The wedding of

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, and

Charlene Wittstock Charlene (' Charlene Lynette Wittstock; French: ''Charlène'';Since her marriage, her name has been Gallicised by adding a grave accent to her name in French documents. born 25 January 1978) is the princess consort of Monaco and a former Olympic ...

took place on 1 and 2 July 2011 at the

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. The groom was the sovereign prince of the

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. The bride was a South African

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swimmer. A two-day public holiday for the celebrations was declared. Commentators said that the wedding would be important for Monaco to survive as a

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. Monegasque authorities believed that the event would increase tourism. The civil ceremony was held in the Throne Room, conducted by Philippe Narmino, president of the Council of State, while the religious ceremony took place in the courtyard of the palace, and was presided over by Archbishop Bernard Barsi.

Engagement announcement

The Prince and Princess of Monaco with Hermann Bühlbecker and Karl Lagerfeld

Prince Albert II is the current

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, having succeeded his father

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in April 2005. Charlene Wittstock was born in

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, but moved to South Africa with her family when she was 11. She has represented South Africa in swimming, and participated in the

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. She met Prince Albert at the 2000 Marenostrum International Swimming Meet in

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, which he presided over. She retired from swimming in 2007. Prince Albert was also an athlete, competing in

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in five Olympics. They made their public debut as a couple at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics. The Palace announced their engagement on 23 June 2010. The engagement ring featuring a pear-shaped three-carat diamond at the center and surrounding diamond brilliants. The wedding was originally scheduled for 8 and 9 July 2011, but was moved forward to prevent a conflict with the

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(IOC) meeting in

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on 5–9 July, which they both attended. The couple had invited members of the IOC, including president

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, to their wedding. A week before the wedding, the palace denied reports that Wittstock had been getting cold feet.''

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'' reported that Wittstock tried to leave Monaco on 28 June, after rumours surfaced that Albert had fathered a third illegitimate child. The palace called the stories "ugly

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s" born out of jealousy. On the occasion of Prince Albert II of Monaco' marriage to Wittstock, on 1 July 2011 the Stamp Issuing Office of Monaco issue the postage stamp (Block), created by Georgy Shishkin (laureate of competition).

Wedding

Ceremonies

Civil

Festivities began on the night of 30 June, with a concert at the

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by American rock band

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. The concert was attended by 15,000 residents of Monaco and the couple themselves. The civil ceremony took place on Friday, 1 July 2011, in the Throne Room of the Prince's Palace. The ceremony was conducted by Philippe Narmino, Director of Judicial Services and president of the Council of State. After the confirmation by Narmino, the newlywed couple signed the marriage register with a specially created pen made by Montblanc in gold and precious stone adorned with their monogram . Following the civil ceremony, Wittstock received the formal style ''Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco''. The 20-minute ceremony was also attended by Prince Albert's sisters Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and

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. After the ceremony, the couple appeared on the balcony of the Salon des Glaces to salute the crowds. They waved and kissed each other, prompting another round of cheers from the crowd. The couple were also joined by Princesses Caroline and Stéphanie with their children, as well as Charlene's parents and brothers. They joined the public in the Palace Square for a specially prepared buffet by chefs from South Africa and Monaco, headlined by multiple Michelin-starred chef

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. A free concert was performed by French composer

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and his group at 22:00 hours on the

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, with an attendance of 100,000 guests. It included a display of lights, lasers and fireworks.

Religious

The religious ceremony took place the following day in the courtyard of the Palace. Unlike the wedding of

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and

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, the religious ceremony was not held in a cathedral. The ceremony was presided over by the Archbishop of Monaco, Bernard Barsi. The palace gates were open so that up to 3,500 guests could be seated for the ceremony, including seated guests watching giant screens in the palace square outside the gates. Additional display screens were set up throughout the principality. Part of the ceremony was in

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, a language of Dutch origin, which is spoken in Charlene's home country of South Africa. After the ceremony, the bride and groom traveled in a bespoke

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converted Lexus hybrid car to

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, where Princess Charlene laid her bridal bouquet to

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, the patron saint of Monaco, in accordance with Monegasque tradition. The dinner reception took place on the terraces of the

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, followed by fireworks and the opening of the Opéra Ball. The

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and the Opéra Choir performed under the direction of

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. Other performers included

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, Pumeza Matshikiza accompanied by French guitarist Eric Sempe and percussionist Patrick Mendez,

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, Lisa Larsson, Wiebke Lehmkuhl,

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, and Alexander Vinogradov.

Wedding attire

Wittstock wore a silken blue jacket with ankle-length pants by

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to the civil ceremony. Her wedding dress was designed by Giorgio Armani.

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was the official car supplier for the wedding. The bride wore diamond earrings by Tabbah at the civil ceremony, while at the religious ceremony, she wore the "Infinite Cascade" necklace designed by Nagib Tabbah, commissioned and made of 18k rose gold set with 1,237 diamonds and 6 pear shaped white pearls. The bridesmaids were children dressed in the national dress of Monaco. The dresses were designed by Princess Caroline and

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, the director of the

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. The dresses featured personal touches, such as silk stockings embroidered with the couple's monogram, and aprons that featured both the couple's monogram and the name of the area of Monaco that each girl was from. Each outfit took more than 120 hours to create. The girls were also wearing necklaces of black velvet ribbon with gold crosses given to them by Prince Albert.

Wedding party

Christopher Levine, cousin of the groom, son of

's sister Elizabeth Anne served as the best man, while Donatella Knecht de Massy, the wife of the groom's first cousin once removed, was appointed

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Guests

The guest list consists of reigning and non-reigning royalty, other heads of state and government, ambassadors to Monaco from various countries, businessmen, entertainers, fashion designers, models, and sportspersons. The following is a list of notable guests who attended the religious ceremony:

Grimaldi family

* The Princess and Prince of Hanover, ''the groom's elder sister and her husband'' ** Mr

Andrea Casiraghi Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the elder son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband Stefano Casiraghi. He is the eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. Casir ...

, ''the groom's nephew'' ** Miss

Charlotte Casiraghi Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986) is a Monégasque model, socialite, writer, editor, equestrian, journalist, film producer, and humanitarian. She is the second child and only daughter of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and S ...

, ''the groom's niece'' ** Mr

Pierre Casiraghi Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (born 5 September 1987) is the younger son and youngest of three children of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi. He is the maternal-line grandson of Rainier III, Prince o ...

, ''the groom's nephew'' ** Princess Alexandra of Hanover, ''the groom's niece'' *

, ''the groom's younger sister'' ** Mr

Louis Ducruet Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (born 26 November 1992) is the son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet. Early life Ducruet grew up in Monaco-Ville. His parents, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet, were married in 1995, bu ...

, ''the groom's nephew'' ** Miss

Pauline Ducruet Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (born 4 May 1994) is a Monegasque diver, designer and niece of Prince Albert II of Monaco, through her mother, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. Early life Ducruet was born on 4 May 1994 at Princess Grace Hospital Centr ...

, ''the groom's niece'' ** Miss

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, ''the groom's niece'' * Baron Christian Louis and Baroness Cécilie Noghès de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin and his wife'' ** Jonkvrouw Leticia and Jonkheer Thomas of Brouwer, ''the groom's first cousin, once removed, and her husband'' ** Brice Noghès de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, once removed'' ** Antoine Noghès de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, once removed'' * Baroness Elisabeth-Anne Noghès de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin'' ** Baron Jean-Léonard and Baroness Susanna Taubert-Natta de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife'' ** Mélanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, once removed'' *Mr Leon Leroy, ''widower of the groom's first cousin'' ** Keith Sébastien and Donatella Knecht de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife'' *** Christine Knecht de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, twice removed'' *** Alexia Knecht de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, twice removed'' *** Vittoria Knecht de Massy, ''the groom's first cousin, twice removed''

Wittstock family

* Michael Wittstock and Lynette Wittstock, ''the bride's parents'' ** Gareth Wittstock, ''the bride's younger brother'' ** Sean Wittstock, ''the bride's younger brother''

Foreign royalty

* The King and

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** The Crown Princess of Sweden and The Duke of Västergötland ** The Duke of Värmland ** The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland * The King and

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** The Duke and

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** The Archduchess and

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** Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium * The King of Lesotho *

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and

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** The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg * The Kgosi of Bafokeng, South Africa * The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark (representing the

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) * Prince Joachim and

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* The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (representing the

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) * The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway (representing the

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) * The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (representing the

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) * The Crown Prince of Bahrain (representing the

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and Princess Sara Faisal of Jordan (representing the

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(representing the

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) * Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand (representing the

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Royalty from non-reigning dynasties

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* The Grand Duchess of Russia **

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and Princess of Prussia * The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Serbia *

and Princess of Naples **

and Princess of Venice *

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* The Duke and

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Michel Suleiman Michel Suleiman ( ar, ميشال سليمان ; born 21 November 1948) is a Lebanese Maronite Christian politician who served as President of Lebanon from 2008 to 2014. Before becoming president, he served as commander of the Lebanese Armed Forc ...

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President of Lebanon The President of the Lebanese Republic ( ar, رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية, rayiys aljumhuriat allubnania; french: Président de la République Libanaise) is the head of state of Lebanon. The president is elected by the parliame ...

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Christian Wulff Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (; born 1959) is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he previously served as minister president of the ...

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Jose Manuel Barroso Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

( President of the European Commission) * Marthinus Van Schalkwyk ( Minister of Tourism of South Africa) *

Jeff Radebe Jeffrey Thamsanqa "Jeff" Radebe (born 18 February 1953) is a South African politician who was last appointed as Minister of Energy by Cyril Ramaphosa on 26 February 2018. He served in the government of South Africa as Minister in the Presidency ...

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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is the justice minister in the government of South Africa. He is the political head of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD), the Department of Correctional Services (DC ...

of South Africa) *

Angelino Alfano Angelino Alfano (; born 31 October 1970) is an Italian former politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018. Alfano was Minister of the Interior from 28 April 2013 to 12 December 2016, serving in the ...

( Minister of Justice of Italy) * Karlheinz Töchterle (Minister for Science and Research of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

) * Salma Ahmed (Ambassador of

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

to Monaco and France) * Constantin Chalastanis (Ambassador of

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

to Monaco and France) * Mirko Galic (Ambassador of

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

to Monaco and France) * Kornelios Korneliou (Ambassador of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

to Monaco and France) * Ulrich Lehner (Ambassador of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

to Monaco and France) * Marc Lortie ( Ambassador of Canada to Monaco and France) * Lejeune Mbella Mbella (Ambassador of

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

to Monaco and France) * Tomasz Orlowski (Ambassador of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

to Monaco and France) *

Charles Rivkin Charles Hammerman Rivkin (born April 6, 1962) is an American media executive and former United States diplomat who is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Rivkin served as Assistant Secretary of St ...

( Ambassador of the United States to Monaco and France) * Missoum Sbih (Ambassador of

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

to Monaco and France) * Veronika Stabej (Ambassador of

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

to Monaco and France) * Viraphand Vacharathit (Ambassador of

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

to Monaco and France)

Sports personalities

Thomas Bach Thomas Bach (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer, former Olympic foil fencer and Olympic gold medalist, serving as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 10 September 2013. He is also a former memb ...

(former Olympic Fencer) *

Gerhard Berger Gerhard Berger (born 27 August 1959) is an Austrian former Formula One racing driver. He competed in Formula One for 14 seasons, twice finishing 3rd overall in the championship ( and ), both times driving for Ferrari. He won ten Grands Prix, ach ...

(former

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

racing driver) *

Jonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman (; born 23 March 1972) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 in doubles, and also a former world No. 4 in singles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 T ...

(former World Number 4 professional tennis player) * Sergey Bubka (retired pole vaulter) *

Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast and a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 ...

(gymnast) * Charmaine Crooks (athlete) *

Bob Ctvrtlik Robert Jan "Bob" Ctvrtlik (; born July 8, 1963) is an American volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist, businessman and former member of the International Olympic Committee. He is a 1985 graduate of Pepperdine University. Early life Bob Ctvr ...

(volleyball player) *

Sophie Edington Sophie Jane Edington (born 12 December 1984) is an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer. Biography Edington trained at the Kingscliff ASC club under Greg Salter. After Salter took up an overseas coaching role Edington moved to Queensl ...

(backstroke and freestyle swimmer) *

Patrice Evra Patrice Latyr Evra (; born 15 May 1981) is a French football coach and former professional player. Originally a forward, he primarily played as a left-back. Evra served as captain for both Manchester United and the France national team. His ...

(international footballer) * Mark Foster (butterfly and freestyle swimmer) *

Frankie Fredericks Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games (two in 1992 and two in 1996), making him Namibia's only ...

(former track athlete) *

Graham Hill Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner, who was the Formula One World Champion twice, winning in and as well as being runner up on three occasions (1963, 1964 and 1965). Despite ...

(swimming coach and former competitive swimmer) *

Jacky Ickx Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times (second-highest of all time) and achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One. He greatly contributed ...

(former racing driver) and

Khadja Nin Khadja Nin (born 27 June 1959) is a Burundian singer and musician. Nin was born in Burundi, the youngest of a family of eight. Her father was a diplomat. She studied music at an early age like most of her brothers and sisters. With her except ...

* Branislav Ivkovic (swimming coach, who trained Charlene Wittstock ahead of the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

) * Byron Kelleher (rugby union half-back) *

Henri Leconte Henri Leconte (born 4 July 1963) is a French former professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991. Leconte's ...

(former professional tennis player) * Axel Lund Svindal (World Cup alpine ski racer) *

Julia Mancuso Marie Mancuso (born March 9, 1984) is a retired American World Cup alpine ski racer, Olympic gold medalist and podcast host. She won the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and was the silver medalist in both downhill and combined in 20 ...

(alpine ski racer) *

Ian McIntosh Ian McIntosh is a Zimbabwean rugby union coach. He served as head coach for the Springboks during 1993 and 1994. McIntosh grew up near Bulawayo. McIntosh never played for his country as a player but became acquainted with coaching in the 1970s ...

(rugby union coach) *

Elana Meyer Elana Meyer, OIS, (born 10 October 1966) is a South African long-distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metres event. Meyer set the 15 kilometres road running African record of 46:57 minutes in Nov ...

(former long-distance runner) *

Ilie Năstase Ilie Theodoriu Năstase (, born 19 July 1946) is a former World No. 1 Romanian tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles from 23 August 1973 to 2 June 1974, and was the first man to hold the top position on the computerized ATP ranking ...

(former professional tennis player) *

Ryk Neethling Ryk Neethling Order of Ikhamanga, OIS (born 17 November 1977) is a South African businessman who rose to prominence as the three-times World Champion and four-times World Record Breaking Swimming at the Summer Olympics, Olympic swimming champion ...

(swimmer) * Terence Parkin (deaf swimmer) *

François Pienaar Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967) is a retired South African rugby union player. He played flanker for South Africa (the Springboks) from 1993 until 1996, winning 29 international caps, all of them as captain. He is best known for ...

(former rugby player) *

Nicola Pietrangeli Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli (; born 11 September 1933) is a former Italian tennis player. He won two singles titles at the French Championships and is considered by many to be Italy's greatest tennis champion. Biography Born 11 September 1933, in ...

(former tennis player) *

Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe (born 3 March 1983) is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer who has competed internationally for both South Africa and Germany. Poewe was born in Cape Town, South Africa, the daughter of Lorrain (née Stoch) and Reinhardt Poewe. She li ...

(professional swimmer) * Wayne Riddin (swimming coach and former competitive swimmer) * Count Jacques Rogge (President of the

) *

Roland Schoeman Roland Mark Schoeman Order of Ikhamanga, OIS (born 4 July 1980) is a South African American swimmer and was a member of the South African swimming team at the 2000 Olympic Games, 2000, 2004 Olympic Games, 2004, 2008 Olympic Games, 2008 and 201 ...

(swimmer) * Sir Jackie Stewart (former racing driver and team owner) *

Jean Todt Jean Todt (; born 25 February 1946) is a French motor racing executive and former rally co-driver. He was previously director of Peugeot Talbot Sport and then Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team principal, before being appointed chief executive offi ...

(President of the

FIA FIA is the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (English: International Automobile Federation), the world's governing body for all forms of motor sport where four or more wheels are used. Fia or FIA may also refer to: People * Fia Backst ...

) and

Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng, ( ; born 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early Hong Kong films, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own ...

Franziska van Almsick Franziska van Almsick (; born 5 April 1978) is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged 14. Her career began at the SC Dynamo Berlin. She has the distinction of having the most career Olym ...

(swimmer) *

Pernilla Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg (born 15 October 1970) is a Swedish former alpine ski racer and businesswoman. She competed on the World Cup circuit between 1990 and 2002, where she became one of the few all-event winners. Having won two Olympic gold medals, ...

( alpine ski racer, IOC member)

Fashion industry

* Giorgio Armani * Roberta Armani * Terrence Bray *

Naomi Campbell Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. She began her career at the age of 15, and established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the past four decades. Cam ...

Roberto Cavalli Roberto Cavalli (; born 15 November 1940) is an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He is known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The high-end Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli sells luxury clothing, per ...

Inès de La Fressange Ines or INES may refer to: People * Ines (name), a feminine given name, also written as Inés or Inês * Saint Ines or Agnes (), Roman virgin–martyr * Eda-Ines Etti (stage name: ''Ines''; born 1981), Estonian singer Places * Doña Ines, a vo ...

* Sébastien Jondeau *

Karolína Kurková Karolína Kurková (; born 28 February 1984) is a Czech model and actress, known for her work as a former Victoria's Secret Angel and ''Vogue'' cover star. Mario Testino praised the "proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy le ...

Tereza Maxová Tereza Maxová (born 31 August 1971, in Pardubice), is a Czech model. Biography In 1975 her family moved to Ústí nad Labem, where she finished her basic school focussed on sport and athletics in 1985. After passing her entrance exams she starte ...

Karl Lagerfeld Karl Otto Lagerfeld (; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, creative director, artist and photographer. He was known as the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel, a position held from 1983 ...

Celebrities and others

Bernard Arnault Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (; born 5 March 1949) is a French business magnate, investor, and art collector. He is the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury ...

and Hélène Mercier-Arnault *

Dame Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...

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tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

, multi-instrumentalist and classical

crossover Crossover may refer to: Entertainment Albums and songs * ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album) * ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987 * ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album) * ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album) * ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...

artist) *

Bernadette Chirac Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac ( Chodron de Courcel; born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac. She and Chirac met as students at Sciences Po, and were married on 16 March 1956. They had thr ...

(former First Lady of France) *

Bernice Coppieters Bernice Coppieters (born 18 November 1970) is a Belgian retired ballet dancer and ballet master. She danced as an ''étoile'' at Les Ballets de Monte Carlo and is a long time collaborator of Jean-Christophe Maillot. She is now the principal bal ...

(ballet artist and member of the

) *

Donna D'Cruz Donna D'Cruz is an Indian-born musician who has lived in Australia and the United States. She is an international DJ, and she founded the record label Rasa Music. Early life Donna D'Cruz was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India and rais ...

(DJ and model) *

Francisco Flores Pérez Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez (17 October 1959 – 30 January 2016) was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 June 1999 to 1 June 2004 as a member of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). ...

(

President of El Salvador The president of El Salvador ( es, Presidente de El Salvador), officially known as the President of the Republic of El Salvador ( es, Presidente de la República de El Salvador), is the Head of State, head of state and Head of Government, head ...

between 1999 and 2004) *

(opera

) *

(dancer and choreographer) *

(musician) *

Pumeza Matshikiza Pumeza Matshikiza (born 27 February 1979) is a South-African operatic soprano. A graduate of the Royal College of Music and a member of the Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme from 2007 to 2009, she made her début as a flower ma ...

(

lyric soprano A lyric soprano is a type of operatic soprano voice that has a warm quality with a bright, full timbre that can be heard over an orchestra. The lyric soprano voice generally has a higher tessitura than a soubrette and usually plays ingenues and ot ...

) * Roger Moore, Sir Roger Moore and Lady Moore * Guy Laliberté (Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, poker player, space tourist and CEO of Cirque du Soleil) * Yves Piaget (Swiss watch-maker and President of Piaget SA) * Eric Peugeot (French marketing engineer) * Bertrand Piccard * Johann Rupert (South African businessman and chairman of Richemont, VenFin and Remgro) * Eric Sempe (French guitarist) * Sonu Shivdasani (Founder and CEO of the Soneva Group) * Eva Malmstrom Shivdasani (Founder and Creative Director of the Soneva Group) * Victoria Silvstedt (celebrity, model, actress, singer, and television personality) * Michael Smurfit, Sir Michael Smurfit * Umberto Tozzi (pop/rock singer and composer)

Honeymoon

Their honeymoon started out at the

meeting, in Durban, South Africa, where they stayed in the £4600 a night Presidential Suite of the five star The Oyster Box (South Africa), The Oyster Box hotel in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlanga, just north of

, South Africa. After the meeting was over, they flew to a paparazzi-free honeymoon in Mozambique.

References

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External links

Official Palace of Monaco Wedding site

Stamp Issuing Office of Monaco

2011 in Monaco House of Grimaldi European royal weddings, Monaco July 2011 events in Europe Royal weddings in the 21st century, Albert