{"id":2805,"date":"2011-07-03T16:16:32","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2011-07-03T16:16:33","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T14:16:33","slug":"monacos-prince-weds-bride-in-grand-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/monacos-prince-weds-bride-in-grand-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco’s prince weds bride in grand ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Monaco- Monaco’s Prince Albert married South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock<\/a> on Saturday in a religious ceremony.<\/p>\n

Witnessed by some 800 royal and celebrity guests in the palace, as well as another 3,800 outside watching on a large screen, the 53-year-old prince and the 33-year-old South African bride exchanged vows and rings.<\/p>\n

Dressed in an elegant Giorgio Armani wedding gown made by several different kind of silks, the bride walked through the red carpet on her father’s arm.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Bernard Barsi of Monaco held the Catholic service in the courtyard of the palace, after which the couple left for a nearby chapel, where the bride lay her bouquet, as a tradition, with tearful eyes.<\/p>\n

Charlene was the first princess of Monaco since Hollywood star Grace Kelly<\/a>, who married Albert’s father, Prince Rainier III<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The wedding’s guest list included former James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore<\/a>, French President Nicolas Sarkozy<\/a>, Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld<\/a>, bohemian designer Roberto Cavalli, Princess Madeleine, former Springbok rugby captain Francois Pienaar, Olympic swimmer Ryk Neethling<\/a> and Roland Schoeman<\/a>, model Naomi Campbell and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. -BuaNews-Xinhua<\/p>\n

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