Showing posts with label Prince Albert of Monaco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prince Albert of Monaco. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 03, 2011
The couple's glittering religious wedding drew crowds of thousands to the Mediterranean principality on Saturday and the guest list included a host of heads of state, European royals and stars of the fashion and sports world.
But sources cited by the French press on Sunday said the former Charlene Wittstock, 33, had even tried to take refuge in her country's embassy in Paris in an attempt to get out of the wedding.
Instead senior Palace officials confiscated her passport and then persuaded her to take part in the weekend's nuptials.
"Several sources have even confirmed that an arrangement was reached between the future bride and groom," said a report in Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD), the French national newspaper, which provided no further details.
It followed confirmation by palace sources that Albert, 53, was due to undergo DNA tests because of claims by at least one unnamed woman that he has fathered another illegitimate child. » | Henry Samuel, Monaco | Sunday, July 03, 2011
Saturday, July 02, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Prince Albert II of Monaco faces a paternity test after his wedding to Charlene Wittstock following claims that he has fathered a third child out of wedlock, officials have confirmed.
The wedding was a glittering affair, the likes of which have not been seen since Prince Rainier III married Hollywood icon Grace Kelly in Monaco more than half a century ago.
Amid the splendour of the Mediterranean principality’s Italian Renaissance palace Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock, the former Olympic swimmer, had their marriage blessed in a Roman Catholic service on Saturday.
Among the guests at the ceremony, which followed a civil service on Friday, were crowned heads of Europe, heads of state and celebrities – there to see Miss Wittstock, the daughter of a South African photocopier salesman, became [sic] Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene de Monaco.
But as the couple took their vows, Prince Albert’s colourful past threatened to overshadow the proceedings.
It has now been revealed that, following the couple's civil ceremony, a senior palace official confirmed rumours that Prince Albert is likely to undergo the test after claims that he has fathered a third child. » | Henry Samuels and Patrick Sawer | Saturday, July 02, 2011
BBC: Prince Albert II of Monaco has married South African former swimmer Charlene Wittstock in a religious ceremony, after Friday's civil wedding.
Some 3,500 guests, including royalty and celebrities, attended the event at the Place du Palais.
Earlier in the week, the palace denied reports in the French press that Ms Wittstock was having second thoughts about the wedding.
David Chazan reports. Watch BBC video » | Saturday, July 02, 2011
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LE POINT: Le couple princier s'est dit "oui" lors d'une cérémonie religieuse qui s'est tenue en présence notamment de Nicolas Sarkozy.
Point d'orgue du mariage princier de Monaco, Albert II et Charlene Wittstock se sont unis religieusement samedi dans la principauté lors d'une messe en plein air devant près d'un millier d'invités. L'office, qui s'est tenu dans la cour d'honneur du palais princier, a été retransmis sur écrans géants dans l'un des plus petits États du monde et par des télévisions du monde entier.
En se disant oui civilement, la veille, le prince Albert, 53 ans, et la nouvelle princesse de Monaco, 33 ans, ont mis fin aux rumeurs qui planaient sur leur union, offrant un moment de faste à un Rocher à la recherche d'un second souffle. Le palais princier compte sur l'événement pour recréer un peu de la magie qui a longtemps entouré la famille Grimaldi. Une quarantaine de têtes couronnées et de familles régnantes, ainsi qu'une vingtaine de chefs d'État, dont le président français Nicolas Sarkozy, assistaient à la messe de mariage entre le prince et l'ancienne nageuse sud-africaine. » | Source Reuters | Samedi 02 Juillet 2011
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The daughter of a South African photocopy salesman wore a stunning Armani gown cut from 130 metres of silk and studded with 40,000 crystals.
Archbishop Bernard Barsi of Monaco asked each whether they accepted each other "for better, for worse." Both replied with a firm: "Yes."
Then, in front of witnesses, the couple - the Princess, noticeably less tense than she had been at the first ceremony, and occasionally smiling - exchanged 18-carat rings in white gold and platinum by the House of Cartier.
South African singer Pumela Matshikiza celebrated with a popular, upbeat wedding song from Charlene's homeland: "Diviner of the roadways, the knock knock beetle / It just passed by here, the knock knock beetle."
Around 800 guests attended the service in the palace, and another 3,800 were outside watching on a large screen, cheering as popular guests like James Bond actor Roger Moore and former French first lady Bernadette Chirac arrived.
Aside from France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and the kings and queens of Sweden and Belgium, the crowd included fashion designers, models, sportsmen, more minor royals and senior officials from the tiny principality. » | Saturday, July 02, 2011
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THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The daughter of a South African photocopy salesman became Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco on Friday when she wed Prince Albert II at a civil ceremony on the tiny Riviera principality following a week of intrigue and rumour.
Under clear blue skies, scores of residents and tourists lined the streets to watch the statuesque blonde's transformation from commoner into princess in the red silk damask-draped throne room where Hollywood icon Grace Kelly married Albert's father, Prince Rainier III, 55 years ago.
Scotching persistent rumours that she had sought to flee Monaco shortly before the wedding day after discovering Prince Albert allegedly had a third illegitimate child, the 33-year old Olympic swimmer was the first to say "I do" in a matching Chanel sky blue jacket and skirt.
Under huge chandeliers and with Albert's forebears looking on from portraits adorning the room, she exchanged restrained smiles with Prince Albert, 20 years her senior, in a dark suit and grey tie.
Only 80 family members, friends and dignitaries were gathered around the couple during the 20-minute ceremony. But the gates of the Italian Renaissance residence were thrown open to more than 5,000 Monegasques who followed the proceedings from the palace square, waving the red and white flags of Monaco and those of Charlene's native South Africa. » | Henry Samuel, Monaco | Friday, July 01, 2011
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
LE FIGARO: Le prince Albert II de Monaco, 52 ans, a annoncé aujourd'hui ses fiançailles avec la sud-africaine Charlene Wittstock, 32 ans.
Le prince Albert II, né le 14 mars 1958, est le fils du prince Rainier III et de la princesse Grace, née Kelly. Il a succédé à son père le 12 juillet 2005. Charlene Wittstock, de nationalité sud-africaine, est née le 25 janvier 1978 à Bulawayo au Zimbabwe. Avant d'arriver à Monaco, elle était éducatrice pour enfants, et a été championne du 100 mètres dos du Commonwealth.
Le prince et la nageuse, qui se sont rencontrés il y a plusieurs années, faisaient fréquemment des apparitions publiques ensemble, dans des événements sportifs et culturels, ou au Bal de la Rose qui ouvre chaque année la saison monégasque. Ils avaient accordé il y a quelques mois une séance de photographie privée au magazine "Point de vue", ce qui pour les observateurs du protocole des cours royales et princières était la pré-annonce officielle des fiançailles. >>> AFP | Mercredi 23 Juin 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Prince Albert of Monaco to marry Olympic swimmer: Prince Albert of Monaco is to marry his long-term girlfriend, the South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock. >>> Fiona Govan | Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Sunday, August 23, 2009
THE TELEGRAPH: Lord Mandelson, the Business Secreatry, is facing growing questions over his links with Saif Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi, following the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi.
In a destination that developers predict will soon make the tax haven of Monaco look "second rate", it was described as the most glamorous party ever seen in the Adriatic.
As the champagne flowed, fireworks lit up the night sky, a dozen private Lear jets were parked on a nearby runway and giant yachts were moored offshore.
The fabulously wealthy guests at the appropriately-named Splendid Hotel included Prince Albert of Monaco and Lakshmi Mittal, the steel magnate.
Also present were Oleg Deripaska, the Russian entrepreneur, and Nat Rothschild, the British financier - both close allies of Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary.
And who hosted the 37th birthday party in June in one of the trendiest locations in Montenegro – a newly-independent nation whose cause Lord Mandelson has repeatedly championed?
The unlikely host – hundreds of miles from his African homeland – was Saif Gadaffi, the son of the Libyan leader, who, it emerged last week, has met Lord Mandelson twice in the past four months.
At at least one of those meetings, the fate of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, was discussed.
It was Mr Gaddafi too who, much to the anger of the US and some victims' relatives, stood alongside Megrahi and ensured he was given a "hero's welcome" as his plane touched down in the Libyan capital of Tripoli late on Thursday night – just hours after he was released by the Scottish government from a life sentence handed down in 2001 for the terrorist attack that claimed 270 lives in December 1988.
Intriguingly, Mr Gaddafi has publicly thanked the British – as well as the Scottish – government for Megrahi's release. >>> Andrew Alderson and Alastair Jamieson | Saturday, August 22, 2009
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