The Gentleman Magazine Issue 4 | August/September | Page 75

L-R: Jessica Springsteen, Nic Roldan, Bruce Springsteen, Athina Onassis, Edwina Tops-Alexander, Patti Scialfa and Jan Tops
Flashbulbs went off for the family of some of Europe’s most
iconic personalities, as the granddaughters of Aristotle Onassis
and Grace Kelly, Athina Onassis and Charlotte Casiraghi, took
to the arena. Princess Caroline of Hannover also watched from
a ring-side seat, as her daughter competed in the final event of
the day.
Charlotte said: "I am very proud to have this event in my home
town. Monaco was one of the first shows to be part of the
Global Tour. Having horses so close to the sea in the middle
of the city, in the exact same place as the Formula 1 track, is
something very spectacular.”
With the competitions over, the riders exchanged their
jodhpurs for glamorous cocktail attire and joined VIPs for the
de rigueur chilled glass of rosé, before heading to a party on
one of the mega-yachts, appropriately named ‘Global’.  
Monaco is not the only city to host the championship this
summer, as the Tour will head to another eight iconic cities
before the year is out, including London, where the world class
riders will compete at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on the South
Grounds, with the breath-taking backdrop of the heritage
buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
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