Change of date for Prince Albert’s wedding
Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock attend the 62nd Monaco Red Cross Ball at the Sporting Club Monte Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (July 30, 2010) Credit: Getty Images/Pool
The nuptials of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa, have been moved up by a week.
Monaco’s royal palace says the wedding festivities, originally scheduled for July 8 and 9 of next year, will now take place on July 2 and 3.
In a statement Sunday, the palace said the charge was made to accommodate a July 5-9 meeting in Durban, South Africa by the International Olympic Committee.
The palace says “the couple wished for the presence of the Olympic family by their sides.”
Albert met Wittstock during a 2000 swimming competition in Monaco and they have been seen regularly together in public since 2006. The couple announced their engagement in June.
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