A Ball In Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, arrives with his sisters, Princess Stephanie, center, and Princess Caroline of Hanover, to the Monte Carlo Red Cross Gala on Aug. 4, 2006, in Monaco. In the second row is Prince Pierre of Monaco, son of Princess Caroline. In the back, on the right, is Charlene Wittstock, South African Olympic swimmer.

Charlene Wittstock, South African Olympic swimmer, arrives at the Red Cross Gala in Monaco on Aug. 4, 2006. She sat with the royal family during the event, which is stoking speculation that she might be Monaco's next princess.

Former Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock poses at the Monaco Red Cross Ball on Aug. 4, 2006. She and Prince Albert were seen spending time together at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy; at the Grand Prixe, and also at the 20th birthday party of Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Princess Caroline.

Charlene Wittstock, Prince Ernst August of Hanover (husband of Princess Caroline), Prince Albert II and Princess Stephanie of Monaco attend the Red Cross Ball dinner in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Charlene Wittstock shows off the back of her gown at the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006. Wittstock is 28 years old. Prince Albert is 48.

Princess Stephanie and Prince Albert attend the Monaco Red Cross Ball dinner at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi, who has been her boyfriend for more than four years, pose at the Monaco Red Cross Ball on Aug. 4, 2006.

Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran and Meredith Ostrom arrive at the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006. For the event's 58th anniversary, Duran Duran provided entertainment.

Prince Albert II, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Prince Ernst August of Hanover (husband of Princess Caroline), Pierre Casiraghi and Charlene Wittstock arrive at the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Here are some of the entertainers at the Monaco Red Cross Ball on Aug. 4, 2006.

Princess Caroline of Monaco poses at the Monaco Red Cross Ball on Aug. 4, 2006.

Princess Caroline of Monaco and her husband, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, arrive at the Monaco Red Cross Ball at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club on Aug. 4, 2006.

Here is part of the setting of the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Pierre Casiraghi and his cousin, Melanie de Massy, dance at the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006. Pierre's mother is Princess Caroline.

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld arrives at the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Singer Simon Le Bon and bass player John Taylor of Duran Duran perform during the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Designer Karl Lagerfeld, right, and Princess Caroline of Hanover attend the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Singer Shirley Bassey poses at the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida arrives at the Monaco Red Cross Ball in Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.

Here is a general view of the Monaco Red Cross Ball in the Salles des Etoiles at the Sporting Monte Carlo on Aug. 4, 2006.