In Paris, it was announced that Ms. Charlotte Casiraghi, the eldest daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover and the late Stefano Casiraghi, will release her first solo book, La fêlure, on January 29, 2026.
Ms. Casiraghi previously co-wrote a philosophical work in 2018 with her former philosophy teacher, Mr. Robert Maggiori, titled Archipel des Passions (Éditions du Seuil), in which they examined forty “passions”, from love and cruelty to admiration and ennui, through a series of literary dialogues.
In La fêlure, Ms. Casiraghi undertakes a literary and philosophical exploration of what it means to be “cracked” or fragile. According to the official synopsis, the book draws inspiration from the well-known short story The Crack-Up by F. Scott Fitzgerald and incorporates the work of writers, poets, and artists such as Ingeborg Bachmann, Colette, Marguerite Duras, Anna Akhmatova, the sailor Bernard Moitessier, and musician J. J. Cale.
Through these references, Ms. Casiraghi develops a sequence of reflections on the inner fracture, La fêlure, understood as a point of vulnerability that may also offer access to deeper insight.
The publisher, Éditions Julliard, describes the book as an “intimate literary inquiry” into “the line of flight that threatens us but may also offer our most sublime chance to grasp what moves through us when we live.”
If you are interested in reserving a copy of La fêlure, it is now available for pre-order through major French booksellers, including FNAC, Librest, and Amazon France.
The Royal Correspondent 