Alikhani and Santo Domingo share a passion for the snow and often enjoy skiing—both cross-country and downhill—on the Swiss peaks. “Happy birthday to my sister from another mister! Thank you for being YOU! Love you so so much and would be lost without you!” Alikhani wrote to her friend on her 41st birthday.
Family Life in the Alps
Santo Domingo’s husband is the son of Stefáno Casiraghi and Caroline of Monaco. He attended one of Switzerland’s most famous boarding schools, Collège Alpin Beau Soleil. While he was a student there, he met Aldo Comas, husband of the Spanish actor Macarena Gómez, who is now one of the best friends of Andrea’s younger brother, Pierre. The school’s alumni include many aristocrats and millionaires, among them Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve, and actor-singer Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Santo Domingo was born in New York and moved as a child to Geneva with her family, where she attended the International School of Geneva. Later, she went to boarding school at the Lycée Fontainebleau, near Paris. There she met Charlotte Casiraghi, who would one day become her sister-in-law.
An Early Riser Who Loves Jamón Serrano
As Santo Domingo told the newsletter “Air Mail,” she likes to go to bed early, no later than 10 p.m., and gets up early as well. Her first priority? Coffee. She then makes breakfast with her children before accompanying them to school. On the weekends she sleeps in a little later and then likes to make eggs Benedict for her family. For the couple an ideal date would consist of a movie and dinner at a local restaurant serving traditional food. Her favorite cocktail is a spicy margarita, paired with some jamón serrano.
The outdoors plays a special part in the lives of Santo Domingo and her family. They will often go hiking or skiing on weekends in the winter. They also like to entertain friends, preparing traditional dishes served at an enormous wooden dining table, with mountain views and a fire burning in the fireplace.
