Summer 2011 Wedding For Prince Albert Of Monaco

Filed in archive Celebrity Weddings , News Of Note on June 24, 2010

Prince Albert with Charlene Wittstock

Without giving a date, Prince Albert of Monaco announced that he is planning a summer 2011 wedding, a day after he announced his engagement.

A bachelor Prince for a long time, Prince Albert is now engaged to Charlene Wittstock -- a South African ex-swimming champion who is 20 years his junior.

Prince Albert (age 52) said on Thursday: "I know the Monagesque population was waiting for this moment."

In the past, Prince Albert has gained too much press attention for dating well-known fashion models and actresses. But then his apparent disinclination to marry gave rise to rumors that he is homosexual. On this issue, he was quoted saying: "At first it was amusing, but it becomes very irritating in the long term to hear people say that I am homosexual".

He has consistently denied such rumors and then later confirmed that he is the father of two children.