Monaco's Prince Albert to Marry Charlene Wittstock in July 2011
PARIS (CBS/AP) The royal palace in Monaco says Prince Albert II will tie the knot with his future bride in July 2011.
Albert is engaged to Charlene Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa.
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The palace in the Riviera principality said Thursday that the two have set a date for a religious ceremony: July 9, 2011.
Sources told People magazine Thursday that plans call for the religious ceremony - which will be televised - to be held at Monaco's Notre Dame of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral.
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A civil ceremony will take place the day earlier in the Throne Room of Monaco's Pink Palace, according to the report.
Alfred, 52, met the willowy blonde Wittstock, 32, during a 2000 swimming competition in Monaco. His betrothed has iconic shoes to fill, stepping into a role left vacant since the death of much-beloved Princess Grace in a car crash in 1982. The religious ceremony of Grace and Rainier in April 1956 was also televised live.
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The weekend surrounding the wedding celebrations will also mark the sixth year of Albert's reign over the principality.