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where another
royal wedding
is about to happen. the prince of
monte carlo
is about to marry former
south african
olympic swimmer
charlene
winstock. this is about as good an assignment as there is, michelle, good morning.
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i don't want to brag, but yes, it is another
royal wedding
. are you ready? an ultra stylish monaco, playground and tax haven to the
rich and famous
seems like money is no object here. this is estimated to be costing around $70 million. how is that possible. it's not without serious controversy. no, it won't be on the global scale of case
big day
back in april. but tiny monaco will celebrate
prince albert
and his chic bride to be in grand military style. 38 crown heads are expected to saunter in, plus fashion king
giorgio armani
, carl lauger felt, nick lai sarkozy,
naomi campbell
, even
roger moore
may be a guest of the jet-setting royal couple.
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i think those are similarities between the people here and the people of
south africa
, so, i don't know, bring some barbecuing back here.
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charlene
at 33 is 30 years younger than her prince, a former
olympic swimmer
who left school at 16 to compete. the daughter of a photo copy salesman, she started playing
albert
. moved to a small apartment near the palace and waited. she's had to live up to constant scrutiny and comparison,
albert
's mother, of course, was the beloved
princess grace
whose beautiful wedding to prince rennier is still iconic. she's endured snooty sniping, princess barbie, and whether speculation over whether the prince, 53, would ever propose. and days before the wedding, a mysterious cloud lingered or even broke. it started when a french news magazine reported that a week ago,
charlene
, a
young woman
with big royal shoes to fill got
cold feet
and made a run for it.
nowhere to run
to
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the magazine standing by the source claiming she bought a ticket home, and the palace authorities convinced her to stay, something the palace flatly denies and the public made a public appearance looking okay.
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the issues of the two
illegitimate children
he's had and with a's precipitated this is the rumors -- the alleged rumors of another
love child
.
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prince albert
known for his many girlfriends has two children out of wedlock with a former flight attendant and american tourist. they cannot inherent the throne. a child by a married
albert
and
charlene
would. nothing is going to dull the sparkle, the ruler tying the knot at last. and now, all smiles. so today the french news magazine said three sources have confirmed their story while an aide to
prince albert
calls it all malicious, revoting, ugly, jealous rumors. but the wedding will go on. starting tomorrow, the eagles will play in the concert. saturday is the big religious ceremony followed up with a good old-fashioned
white tie
ball, matt?
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