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Prince Albert of Monaco Engaged

Perhaps this will inspire William to propose?

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 23, 2010 8:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – Finally, a royal wedding! No, not Wills and Kate: Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock. The 52-year-old prince met the 32-year-old former teacher in 2000 and has been dating her publicly since 2006. This is Albert’s first marriage—though he has fathered two children out of wedlock—but a palace spokesperson tells the AP, “Honestly, I don’t think” Wittstock is pregnant…yet.

Wittstock, also a former Olympic swimmer for South Africa, will be Monaco’s first crown princess since Grace Kelly’s death in 1982. No date is set, but royal protocol dictates a six-month wait between the engagement announcement and the wedding. Monaco is excited to finally have “a first lady, a princess, a dream beauty, glam,” says a French magazine editor. And as for Albert, “He's 50-something. It's time.”

This undated photo provided Wednesday June 23, 2010 by the Monaco Palace shows Prince Albert and South Africa's Charlene Wittstock.
This undated photo provided Wednesday June 23, 2010 by the Monaco Palace shows Prince Albert and South Africa's Charlene Wittstock.   (AP Photo/Amedeo M Turello/ Monaco Palace)
In this March 27, 2010 file photo Prince Albert of Monaco dances with Charlene Wittstock during the Rose Ball in Monaco.
In this March 27, 2010 file photo Prince Albert of Monaco dances with Charlene Wittstock during the "Rose Ball" in Monaco.   (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, Pool)
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock attend to the Red Cross Gala, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, in Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock attend to the "Red Cross Gala", Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, in Monaco.   (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, Pool)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 6 comments
stuck-in-paris
Jun 24, 2010 3:02 AM CDT
he likes women???
JohnEd
Jun 23, 2010 11:19 PM CDT
Is he in a can?
Derni
Jun 23, 2010 11:04 AM CDT
Do you need further proof tt wo marry for securitynd the aility f the male to tao them..look at this guy?? okay and she is going to marry him?
 

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