Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, the grandson of Italy’s last king, has confessed to using an adult worker to help boost his relationship with his first-ever girlfriend.
The Prince, 52, who won Italy’s version of Strictly Come Dancing in 2009, gave a very revealing interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica in which admitted to relying on a prostitute to show him the ropes. “I had a girlfriend and I wanted to make love with her, but I didn’t know how to do it,” he told the publication. “So I had a prostitute teach me how to do it. It became clear to me very quickly.”
Emanuele Filiberto is a member of the House of Savoy as the son of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy and the only male-line grandson of Umberto II, the last King of Italy. The House of Savoy was the ruling House of Italy from 1861 to 1946, when they were overthrown by the Italian Republic. The last figurehead King, Victor Emmanuel III, remained until 1946, when he abdicated in favour of his son, Umberto II in an attempt to save the monarchy.
However, the Italian people voted for a republic which ended his rule.The family were also banned from returning to Italy and they moved to Switzerland. But in 2002, the ban was lifted and the family were reconciled with their country. Since returning to Italy, Prince Emanuele Filiberto has made many appearances on national television, including his participation as a contestant in Ballando con le stelle (the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars), and the Sanremo Music Festival.
He is also the owner of several restaurants in the US as well as being the Chief Executive Officer for a video game called RoyaLand which is being developed alongside seven other royal families, the Sun reports. Prince Emanuele Filiberto has been married to Clotilde Courau, a French actress, since 25 September 2003. They were married in Rome, with Prince Albert of Monaco acting as best man.
The couple share two daughters together, Princess Vittoria Chiara and Princess Luisa Giovanna.
Just last year, Emanuele Filiberto announced that he will renounce his position at head of the defunct royal family and pass the title directly to his eldest daughter Vittoria. He told the Daily Telegraph that he hoped that the initiative would show that his family was open and progressive. “I will, with great pleasure, step down and let her take on the role, which I’m sure she will do better than me.
“It won’t be tomorrow or in one year, but when she is ready. It’s important that the younger generation have a chance to put new, modern ideas into practice. They are much more conscious than us of the problems facing the world. And it is important that she doesn’t become the heir at too late a stage in her life.”
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