A decade after the two older brothers, Claudio also got married, marrying Paola Albera in Florence, in the magnificent setting of the church of San Miniato al Monte, on 4 July 1968.
The shattering of traditions in the storm of the ‘Beat Generation’ is clearly visible in this cheerful ceremony, where the floral setting is of simple daisies, the groom and his friends dress ‘plain’ in light-coloured suits, the bride is in a vibrant yellow short dress, a hairstyle of bluebells instead of the traditional veil. The groomsmen, i.e. us, the groom’s nephews, are also in the clear: me, impaled with a tie, a bouquet in my hand and the arm I should theoretically give to my cousin Elisabetta, behind her my sister Violetta next to Benedetta, Benedetta’s younger sister.
Even at the reception the atmosphere is much more informal than at Bernardo and Guido’s: the table is simple, with wild flowers in the centre. We children are finally a little more relaxed, sitting with the young ladies while the groom pays us a visit.
This union also fails, after the birth of Andrea and Fabrizio. With the divorce, Paola, who later marries Orazio Bagnasco, takes Villa Nadina, the beloved house in Forte dei Marmi, with her and leaves her sister Giuliana, my father Bernardo’s second wife, in the family. Uncle Claudio, proving that love has no age, recently remarried.
Sources:
Florence, Claudio Caprotti Archives, Photographic Archives.
Bibliography:
CAPROTTI, G. CAPROTTI, “Le Ossa dei Caprotti. Una storia italiana’, Milan, 2024/3.
ID., Publications. Personalities: Claudio Caprotti (1960-).
