Posted on 06/28/2011 10:56:16 AM PDT by Cincinna
Good news for those who have been craving some more Royal Wedding glitter. There’s another one this weekend.
It’s the event many thought would never happen: the marriage of Prince Albert of Monaco, the 53-year-old bachelor head of state of the tiny but rich principality on the Cote D’Azur, and Charlene Wittstock, a South African Olympic swimmer 20 years his junior.
The Grimaldi family has ruled Monaco for more than 800 years, and has featured on the global glamour map ever since Hollywood arrived in the form of the last bride to marry into the family, Prince Albert’s mother Grace Kelly.
The state may be small, but the event will be extravagant. This being Monaco, a tax haven where you are practically imprisoned for understated dressing, chances are the guests’ jewellery and couture alone will make the Windsor effort look like the Middletons’ village fete.
Charlene will require a minimum of four fabulous designer outfits for this three-day affair, which kicks off on Thursday night with a stadium concert by those ageing rockers The Eagles and a cocktail party for select guests. On Friday, there’s the civil ceremony at the Town Hall, with two more concerts that evening,
On Saturday afternoon, it’s the religious ceremony, a Roman Catholic service at the 13th-century palace at which Charlene will wear Armani, followed by a white-tie dinner and ball. "snip" Charlene’s hen night, a couple of months ago in New York, was an encouraging sign for the tone of the future celebrations. She wore a leather corset and skintight trousers to go with the leather-and-lace theme
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Very, very British! I agree. The Anglican marriage service is very beautiful.
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