Caroline of Hanover

German media are revisiting the life of Princess Caroline of Hanover, recalling how 36 years ago she had to bury her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, who died at just 30 in a speedboat accident. The anniversary has prompted retrospectives on the Monaco royal's personal losses and her life since.

Stefano Casiraghi, the Italian businessman who was engaged to Princess Caroline of Monaco and died in a speedboat accident in 1990, is a trending search topic in Germany. Coverage revisits how Casiraghi broke off Caroline's first engagement before the two married in 1983, renewing interest in the Grimaldi family's history and Caroline's later marriages to Ernst August of Hanover.

Virginie Viard, who led Chanel's creative direction after Karl Lagerfeld, is receiving public support from Caroline of Hanover, according to Point de Vue. The royal's gesture toward the former artistic director is drawing attention in French fashion circles, reviving discussion of Viard's departure from the luxury house and her next steps.