Short answer: NO. Long answer: No, but it was close.
Princess Charlene and Prince Albert celebrated their first wedding anniversary on Sunday. Can you believe it’s been a year? It seems like longer. I bet it feels like longer to Charlene too. For some reason, I have an image of her sitting in a high tower, looking out at Monaco, quietly counting down the seconds. To what, pray tell? Part of me think she should just get pregnant and be done with it. Part of me thinks she should “pull a Katie Holmes” and get all of her ducks in a row and then BOLT LIKE THE WIND. Anyway, these are some new photos of Charlene at the Dior show in Paris yesterday. Charlene spent her anniversary in Monaco (see photos here, note the one where she looks like she’s going to vom when Albert has his hands on her), but maybe Albert gave her a special present for the anniversary: a trip to Paris without him. A chance to hang out with ladies.
Incidentally, Albert told a Brazilian magazine, “We are really happy and feel like it (the marriage) happened yesterday… I am very proud of what my wife has accomplished this past year, creating her foundation dedicated to children and sport, and being so involved in her new role in Monaco. She is fulfilling a difficult mission in a perfect way, and I thank her for that.” LOL. How efficient and business-like. “She is a great employee- er, wife. She fulfills her role. Yes.” As for Charlene in these photos – I think she looks pretty. Pretty and sad. RUN CHARLIE!!!
More photos from the Dior show yesterday… Jennifer Lawrence wearing something unusual (for her), Melanie Laurent looking like ass in a horrible, unflattering outfit, Marion Cotillard looking adorable in a dress that I consider too short, and Sharon Stone, who is pretty much Norma Desmond at this point.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
OMG. Sharon is totally Norma Desmond. I love Jennifer’s dress…vey pretty.
“She is fulfilling a difficult mission”…yeah, being married to him.
Everyone on here looks good except that Melanie chick.
I think Sharon too looks fug, like always.
Why are you throwing her a pity party Kaiser?
This is a woman who married Albert in her 30’s.She’s been with him for about a decade-ergo she had ENOUGH time to ponder over to be or not to be a princess.Being an Olimpic champion means to me she’s no backwater lass with no experience in intrigue and politics so why the pity party?
I’m so over her “poor me” face.
lol tell em why u mad bra, I didn’t know she was with him for a decade?? is this true?? The way Kaiser describes her, I thought they just met and married (sorry not into royal gossip)….if they have been together that long then yea…WHY THE PITY PARTY?
to use kaiser’s Katie HOlmes analogy, and of course totally speculating, perhaps she thought she knew, and THEN she found out and couldn’t pull out.
She looks much better in these photos but maybe the botox is wearing off.
The story is that he was supposed to have given up the girlfriend, and when said girlfriend turned up pregnant shortly before the wedding, that was the capper.
I *think* what happened was they were dating, got engaged, and she found out after the wedding was planned that he had had an affair and had yet another kid from it.
she tried to call the wedding off but they hid her passport or something? so she was basically forced to marry him and produce a legit heir.
me again. I answered nicely the first time, but now I’m getting my bitch on.
Do you really think she is less deserving of compassion and support because she was an athlete?
People from all areas of life can find themselves in abusive situations. It has nothing to do with age, money, success.
a decade is nothing! my own mother, for example, was with an abusive man for over 25 years, and is finally leaving. Do I look at the fact that she met him at 40, and thus “should know better?” she is no “backwards lass”- and what a horrible thing that is to say about anyone!- yet she was taken in because he was emotionally abusive and knew exactly how to get her.
No, I have compassion and support the fact that she is trying.
perhaps you need a little self reflection yourself.
Perhaps you need to realize that not every situation mirrors your own?
The athlete mention was merely to point out that this was a woman who had traveled internationally for years, had met people with fancy titles and important responsibilities. This should have given her a better sense of the situation she was getting herself into and what would be expected of her. As opposed to that backwards lass, that so offends you, when all that means is somebody who has led their lives in a very sheltered way and hasn’t been exposed to a lot. It’s not an insult to their intelligence, it’s merely a shorthand way of saying inexperienced.
Secondly, being with somebody 10 years sure as hell gives you some indication of what kind of person they are. People may put on an act when you first get involved but they don’t generally act sweet and caring and kind for a decade and then magically change into a monster the moment you marry them. Some of us may choose to ignore the signals that tell us not to marry somebody, but after 10 years together, the signals were either there or they weren’t.
RobN: There are a lot of people who’ve fooled people for a long time. I’m not saying Albert’s brilliant, but if someone’s under the impression that a person has given up his girlfriend and finds out that he hasn’t, then that could make a person want to get the hell out of dodge.
@Bluhare – it’s like those people who discover after decades together that hubbs has another family which he was living with simultaneously but always told them his work kept him on the road alot.
I try to reflect thorowly at least once a year.And your “being bitch” doesn’t frighten me.Let me elaborate.
Albert has changed his GFs about once a year for years.He has acknoledged 2 children with some air hostess(I think)
His escapaden have been all over the papers and Internet.
So I get to know him, I read all this and I think what Kay?
What would YOU think about such man?
For me he’s old horny piece of sh*t.
Whould you NEVER in 10 years wonder wether there aren’t any more children? Another lover backstage? Orgies with drugs and and and?
If such thoughts are unknown for you then I admit I am a cynic.I married shortly befor my 30th birthday and I took my time to notice every little detail about my husband. I am NOT going to be forced and jump in “happily ever after” if I’m not convinced.And I needed less time than her.
So excuse me for being such bitch but I’m stingy with my compassion.
There always people who shovel it around in abundance
She’s been quite active in her role although it’s not publicized as much. She’s very awkward around Albert but she looks soooo comfortable around kids… she does well in sports-related engagements where she doesn’t look half robotic.
And OMG… Sharon Stone looks great!!
Sharon Stone makes me laugh. She’s so determined to be a MOVIE STAR! i feel disappointed when she tones it down.
All her charity work as well as Albert’s is very well publicized overseas. You just don’t see it in American tabloids and mags.
Google the two of them and you’ll see them all over the place attending events and galas. It’s not exactly hands on work.
Pictures of this Charlene woman depress the hell outta me. It’s like her eyes suck all the joy & life outta me
I hate what Princess C is wearing! Unflattering color and cut. In fact, for it being a fashion event, no one looks good. Jennifer L’s dress is o.k., but it’s not great on her (very stiff). The others are hideous.
I need (read: want) Jennifer Lawrence’s dress!
She looks happy in these pics. He’s not there. ‘Nuf said.
Ditto-SS is Norma Desmond!
dont know about charlene but albert was in monaco over the weekend. we know coz the flag’s up….
I guess I feel sorry for her because she seemed like she actually cared whether Albert loved her, and was crushed when faced with evidence (affair, child out of wedlock) that he didn’t.
With Kate Middleton, I don’t think she cares whether William loves her or cheats on her – as long as she gets her title and wealth, she’s happy.
With Katie Holmes, I think she was dazzled by Tom and didn’t think things through. It took a while for reality to come back to her and realize what a messed-up life she now has. But good for her for getting out of a bad relationship, even if it took 5 years.
Too bad. I was alone in Paris once, and it was the time of my life. Jennifer Lawrence is so pretty she looks great no matter how stoopid her hair & dress are styled.