My name is Natasha Blick. I am Lucia Bartoli's advisor and spokesperson, and I am asking for your help to fund an international legal campaign to keep Lucia in her children's lives.

Lucia is the mother of Rocky and Rouge, two little boys who have been her whole world since the moment they were born. Until her relationship with their father ended, she was their primary caregiver, the person who spent every day raising them.

Philipp and Lucia were together for five years. Rocky was born in May 2022, and Rouge followed 17 months later. The couple separated when Lucia was pregnant with Rouge, tried again, and finally parted ways when Rouge was 6 months old. Lucia believed they could co-parent with decency and mutual respect. She was wrong.

What followed was two years of relentless legal battles. On 19 November 2025, a Swiss court ruling severed Lucia's relationship with her children almost entirely. She has no contact at all with Rocky. With Rouge, she is permitted just two court-mandated hours per week, supervised at their kindergarten and she does not even get those hours reliably.

For a mother who once spent every day caring for her boys, the loss has been devastating. Now she watches them grow up in glimpses through photos on social media.

While Lucia continues to fight through the courts, a new threat has emerged. Their father, fashion designer Philipp Plein, is now applying to relocate the boys to the United States. If that application succeeds, Rocky and Rouge will grow up without their mother present in any meaningful way. We cannot allow that to happen without exhausting every legal option available.

This is now a race against time.

Lucia is not asking for luxury. She is not asking for revenge. She is asking for the chance to remain an active and meaningful part of her children's lives.

The funds raised will help cover:

• Ongoing family court proceedings

• International legal representation and cross-border litigation

• Independent experts and assessments

• Appeals and emergency applications where necessary

• Legal work relating to the proposed relocation of the children

This is an extraordinarily complex international case spanning multiple jurisdictions. Lucia is facing an opponent with significant financial resources and access to some of the best legal representation available.

What she has is the truth, the determination of a mother who loves her children, and - we hope - the support of people who have read her story.

If you believe children deserve meaningful relationships with both parents whenever it is safe and possible, please consider supporting Lucia.

Every contribution, no matter the size, helps keep that fight alive.

You can follow Lucia's story on Instagram @xluciabartoli.