A Brie Grows in Brooklyn

Royal Weddings: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco

The wedding between Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene kicked off with a bang on June 28, when Charlene tried to escape from Monaco by flying home to South Africa. She made it to Nice, a few miles down the Cote D’Azur, when her passport was confiscated by the French police, and she was sent home to her husband-to-be.

According to the Daily Mail, it was third time that Charlene had tried to flee. The first time was in May, when she went to Paris to try on her wedding dress, and took refuge at the South African embassy. The second time was during the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix.

All of her escape attempts obviously made for a very happy wedding day.

Read More

Icon of the Week: Charlene Wittstock, The Future Princess Consort of Monaco

Basically the only articles The New York Times website recommends for me are pieces about war atrocities and royal weddings.

Which is how I came upon a sweet little item that Albert II, the Prince of Monaco, is to wed Charlene Lynette Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa, this coming Saturday, July 2.

Is it just me, or should someone with the name Charlene be precluded from bearing a royal title?

Charlene is just about the hottest piece of ass to marry a European royal since Grace Kelly, which is fitting, considering that she’s marrying Grace’s son.

Read More