The wedding between Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...

, and Charlene Wittstock took place on 1 and 2 July 2011 at the Prince's Palace of Monaco

Prince's Palace of Monaco

The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers. Since the end of the 13th century, it has been the stronghold and home of the...

. It has been described as Monaco's "biggest party in 55 years" since the wedding of Albert's father, Rainier III

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco , styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century.Though he was best known outside of Europe for having married American...

 to Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...

. Prince Albert and Wittstock first met in 2000 at a swimming competition in Monaco in which she was participating. They announced their engagement on 23 June 2010.

Couple

Prince Albert II is the current Sovereign Prince of Monaco, having succeeded his father Rainier III

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco , styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century.Though he was best known outside of Europe for having married American...

 in April 2005. Charlene Wittstock was born in Rhodesia

Rhodesia

Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...

 (now Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

) but moved to South Africa with her family when she was 12. She has represented South Africa in swimming, and participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

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

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

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

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....

 in five Olympics.

The couple were first seen together in 2006. Speculation was rife that they were getting married in 2009, and they finally announced their engagement on 23 June 2010.

During the week before the wedding, the palace was forced to deny reports that Wittstock had been getting cold feet. French weekly L'Express

L'Express (France)

L'Express is a French weekly news magazine. When founded in 1953 during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine TIME.-History:...

 reported that Wittstock tried to leave Monaco on Tuesday, 28 June, after rumours surfaced that Albert had fathered a third illegitimate child. The report claimed Monaco police intercepted her at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport and confiscated her passport, and that it took "intense convincing" by Albert and palace officials for her to stay. The palace called the stories "ugly rumours" born out of jealousy.

Background

A two-day public holiday for the celebrations has been declared.

Commentators have said that the wedding is important for Monaco to survive as a tax haven

Tax haven

A tax haven is a state or a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all while offering due process, good governance and a low corruption rate....

. Monegasque authorities believe the event will increase tourism.

Wedding Details

The wedding dress of Wittstock was designed by Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...

. Lexus

Lexus

is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...

 was the official car supplier for the wedding. The bride and groom traveled in a Lexus hybrid car to Sainte-Dévote Chapel

Sainte-Dévote Chapel

Sainte-Dévote Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Devota, the patron saint of Monaco.The chapel was first mentioned in archived documents dated 1070, built against the wall of Vallon des Gaumates, on the space now occupied by the Chapel of Relics. It was restored in the 16th...

, where Princess Charlene laid her bridal bouquet to Saint Devota, the patron saint of Monaco, in accordance with Monegasque tradition.

Civil

Festivities kicked off on the night of 30 June with a concert at the Stade Louis II

Stade Louis II

The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team, as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match...

 by American rock band the Eagles. The concert was attended by 15,000 Monegasques and the couple.

The civil ceremony took place on Friday 1 July 2011 in the Throne Room of the Prince's Palace

Prince's Palace of Monaco

The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers. Since the end of the 13th century, it has been the stronghold and home of the...

. The ceremony was conducted by Philippe Narmino, Director of Judicial Services and president of the Council of State. Wittstock wore a silken blue jacket with ankle-length pants by Chanel

Chanel

Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...

. After the confirmation by Narmino, the newlywed couple signed the marriage register with a specially created pen made by Montblanc in gold and precious stones and adorned with their monogram . In connection with 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

Caroline, Princess of Hanover

Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...

 and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco

Princess Stéphanie of Monaco

Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Countess of Polignac is a member of the princely family of Monaco. She is the youngest child of Grace, Princess of Monaco and Rainier III of Monaco, and the sister of Albert II of Monaco and Princess Caroline...

, as well as the best man Christopher Levine and the maid of honour Donatella Knecht de Massy, who acted as witnesses for the groom and bride respectively.

After the ceremony, the couple appeared on the balcony of the Salon des Glaces to salute the crowds. They waved and kissed each other shyly, 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 other Monegasques in the Palace Square for a specially prepared buffet with Mediterranean and South African dishes by Chefs from South Africa and Monaco, headlined by multiple Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse

Alain Ducasse

Alain Ducasse is a Monégasque chef. He formerly held French nationality. He operates a number of restaurants including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester which holds three stars in the Michelin Guide....

.

A free concert was performed by French composer Jean-Michel Jarre and his group at 22:00 hours on the Port Hercules

Port Hercules

Port Hercules is the only deep-water port in Monaco. The port has been in use since ancient times. The modern port was completed in 1926, and underwent substantial improvements in the 1970s. It covers almost , enough to provide anchorage for up to 700 vessels. The port is located in the La...

, with an attendance of 100,000. It included a diplay of lights, lasers and fireworks. The new couple appeared on stage with the Princess adorned in a bespoke necklace made of 18K rose gold set with diamonds and pearls designed by acclaimed jewellery house Tabbah

Tabbah

Tabbah is an internationally acclaimed bespoke jewellery designer and producer, renowned for creating fantasy pieces from precious metals and stones for a high-end clientele...

.

Religious

The religious ceremony took place the following day in the courtyard of the palace. Unlike other recent royal weddings and the wedding of Rainier and Grace, the religious ceremony was not held in a cathedral. The ceremony was conducted by the Archbishop of Monaco, Bernard Barsi. The palace gates were open so that up to 3,500 visitors can follow the ceremony on giant screens in the palace square. Screens will also be set up throughout the tiny principality. The couple then left for Sainte-Dévote Chapel

Sainte-Dévote Chapel

Sainte-Dévote Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Devota, the patron saint of Monaco.The chapel was first mentioned in archived documents dated 1070, built against the wall of Vallon des Gaumates, on the space now occupied by the Chapel of Relics. It was restored in the 16th...

 to place the bride's bouquet, during which they were greeted by the public along the procession route. Part of the ceremony was in Afrikaans

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...

, a language of Dutch origin, which is spoken in Charlene's home country of South Africa.

The dinner reception took place on the terraces of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Opéra de Monte-Carlo

The Opéra de Monte-Carlo is an opera house located in the principality of Monaco.With the lack of cultural diversions available in Monaco in the 1870s, Prince Charles III, along with the Société des Bains de Mer, decided on the construction of an opera house. Initially, it was Charles III's...

, followed by fireworks and the opening of the Opéra Ball. The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra is the main orchestra in the principality of Monaco...

 and the Opéra Choir performed under the direction of Lawrence Foster

Lawrence Foster

Lawrence Foster is an American conductor.He became the conductor of the San Francisco Ballet at the age of 18, and served as Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta...

. Other performers included Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....

, Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming is an American soprano specializing in opera and lieder. Fleming has a full lyric soprano voice.Fleming has performed coloratura, lyric, and lighter spinto soprano repertoires. She has sung roles in Italian, German, French, Czech, and Russian, aside from her native English. She also...

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

Juan Diego Flórez

Juan Diego Flórez is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the Gran Cruz de la Orden del Sol del Perú....

, Lisa Larsson

Lisa Larsson

- Biography :Larsson studied in Basel and since 1993 appeared in the Internationales Opernstudio of the Zurich Opera House under conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Christoph von Dohnányi....

, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Kenneth Tarver

Kenneth Tarver

Kenneth Tarver is a tenore di grazia. He has appeared at some of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile , Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dresden...

, and Alexander Vinogradov

Alexander Vinogradov

Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov was a Soviet geochemist, academician , and Hero of Socialist Labor ....

.

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:

Monegasque Princely Family

• HRH The Princess of Hanover
  Caroline, Princess of Hanover
  Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco , formally styled Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hanover , has been heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco since 2005, a position which she previously held from 1957 to 1958.She is the wife of...
  
  
  • Andrea Casiraghi
    Andrea Casiraghi
    Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi is the first of three children born to Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. His maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace...
    
    
  • Charlotte Casiraghi
    Charlotte Casiraghi
    Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist. She is fourth in line to the throne of Monaco...
    
    
  • Pierre Casiraghi
    Pierre Casiraghi
    Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi is the younger son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi....
    
    
  • HRH Princess Alexandra of Hanover
• HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
  Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
  Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Countess of Polignac is a member of the princely family of Monaco. She is the youngest child of Grace, Princess of Monaco and Rainier III of Monaco, and the sister of Albert II of Monaco and Princess Caroline...
  
  
  • Louis Ducruet
    Louis Ducruet
    Louis Robert Paul Ducruet is the son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet, a former Palace bodyguard....
    
    
  • Pauline Ducruet
    Pauline Ducruet
    Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet is the daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet...
    
    
  • Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb
    Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb
    Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb is the daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Jean-Raymond Gottlieb, a former palace body guard. Her parents never married...
    
    
• Christian Louis
  Christian Louis de Massy
  Christian Louis, Baron de Massy is a member of the extended Monegasque Princely Family. He is the son of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness de Massy and her then lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès....
  
   and Cécile, Baron and Baroness de Massy
  • Brice Souleyman Gelabale-de Massy
  • Antoine de Massy (Noghès)
• Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy
  Elisabeth-Anne de Massy
  Elisabeth-Anne de Massy was born in Monaco on 13 January/13 July 1947 to Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her then lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She is a first cousin of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of Rainier III. She is the godmother of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco...
  
  
  • Baron Jean-Léonard Taubert-Natta de Massy
  • Mélanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy
• Keith Sebastian Knecht de Massy
  • Christine Knecht de Massy
  • Alexia Knecht de Massy
  • Vittoria Knecht de Massy

Wittstock Family

• Michael and Lynette Wittstock (father and mother of the bride)
  • Gareth Wittstock (younger brother of the bride)
  • Sean Wittstock (youngest brother of the bride)

Royalty

• HRH The Crown Prince of Bahrain
  Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
  Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain is the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain defence force...
  
  
• TM The King
  Albert II of Belgium
  Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
  
   and Queen of the Belgians
  Queen Paola of Belgium
  Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....
  
  
  • TRH The Duke and Duchess of Brabant
    Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant
    Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant, DHS , is the wife of the heir apparent to the Belgian throne, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant...
    
    
  • TIRH Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
  • TRH Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium
    Princess Claire of Belgium
    Princess Claire of Belgium, is the wife of Prince Laurent of Belgium and is a land surveyor.- Biography :...
    
    
• TRH The Crown Prince
  Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
  Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...
  
   and Crown Princess of Denmark
  Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
  Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark...
  
  
• TRH Prince Joachim
  Prince Joachim of Denmark
  Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, , is a member of the Danish Royal Family. He is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark....
  
   and Princess Marie of Denmark
  Princess Marie of Denmark
  Marie Agathe Odile, Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark.-Early life:...
  
  
• TRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan
  Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein
  Prince Faisal of Jordan is the son of King Hussein and Princess Muna Al Hussein, and the younger brother of King Abdullah II.-Education:...
  
   and Princess Sara Faisal of Jordan
• HM The King of Lesotho
  Letsie III of Lesotho
  Letsie III is the reigning king of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, when the latter was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored in 1995 but soon died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again...
  
  
• HSH The Hereditary Prince
  Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
  Alois Philipp Maria, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg is the eldest son of Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Marie Aglaë Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Alois has been Regent of Liechtenstein since 15 August 2004...
  
   and HRH The Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
  Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
  Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein , is the wife of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Regent of Liechtenstein and heir apparent to the Liechtensteiner throne.-Early life and education:...
  
  
• TRH The Grand Duke
  Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
  Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden...
  
   and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
  Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
  Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg is the spouse and Grand Duchess of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.-Early life and education:...
  
  
  • HRH The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
    Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
    Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg has been heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000.-Early life and education:...
    
    
• HRH Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco
  Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco
  Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco is first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife Lalla Latifa Hammou.After she obtained her Baccalaureat in 1981, Princess Lalla Meryem was appointed by her father as the President of Social Works of the Royal Army Forces.In...
  
  
  • Lalla Soukaïna Filali
• TRH The Prince of Orange
  Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
  Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange is the eldest child of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus. Since 1980 he is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is also the head of the House of Amsberg since the death of his father in 2002. He was in military service and he studied...
  
   and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
  Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
  Princess Máxima of the Netherlands is the wife of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands.-Early life and education:...
  
  
• TRH The Crown Prince
  Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
  Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991...
  
   and Crown Princess of Norway
  Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
  Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway , is the wife of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.-Background and education:...
  
  
• TM The King
  Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
  Carl XVI Gustaf is the reigning King of Sweden since 15 September 1973, succeeding his grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf because his father had predeceased him...
  
   and Queen of Sweden
  Queen Silvia of Sweden
  |align=right|Queen Silvia of Sweden is the Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Styled Her Majesty The Queen, Silvia is the mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria.-Childhood:Queen Silvia was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on 23 December 1943...
  
  
  • TRH The Crown Princess of Sweden
    Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
    Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
    
     and the Duke of Västergötland
  • HRH The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
    Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
    Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland is the youngest child and second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden...
    
    
  • HRH The Duke of Värmland
    Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
    Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland , is the second child of three children and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Born Crown Prince of Sweden, he retained his title and first place in succession for seven months until 1 January 1980...
    
    
• HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand
• TRH The Earl
  Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
  Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...
  
   and Countess of Wessex
• TRH Prince
  Prince Michael of Kent
  Prince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, making him a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the first cousin once removed of Prince Phillip. Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside...
  
   and Princess Michael of Kent
  Princess Michael of Kent
  Princess Michael of Kent is an Austrian-Hungarian member of the British Royal Family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V....
  
  

Non-reigning royalty

• HH The Aga Khan IV
  Aga Khan IV
  Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, NPk, NI, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM is the 49th and current Imam of the Shia Imami Nizari Ismaili Muslims. He has held this position under the title of Aga Khan since July 11, 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan...
  
  
• TRH The Duke
  Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
  Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou was not originally among his given names ; born 25 April 1974, Madrid) is a member of the historically royal dynasty of the House of Bourbon, and one of the current pretenders to the defunct crown of France...
  
   and Duchess of Anjou
• HRH The Margrave
  Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
  Maximilian, Margrave of Baden , is the son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark...
  
   and HI&RH Margravine of Baden
  • TRH The Hereditary Prince
    Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden
    Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft, born 27 May 1970 in Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is the eldest son of Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and...
    
     and Hereditary Princess of Baden
• HM King Leruo Molotlegi of Bafokeng
  Leruo Molotlegi
  King Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi is a South African royal. Molotlegi is the 36th paramount ruler, or King , of the Royal Bafokeng Nation. Molotlegi has served as King since 2000, when he succeeded his brother, Kgosi Mollwane Molotlegi. Molotlegi's official coronation was not held until August 16,...
  
  
• TRH Prince Leopold
  Prince Leopold of Bavaria (b. 1943)
  Prince Leopold of Bavaria is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a former champion race car driver.-Early life & racing career:...
  
   and Princess Ursula of Bavaria
• TRH The Duke
  Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
  Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza , is the 24th Duke of Braganza and a pretender to the throne of Portugal.-Birth and education:...
  
   and Duchess of Braganza
• TRH The Duke
  Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
  Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Early life and education:...
  
   and Duchess of Castro
  Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro
  Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro is the wife of Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies....
  
  
• HSH Princess Virginia of Fürstenberg
  Ira von Fürstenberg
  Princess Virginia of Fürstenberg is a European socialite, actress, jewelry designer, and a former public relations manager for the fashion designer Valentino Garavani.-Background:...
  
  
• HRH The Hereditary Prince of Hanover
  Prince Ernst August of Hanover
  Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the elder son and heir apparent of Ernst August V, Prince of Hanover and his former wife Chantal Hochuli.-Life:Ernst August was...
  
  
• HRH Prince Christian of Hanover
• HIM The Empress of Iran
  Farah Pahlavi
  Farah Pahlavi is the former Queen and Empress of Iran. She is the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, and only Empress of modern Iran...
  
  
• TRH The Prince
  Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
  Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, formerly Crown Prince of Italy is the only son of the Umberto II, the last King of Italy. He is commonly known in Italy as Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia...
  
   and Princess of Naples
  • TRH The Prince
    Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont
    Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont is a member of the House of Savoy and the only child and heir of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples. He is the grandson of Umberto II, last King of Italy...
    
     and Princess of Venice and Piedmont
• TRH The Count and Countess of Paris
• HI&RH The Prince of Prussia and HSH Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg
• TRH Princess Margarita
  Princess Margarita of Romania
  Princess Margarita of Romania , also styled as Crown Princess of Romania, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, former Princess of Hohenzollern, is the eldest daughter of Michael I , King of Romania , former Prince of Hohenzollern, and of his wife, Anne of Bourbon-Parma...
  
   and Prince Radu of Romania
• HIH Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
  • HIH Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
• TRH The Crown Prince
  Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
  Alexander II Karadjordjevic, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia , is the former crown prince of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the head of the House of Karadjordjevic. Alexander is the only child of former King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark...
  
   and Crown Princess of Yugoslavia
  Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia
  Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia, also named Katherine Karađorđević , is the wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia.Katherine was educated in Athens and Lausanne, Switzerland. She studied business at the University of Denver, Colorado and the University of Dallas, Texas...
  
  

Government and diplomacy

• HE George Abela
  George Abela
  George Abela is a Maltese politician who has been President of Malta since April 2009.-Early life:Abela was born in Qormi, Malta, to George and Ludgarda née Debono. He attended the local primary school in Qormi, and the Lyceum in Hamrun. In 1965 he enrolled in the University of Malta, where he...
  
   (President of Malta
  President of Malta
  The President of Malta is the constitutional head of state of Malta.The President is appointed by a resolution of the House of Representatives of Malta for a five year term, taking an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution....
  
  )
• HE Salma Ahmed (Ambassador of Kenya
  Kenya
  Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Angelino Alfano
  Angelino Alfano
  Angelino Alfano is an Italian politician who served as Italy's Minister of Justice from 2008 to 2011, as part of the Berlusconi IV Cabinet...
  
   (Minister of Justice of Italy
  Italian Minister of Justice
  This is a list of Italian Ministers of Justice since 1946.-External links:* *...
  
  )
• HE Maria Luisa Berti
  Maria Luisa Berti
  Maria Luisa Berti is a Sammarinese politician who was a Captain Regent for the April to October 2011 political term. The post was shared with Filippo Tamagnini.-External links:...
  
   (shared Captain Regent of San Marino)
• HE Constantin Chalastanis (Ambassador of Greece
  Greece
  Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Mirko Galic (Ambassador of Croatia
  Croatia
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
  Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
  Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the fifth and current President of Iceland. He has served as President since 1996; he was unopposed in 2000, re-elected for a third term in 2004, and re-elected unopposed for a fourth term in 2008. He is the longest-serving left-wing president in the history of...
  
   (President of Iceland
  President of Iceland
  The President of Iceland is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers. The president is not the head of government; the Prime Minister of Iceland is the head of government. There have been five presidents since...
  
  )
• HE Kornelios Korneliou (Ambassador of Cyprus
  Cyprus
  Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Ulrich Lehner (Ambassador of Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Marc Lortie (Ambassador of Canada to Monaco and France)
• HE Lejeune Mbella Mbella (Ambassador of Cameroon
  Cameroon
  Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Mary McAleese
  Mary McAleese
  Mary Patricia McAleese served as the eighth President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011. She was the second female president and was first elected in 1997 succeeding Mary Robinson, making McAleese the world's first woman to succeed another as president. She was re-elected unopposed for a second term in...
  
   (President of Ireland
  President of Ireland
  The President of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute...
  
  )
• HE Tomasz Orlowski (Ambassador of Poland
  Poland
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Jeff Radebe
  Jeff Radebe
  Jeffrey Thamsanqa "Jeff" Radebe , is currently South Africa's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development. He was born in Cato Manor, and lived there until 1958 when his family was forcibly removed to KwaMashu....
  
   (Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa)
• HE Charles Rivkin
  Charles Rivkin
  Charles Hammerman Rivkin is the current United States Ambassador to France. Selected by President Barack Obama, he was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate on July 10, 2009.At his Senate confirmation hearing, Senator...
  
   (Ambassador of the United States to Monaco and France
  United States Ambassador to France
  This article is about the United States Ambassador to France. There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of the four-centuries-old Bourbon dynasty...
  
  )
• HE Nicolas Sarkozy
  Nicolas Sarkozy
  Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
  
   (President of the French Republic
  President of the French Republic
  The President of the French Republic colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France's elected Head of State....
  
  )
• HE Missoum Sbih (Ambassador of Algeria
  Algeria
  Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Marthinus Van Schalkwyk
  Marthinus van Schalkwyk
  Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk is the Minister of Tourism in the Cabinet of South Africa. Formerly both Premier of the Western Cape and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Africa, he was the leader of the New National Party from its inception on 8 September 1997 until...
  
   (Minister of Tourism of South Africa
  Department of Tourism (South Africa)
  The Department of Tourism is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for promoting and developing tourism, both from other countries to South Africa, and within South Africa....
  
  )
• HE Pál Schmitt
  Pál Schmitt
  Pál Schmitt is the current President of Hungary. He was elected President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary and was sworn in on 2010....
  
   (President of Hungary)
• HE Veronika Stabej (Ambassador of Slovenia
  Slovenia
  Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Michel Suleiman
  Michel Suleiman
  Michel Suleiman or Sleiman is the President of Lebanon. Before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces. After LAF commander Émile Lahoud took office as president in November of 1998, Suleiman succeeded him, taking his place in December...
  
   (President of Lebanon)
• HE Filippo Tamagnini
  Filippo Tamagnini
  Filippo Tamagnini is a Sammarinese politician who was a Captain Regent for the April to October 2011 political term. The post was shared with Maria Luisa Berti.-External links:...
  
   (shared Captain Regent of San Marino)
• HE Dr. Karlheinz Töchterle (Minister for Science and Research of Austria
  Austria
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
  
  )
• HE Viraphand Vacharathit (Ambassador of Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
   to Monaco and France)
• HE Christian Wulff
  Christian Wulff
  Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff is the President of Germany and a politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was elected President on 2010 and publicly swore the oath of office on . A lawyer by profession, he served as Premier of the state of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010.-Early life and...
  
   (Federal President of Germany)

Sports personalities

• Gerhard Berger
  Gerhard Berger
  Gerhard Berger, is an Austrian former Formula One racing driver, who previously owned 50% of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team until he sold his share back to energy drink owner Dietrich Mateschitz in November 2008....
  
   (former Formula One
  Formula One
  Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
  
   racing driver)
• Jonas Björkman
  Jonas Björkman
  Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
  
   (former World Number 4 professional tennis player)
• Sergey Bubka (retired pole vaulter)
• Nadia Comăneci
  Nadia Comaneci
  Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer...
  
   (gymnast)
• Charmaine Crooks
  Charmaine Crooks
  Charmaine Crooks , is a Canadian athlete, five-time Olympian and Olympic Silver Medalist . Charmaine was born in Mandeville, Jamaica, but represented Canada for close to 20 years in athletics...
  
   (athlete)
• Bob Ctvrtlik
  Bob Ctvrtlik
  Robert Jan Ctvrtlik born July 8, 1963 in Long Beach, California) is an American volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist, businessman and former member of the International Olympic Committee. Ctvrtlik is a 1985 graduate of Pepperdine University....
  
   (volleyball player)
• Sophie Edington
  Sophie Edington
  Sophia Jane Edington is an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer.She trained at the Kingscliff ASC club under Greg Salter. After Greg took up an overseas coaching role Sophie moved to Queensland to train under the QAS program from the end of 2008...
  
   (backstroke and freestyle swimmer)
• Patrice Evra
  Patrice Evra
  Patrice Latyr Evra is a French international footballer who currently plays for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the France national team. Originally an attacker, he primarily plays as a left back and is described as "the classic example of a modern full-back" who is...
  
   (international footballer)
• Frankie Fredericks
  Frankie Fredericks
  Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...
  
   (former athlete)
• Graham Hill
  Graham Hill
  Norman Graham Hill was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. He is the only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport — the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and Formula One World Championship.Graham Hill and his son Damon are the only father and son pair both to...
  
   (swimming coach and former competitive swimmer)
• Jacky Ickx
  Jacky Ickx
  Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans.- Racing career :...
  
   (former racing driver) and Khadja Nin
  Khadja Nin
  Khadja Nin is a Burundian singer and musician. She was born in Burundi as 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...
  
  
• Branislav Ivkovic (swimming coach, who trained Charlene Wittstock ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics)
• Byron Kelleher
  Byron Kelleher
  Byron Terrance Kelleher is a rugby union half-back who currently plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14 competition, and has played over 57 tests with the New Zealand All Blacks...
  
   (rugby union half-back)
• Henri Leconte
  Henri Leconte
  Henri Leconte is a former French 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.-Biography and career:...
  
   (former professional tennis player)
• Axel Lund Svindal (World Cup alpine ski racer)
• Julia Mancuso
  Julia Mancuso
  Julia Mancuso is an alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. She was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the silver medalist in both downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also won four medals at the World Championships and five races in...
  
   (alpine ski racer)
• Ian McIntosh
  Ian McIntosh
  Ian McIntosh is a Zimbabwean-South African rugby union coach. He served as head coach for the Springboks during the early 1990s.McIntosh grew up near Bulawayo....
  
   (rugby union coach)
• Elana Meyer
  Elana Meyer
  Elana Meyer is a former long-distance runner from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 metre event....
  
   (former long-distance runner)
• Ilie Năstase
  Ilie Nastase
  Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...
  
   (former professional tennis player)
• Ryk Neethling
  Ryk Neethling
  Ryk Neethling is a South African swimmer. He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former joint owner of the 4×100 m freestyle relay world record and holds several South African records...
  
   (swimmer)
• Terence Parkin
  Terence Parkin
  Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke...
  
   (deaf swimmer)
• François Pienaar
  Francois Pienaar
  Jacobus Francois Pienaar is a South African former rugby union player. He played flanker for South Africa from 1993 until 1996, winning 29 international caps, all of them as captain. He is best known for leading South Africa to victory in the 1995 Rugby World Cup...
  
   (former rugby player)
• Nicola Pietrangeli
  Nicola Pietrangeli
  Nicola "Nicky" Pietrangeli is a former tennis player from Italy. He is considered by many to be Italy's greatest-ever tennis champion....
  
   (former tennis player)
• Sarah Poewe
  Sarah Poewe
  Sarah Poewe is an Olympic Breaststroke swimmer, who has swum internationally for both South Africa and Germany....
  
   (professional swimmer)
• Wayne Riddin (swimming coach and former competitive swimmer)
• Count Jacques Rogge
  Jacques Rogge
  Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge , is a Belgian sports bureaucrat. He is the eighth and current President of the International Olympic Committee .-Life and career:...
  
   (President of the International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
  )
• Roland Schoeman (swimmer)
• Sir Jackie Stewart
  Jackie Stewart
  Sir John Young Stewart, OBE , better known as Jackie Stewart, and nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish former racing driver and team owner. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am...
  
   (former racing driver and team owner)
• Jean Todt
  Jean Todt
  Jean Todt was born on February 25, 1946, in Pierrefort, Cantal, France. After a successful career as a rally co-driver he made his reputation in motor sport management, first with Peugeot Talbot Sport, then with Scuderia Ferrari, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari from 2004...
  
   (President of the FIA) and Michelle Yeoh
  Michelle Yeoh
  Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s....
  
  
• Franziska van Almsick
  Franziska van Almsick
  Franziska van Almsick is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen....
  
   (swimmer)
• Pernilla Wiberg
  Pernilla Wiberg
  Pernilla Wiberg is a Swedish former alpine ski racer, who competed on the World Cup circuit between 1990 and 2002. On club level, she represented Norrköpings SK.-Career:...
  
   (alpine ski racer
  Alpine skiing
  Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
  
  , IOC member)

Fashion industry

• Giorgio Armani
  Giorgio Armani
  Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...
  
  
• Roberta Armani
• Terrence Bray
• Naomi Campbell
  Naomi Campbell
  Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
  
  
• Roberto Cavalli
  Roberto Cavalli
  Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer from Florence.-Biography:Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art Institute,...
  
  
• Inès de La Fressange
  Inès de la Fressange
  Inès Marie Lætitia Églantine Isabelle de Seignard de La Fressange , is a French model, aristocrat and designer of fashion and perfumes. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1998.- Biography :...
  
  
• Sébastien Jondeau
• Karolína Kurková
  Karolína Kurková
  Karolína Isela Kurková is a Czech model, best known as a former Victoria's Secret Angel, and an aspiring actress. Mario Testino said of Kurková, "The proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level, make her a model who could fit almost into any moment." Vogue editor Anna...
  
  
• Tereza Maxová
  Tereza Maxová
  Tereza Maxová , 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 started her studies at the Gymnasium Grammar School Budějovická in Prague...
  
  
• Karl Lagerfeld
  Karl Lagerfeld
  Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel...
  
  

Celebrities and others

• Bernard Arnault
  Bernard Arnault
  Bernard Arnault is a French business magnate who is best known as the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH. According to Forbes Magazine, Arnault is the world's 4th and Europe's richest person, with a 2011 net worth of US$41 billion.-Education and business career:Arnault was born...
  
   and Hélène Mercier-Arnault
• Dame Shirley Bassey
  Shirley Bassey
  Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
  
  
• Andrea Bocelli
  Andrea Bocelli
  Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
  
   (tenor
  Tenor
  The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
  
  , multi-instrumentalist and classical
  Classical music
  Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
  
   crossover
  Crossover (music)
  Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres...
  
   artist)
• Beatrice Borromeo
  Beatrice Borromeo
  Beatrice Borromeo was born in Innichen on 18 August 1985. She is a member of the ancient aristocratic House of Borromeo, and she is well known in the Italian news media as an outspoken television personality. At the age of 16, she began work as a fashion model...
  
  
• Bernadette Chirac
  Bernadette Chirac
  Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac is a French politician and the wife of the former President Jacques Chirac....
  
  
• Bernice Coppieters (ballet artist and member of the Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
  Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
  Les Ballets de Monte Carlo is a classical ballet company established in 1985 by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hanover in accordance with the wishes of her mother, Princess Grace of Monaco...
  
  )
• Donna D’Cruz (DJ and model)
• Renée Fleming
  Renée Fleming
  Renée Fleming is an American soprano specializing in opera and lieder. Fleming has a full lyric soprano voice.Fleming has performed coloratura, lyric, and lighter spinto soprano repertoires. She has sung roles in Italian, German, French, Czech, and Russian, aside from her native English. She also...
  
  
• Francisco Flores Pérez
  Francisco Flores Pérez
  Francisco Guillermo Flores Pérez is an ex president of El Salvador. He led the country from June 1 1999 until June 1 2004 as a member of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance .-Background:...
  
   (President of El Salvador
  President of El Salvador
  This page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador.-Heads of State of El Salvador within the Federal Republic of Central America :*Pedro Barriere : 21 September 1821 - 28 November 1821*José Matías Delgado : 28 Nov 1821 - 9 February 1823...
  
   between 1999 and 2004)
• Juan Diego Flórez
  Juan Diego Flórez
  Juan Diego Flórez is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the Gran Cruz de la Orden del Sol del Perú....
  
   (opera tenor
  Tenor
  The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
  
  )
• Jean-Christophe Maillot
  Jean-Christophe Maillot
  Jean-Christophe Maillot is a French dancer and choreographer born in Tours.- Early life & education :He studied at the dance conservatory in Tours before enrolling at the upper school of dance in Cannes, where Rosella Hightower was his primary teacher.- Career :Maillot was invited by John Neumeier...
  
   (dancer and choreographer)
• Jean-Michel Jarre (musician)
• Pumeza Matshikiza (lyric soprano
  Lyric soprano
  A lyric soprano is a type of operatic soprano that has a warm quality with a bright, full timbre which can be heard over an orchestra. The lyric soprano voice generally has a higher tessitura than a soubrette and usually plays ingenues and other sympathetic characters in opera. Lyric sopranos have...
  
  )
• Sir Roger Moore
  Roger Moore
  Sir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
  
   and Lady Moore
• Guy Laliberté
  Guy Laliberté
  Guy Laliberté, OC, CQ is a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, poker player, space tourist and the current CEO of Cirque du Soleil...
  
   (Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, poker player, space tourist and CEO of Cirque du Soleil
  Cirque du Soleil
  Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
  
  )
• Yves Piaget (Swiss watch-maker and President of Piaget SA
  Piaget SA
  Piaget SA is a Swiss luxury watchmakers and jewellers, founded in 1874 by Georges Piaget in the village of La Côte-aux-Fées. The company belongs to the Swiss Richemont group, specialists in the luxury goods industry....
  
  )
• Eric Peugeot (French marketing engineer)
• Bertrand Piccard
  Bertrand Piccard
  Bertrand Piccard is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist.Born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, Bertrand Piccard, along with Brian Jones, was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe...
  
  
• Johann Rupert
  Johann Rupert
  Johann Peter Rupert is the eldest son of the late South African business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte Rupert. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont as well as of the South Africa-based company Remgro...
  
   (South African businessman and chairman of Richemont
  Richemont
  Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A. is a Swiss luxury goods holding company founded in 1988 by the South African businessman Johann Rupert. Richemont categorizes its businesses into four areas: jewellery, watch making, writing instruments and other, which encompasses clothing and firearms. The...
  
  , VenFin
  VenFin
  VenFin is an active private equity and venture capital investor focusing on high growth investment opportunities. The company has assets in excess of $1.1 billion spanning the telecommunications, software, energy and media sectors...
  
   and Remgro)
• Eric Sempe (French guitarist)
• Sonu Shivdasani (Chairman and CEO of the Six Senses group)
• Victoria Silvstedt
  Victoria Silvstedt
  Karen Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish celebrity model, actress, singer, and television personality.-Background:Born in Skelleftehamn, Silvstedt was raised in a family of five in Bollnäs, having one older sister and one younger brother...
  
   (celebrity, model, actress, singer, and television personality)
• Sir Michael Smurfit
  Michael Smurfit
  Sir Michael Smurfit, KBE , is a businessman holding Irish citizenship. In the 2010 Irish Independent Rich List, he was listed at 25th, with a €368 million personal fortune.-Early life:...
  
  
• Umberto Tozzi
  Umberto Tozzi
  Umberto Antonio Tozzi is an Italian pop/rock singer and composer, born in Turin. His most internationally famous song is "Gloria" -Biography:...
  
   (pop/rock singer and composer)

Best man and maid of honour

• Best man: Chris Levine (cousin of the groom, son of Princess Grace
  Grace Kelly
  Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and commonly referred to as Princess Grace.After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of...
  
  's sister Lizanne)
• Maid of honour: Donatella Knecht de Massy (wife of the groom's first cousin once removed, Keith Sebastien Knecht de Massy
  Christine Alix de Massy
  Christine Alix de Massy was born to Princess Antoinette of Monaco and her then lover Alexandre-Athenase Noghès. She is a first cousin of the reigning Prince Albert II and niece of Rainier III...
  
  )and Isabell Kristensen)

Honeymoon

Their honeymoon started out at the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 meeting, in Durban, South Africa, where they stayed in the £4600 a night Presidential Suite of the five star The Oyster Box

The Oyster Box (South Africa)

The Oyster Box is a luxury five-star hotel in Umhlanga, just north of Durban, South Africa. It was built in 1869 as a beach cottage and retained its name when it was converted into a hotel in the 1930s. In July 2011, Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco spent their honeymoon...

 hotel in Umhlanga

Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal

Umhlanga is a residential, commercial and resort town north of Durban on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Durban area...

, just north of Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. After the meeting was over, they flew to a paparzzi free honeymoon in Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

.

External links

• Official Palace of Monaco Wedding site
• Princely Wedding Monaco 2011