Vitoria di Savoia. “Until I was 18, I could get mad if someone called me a princess.”

Prudence is a rare quality in an age of overindulgence. Dressed simply in a cap with no insignia, baggy jeans and black sneakers; normcore: that hides her svelte figure – Vittoria di Savoia is fresh out of her theater class when she joins us at a café on the Left Bank.

The 20-year-old young woman with a young face, sincere eyes and generous smile wears neither makeup nor jewelry. No demonstrative sign betrays its origin. However, the Carinian Princess and Marchioness of Ivrea comes from a noble lineage. The great-granddaughter of Humbert II, the last king of Italy, the granddaughter of Victor-Emmanuel of Savoy, Duke of Savoy and Prince of Naples, Vittoria is the eldest of Emmanuel-Philibert of Savoy and Clotilda Curau.

Take control of your story

If the heiress now agrees to talk about her ancestors and her family history, it was not always easy. “Until I was 18, I hated talking about the monarchy, I could even get angry if someone called me a princess. I never considered myself that way…” he says.

In Paris, where he grew up, he followed a discreet education at the Collège VII^e district before entering the École Diagonale (an institution known for developing the artistic and athletic side of its students, Editor’s Note) With a bachelor’s degree in geopolitics in hand, he enrolled in political science in London. “However, I was always attracted to the stage, but the comparison with my mother scared me so much that I chose to follow a very different path.”

Embrace your passion

On the other side of the channel, he interned at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, then tried his hand at theater class. “So to see…” A real turning point. “On the stage, I suddenly understood myself, felt alive and liberated. When I left, I called my mother to tell her, she encouraged me to continue,” he recalls. Finally, Vitoria di Savoia is pursuing her dream in Paris. Last September, back at her mother’s house, she set her sights on enrolling in the High School of Dramatic Arts.

To make the best of it, the perfectionist student enrolled in theater, singing, dancing and clowning classes. Last summer, he also took a course at the legendary Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York; “I was proud because I offered myself this internship with my money, the money I made from modeling and the odd jobs I could do. to do in pubs or restaurants. My mother always taught me and my younger sister, 18-year-old Louisa, the value of work.”

My mother always taught me and my younger sister Louise, 18, the value of work

Vitoria di Savoia

In her spare time, the young actress devours films by her idols Marlon Brando, Romy Schneider, Patrick Devaer, Jean-Paul Belmondo, as well as Joaquin Phoenix, Christian Bale, Emma Stone and her mother Clotilde Cura. “Until I was 18, I could not watch his films. But I ended up watching them all. My loved ones? Eliza, The Kid, The Mental And The shadow of women.»

Beautiful beliefs

Along with this new life, Vittoria di Savoia follows in the footsteps of her father, who dreamed of becoming an art broker. She created Curated by Vittoria di Savoia, which aims to promote emerging artists. Last September, he exhibited works by the young Leo Kpodzro at Pierre Cardin’s Palais Bulles. “This experience was pretty crazy. I can’t wait to discover new talents, imagine collaborations…” says this man who is passionate about surrealism and draws a lot with charcoal. If the young curator admits that her status as a princess opens doors for her, then it is not perceived as a golden prison.

“I was lucky that my father married a mother like me: an actress, hardworking, independent. I never see myself as a princess, this title is an honor. Moreover, since the Italian monarchy was abolished in 1946, there is no question of one day reaching the throne. I sometimes accompany my father on official charity trips, but this is so far from my reality. I’m a real boy.” Due to his ecological conviction, he never buys new clothes, and if he wants to treat himself, he prefers to go shopping, go to the theater or the cinema. A gorgeous girl, in a word.