The head of Monaco’s royal house, Prince Albert II, is officially engaged to Olympian Charlene Wittstock. Charlene Wittstock and Prince Albert are both Olympic athletes. The wedding date has not yet been set, though this famously wealthy country is certain to be a huge celebration.
The relationship of Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock
Prince Albert II, the son of Princess Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III, has been the head of Monaco since 2005. During a high-level swimming competition, Prince Albert II met Charlene Wittstock. Monaco has been the home of Wittstock, a teacher and Olympian, since 2006. No official date for the wedding has been set, though tradition requires a waiting period of at least six months.
The spectacle of a royal wedding
The wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock could be the first royal wedding in Monaco since 1956. If Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock have children, they will become the heirs to the throne. Currently, despite the fact Prince Albert has had two kids out of wedlock, his sister is the heir-assumptive. Illegitimate children aren’t eligible to become royalty, no matter who their parents may be.
A celebration for Monaco
The principality of Monaco is an independent city-state. The country is bordered on 3 sides by France, which is financially and socially responsible for the defense of the country. The small country has just about 33,000 residents, and acts as a “European Las Vegas”. Wealthy individuals tend to move to Monaco, given the fact there is no income tax. The country’s GDP weighs in at $ 6.5 billion each year. In short, that means the royal wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock is sure to be an costly, elaborate affair. Much like the recent royal wedding of Sweden’s Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling and also the expected marriage of England’s Prince William and Kate Middleton, this wedding will certainly live up to the public’s expectations of spectacle.
