as the mother of Princess Vittoria of Savoy (18) and Princess Louisa (16) had revealed, it was not so much the world present at her wedding or her grandiose appearance that was frightening. She, who is used to learning texts by heart for the cinema and the theater, had to pronounce her vows that day. In itself, no worries since she has often exercised her memory. But marrying an Italian prince and getting married in Rome – she wore a sublime Valentino dress and a crown set with precious stones – she had to do it in Italian. Something that seemed very complicated to him.
Besides, she did everything to pronounce them in French. “I didn’t speak Italian. Before, we had an appointment with a bishop and I tried to convince them that since we are in Europe, it would be good if I did it in French and Emmanuel in Italian. Obviously, it didn’t work. I was told that there was no history of Europe, that we were in Italy. It’s a language I didn’t know“, she had explained to Nikos Aliagas in his show 50′ inside. No need to imagine how much she had to rehearse in order not to make a mistake.
Since then, the stress has subsided, the couple had two superb daughters and are still married. And for them happiness comes from living separately. “Is love being together all the time? Love is thinking of the other when we are far away, and being happy when we are together. We went through, like all couples, ups and downs. But we managed to find a listening ear and a real dialogue between us. A straight talk. With Clotilde, we tell each other everything“, had declared the prince to Gala. The actress lives most of the time in Paris and he between Monte-Carlo and Los Angeles. And even if they don’t sleep in the same bed every night, they are always there for each other.