The King Who Never Was, a three-episode docuseries on Netflix, focuses on a awful occasion in August 1978 that surprised Europe and stays a secret to this day. It occurred while Prince Victor Emmanuel of Savoy, the last beneficiary to the Italian throne, was vacationing at his summertime home on the island of Cavallo, France, on the southern coast of Corsica, simply a brief range from Italy. In his rage at a group of “intruding” Italian celebration goers costs the night on their boats on the coasts of Cavallo, Victor Emmanuel produced a rifle and shot a young German traveler, Dirk Hamer, sleeping on the deck of one of the boats.
The docuseries, directed by Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi — who is married to Pierre Casiraghi, the last of the 3 kids of Caroline of Monaco — rebuilds what occurred that hot August night through interviews with eyewitnesses who recount how the exiled prince endedupbeing really mad duetothefactthat a group of “noisy kids” obtained the rowboat from his privateyacht to dock on the mainland. The prince doesn’t reject shooting his rifle, however he declares it was a 2nd weapon that shot 19-year-old Dirk Hamer, who ultimately passedaway from his injuries months lateron.
Victor Emmanuel was acquitted of murder charges in November 1991 by the Paris Court of Assizes and sentenced just to 6 months in jail for unlawfully bring his gun, utilized outdoors his house. His legal defense declared it might not be tested without a doubt that it was Victor Emmanuel’s rifle that fired the fatal shot. It was a prolonged court fight relentlessly brought about by Dirk’s sis, Birgit Hamer, who was likewise in the boat with him that terrible night and was ravaged by the decision.
Casiraghi’s next enthusiastic job is to make The Crown about her brand-new household: The Grimaldis of the Principality of Monaco, the longest-living royal household in Europe. “My business Astrea Films is producing the movie about the seizure of the fortress of Monaco by the Grimaldi household in the Middle Ages,” Borromeo exposes.
THR Roma spoke with Casiraghi about why she picked to review the occasions of 1978 with The King Who Never Was, Birgit Hamer’s years-long effort to reveal the reality and her individual connection to the story.
Returning to the present, how long did it take to make The King Who Never Was?
About 2 and a half years. I informed myself that my story is likewise an old story that needsto be set . A story that still has a excellent effect on the present. The truth that Birgit’s children were still caught in it. These are waves of a far-off history that continue to break over us today. I questioned why? The response in my viewpoint is that when the reality does not come out, the damage continues. Until things are put .
You stated you now hope to have closed a uncomfortable chapter in your life. Why?
This story was part of my youth duetothefactthat my mom, Paola Marzotto, was one of Birgit’s closest goodfriends. It was a part of my household for as long as I can keepinmind. It was an affair that was talked about at house, even with a specific sensation of vulnerability about the realities, about what had tookplace, about the impunity that hovered around Vittorio Emanuele. I believe it was one of the stories that made me select to endedupbeing a reporter.
By shooting the series did you find something you didn’t understand?
So numerous things. There hasactually been a lot of confusion around this story. Putting the pieces together was brand-new, even in my home. Birgit herself discovered out a lot of things she didn’t understand. I think