Princess Talita Natasha von Fürstenberg has marked the countdown to her wedding with a lively bachelorette getaway aboard a yacht in Sardinia, donning skimpy hot pants and playful slogan crop tops as she partied with bikini-wearing friends, among them King Charles’s goddaughter, Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece.
Talita, 27, who is the granddaughter of billionaire fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and the daughter of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg, posted glimpses of the girls’ sun-soaked Mediterranean escape on her Instagram Stories this week.
For the occasion, the group coordinated in white crop tops emblazoned with the phrase “La Dolce Talita” — a cheeky twist on “la dolce vita” — alongside illustrations of Aperol spritz cocktails. Talita completed the look with hot pants featuring the same slogan hand-painted across the back.
The high-society style figure, who serves as co-chairwoman of the Diane von Furstenberg label, is set to marry Italian banking heir Rocco Brignone de Brabant, 25, the founder of Laúd Tequila.
The pair, who have been in a relationship since 2018, became engaged last summer. Diane, 79, shared the news on Instagram at the time, writing: “Talita and Rocco are ENGAGED!!! He proposed. She accepted!”
The Belgian-born designer, famed for turning her “magic” wrap dress into a global fashion phenomenon, is listed by Forbes as a billionaire, with her net worth estimated at approximately $1.2 billion.
Her husband — Talita’s step-grandfather — is media titan Barry Diller, chairman of IAC and Expedia, whose fortune is valued by Forbes at $5.3 billion, placing him among the world’s wealthiest individuals.
In one image from Talita’s hen celebrations, the bride-to-be lifts an Aperol spritz toward the camera while wearing an orange bandana on the wood-panelled yacht. In another seaside moment, she is seen posing in a white crochet bikini with a straw hat.
Princess Talita Natasha von Fürstenberg has celebrated her forthcoming wedding with a raucous hen party on a yacht in Sardinia
Talita, 27, the granddaughter of billionaire fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and daughter of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg, shared snaps from the girls’ Mediterranean trip on Instagram stories this week
She and her friends wore matching white crop tops reading ‘La Dolce Talita’ – a play on ‘la dolce vita’ – printed with Aperol spritz glasses. Talita paired hers with hot pants hand-painted across the back with the same slogan
Princess Olympia, 29, is Talita’s first cousin and a goddaughter of King Charles III. The model, who grew up in London, shared a photo of the pair sitting on the edge of the yacht in their matching hen do outfits.
The cousins have holidayed together for years, and Olympia was among the first to congratulate Talita on her engagement, commenting on social media at the time: ‘LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH !!!!!’
The hen do also included Elizabeth Tisch, 27 – daughter of New York Giants chairman and film producer Steve Tisch and businesswoman Jamie Tisch – and Sofia Yeganeh, the artist daughter of Real Housewives of London star Amanda Caroline Cronin.
Talita reposted a group shot of the full party lined up in bikinis on the yacht’s swim platform, showing Sardinia’s Isola Tavolara behind them. ‘Best friends forever,’ she captioned it.
The celebrations also featured an inflatable groom doll, which the girls could lounge in while soaking up the sun.
A date for the wedding has not yet been confirmed but it’s believed to be taking place this year.
Talita’s royal lineage runs through both sides of her family. Her grandfather was German aristocrat Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, married to Diane for 14 years before his death in 2004.
Her father is Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg, while her mother, interior designer Alexandra von Fürstenberg, was one of the ’90s New York ‘It girl’ Miller sisters, alongside Pia Getty and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece – Olympia’s mother, and Talita’s aunt.
The glamorous socialite – who is co-chairwoman of the Diane von Furstenberg brand – is engaged to Italian banking scion Rocco Brignone de Brabant, 25, founder of Laúd Tequila
Pictured: Princess Talita with King Charles’s goddaughter, Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece. Princess Olympia, 29, is Talita’s first cousin and a goddaughter of King Charles III
The couple, who have been together since 2018, got engaged last summer. Diane, 79, announced the news herself on Instagram, writing: ‘Talita and Rocco are ENGAGED!!! He proposed. She accepted!’
The sisters, daughters of duty-free tycoon Robert Warren Miller, married into aristocratic and billionaire circles.
Despite the title, Talita has long been reluctant to use it. ‘I definitely would not consider myself a royal,’ she told Vogue in 2019. ‘It’s by blood, but it’s so far off, I don’t like to use my title.’
She has said the picture might have been different had she grown up in Europe. ‘In LA, where I grew up, if I said I was a princess people would freak out,’ she told HELLO! Fashion. ‘I didn’t think I could claim that title for myself.’
Rocco comes from an Italian banking family that owns the private estate resort Costa Careyes on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The pair have known each other since childhood, their friendship turning to romance in 2018.
Diane has previously called Talita her ‘muse’ and is grooming her to one day take over the fashion empire.
‘I’m putting all of my archive, all of my 50 years of experience, into this huge vault with the codes and the tricks,’ Diane told The Wall Street Journal. ‘Then it’s in the hands of young people.’
