Wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco still on, sources confirm

For those still elated by the last Royal Wedding, good news – despite all the rumors, the marriage of Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock is still very much on.

With a reported price tag around $65-million the celebrations begin in the tiny Mediterranean country tonight with a free concert by classic rock band,The Eagles. Prince Albert, 53, and his 33-year old bride will then tie the knot in the Palace tomorrow, then do a far grander sequel in the Palace courtyard on Saturday.

As you can guess, details of the bride’s gown have been like gold-dust for weeks. It’s designed by Georgio Armani, who is a friend of the bride, but the result is still a closely-held secret.

Catering for this upscale soirée is in the capable hands of renowned chef, Alain Ducasse, and guests will dine to the accompaniment of a musical light-show by Jean Michel Jarre.

And the guest list looks like a Hollywood Who’s Who: Gerard Butler, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Naomi Campbell and Karl Lagerfeld, plus Bishop Desmond Tutu, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Sweden’s King Gustaf.

And Charlene told reporters it’s all been quite a shock:

“It was sometimes overwhelming,” she confessed. “I was trying too hard to please too many people and at times was at risk of losing my sense of myself.”

Of course no Royal event would be the same without rumors, but a French newspaper‘s claims that Charlene wanted to call off the wedding have been soundly denied.

In fact, the forthcoming couple seem quite relaxed – They started dating in 2005 and Charlene moved into the Palace a year after that, and all still seems well.

This week the pair were spied strolling hand-in-hand through venues that will be used in the service and seemed ‘calm and relaxed,’ according to spies. So those rumors don’t fly.

With a secret dress and a new Royal Husband this story could go on for days, so keep checking back and you won’t miss a thing…

Source: People