A few weeks ago, Page Six had an interesting little story about Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco. Apparently, the reigning Monegasque monarch and his bride were letting it be known that they were very, very interested in attending this year’s Academy Awards. Not just the Vanity Fair post-Oscar party, mind you – they wanted to be invited to the ceremony. I had mixed feelings about it, because I have my doubts as to how much of a “get” Princess Charlene really is to an event. But, I would be happy to see her on the Oscar red carpet, and certainly, Hollywood stars would love to mingle with actual royalty.
So imagine my surprise when I saw these photos of Charlene and Albert in LA, at a champagne brunch celebrating The Montblanc Princesse Grace De Monaco jewellery and watch collection yesterday. Oh, so they’re in LA, are they? On Oscar weekend? Sounds like Oscar producers reached out, right? So, I’m calling it – I’m thinking Charlene and Albert will definitely be at tonight’s Oscars. Maybe they won’t walk the red carpet (too gauche!), but I’m guessing that they’ll be in attendance, and they’ll make an appearance at the Vanity Fair party too. French sources are claiming something similar too – something about honoring Grace Kelly, maybe?
Some movie star better help Princess Charlene too. Angelina Jolie can distract Prince Albert while George Clooney shuffles Charlene into an unmarked car, and Jean Dujardin is the getaway driver. Charlize Theron, a fellow South African, will help Charlene get back on her feet in Charlize’s guest house. And Albert will be none the wiser! Honestly, he might not even notice that she’s gone.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
I love the getaway plan…Lol
It’s brilliant! And might I suggest Uggie as Princess Charlene’s guard dog.
She looks awful. What’s with the lips/shiny face/80’s hairdo?
Dark roots! Hopes she gets some bleach on those roots today! paging Farrah’s hairdresser!
She looks better yet like she’s channeling vintage Courtney Love. Interesting
Vintage Courtney Love? I don’t think so. Maybe vintage Cheryl Ladd during her Charlie’s Angels days.
poor mans Farrah!
Ugh, she always looks so drugged and tweaked!
Don’t blame her if she is. She is married to a complete douche. However she chose her fate, so I don’t totally feel sorry for her.
Everytime Her Serene Highness starts to come out of her Xanax fog she realizes what she did and to whom she did it and that she will have to keep doing it until she produces a royal heir…it’s at about that moment that she summons the royal pill pusher and starts making believe that her prince looks like Christian Bale and actually love her more than Wesley loves Buttercup. Which do you prefer reality or Xantasy?
She looks awful… stop with the botox.
ITA! They both look really botoxed.
She’s certainly getting better at pretending to be happy. I’d just like to point out this video, from her wedding day, in which she looks completely miserable. The girl is clearly sad about getting married here, and her husband doesn’t seem to give a damn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcWbLQNUpg
Oh my God, that video is horrible. He looks like he’s annoyed and uneasy and her… I’ve seriously seen people look less devastated at funerals. Their mother or husband’s funerals, at that.
Wow, did they meet for the first time AT the alter? I’ve never seen a couple LOOK less in love than these two.
Yes, I think she is getting better at faking it although she still look quite unhappy. I had never seen that video until now. Why would she be crying like that over a song she doesn’t even understand? I thought she only has a basic understanding of French. I remember seeing photos of their wedding day and thinking how unhappy Charlene looked while Albert looked very stiff and apathetic as if he was just wishing the day could be over and done with before Charlene had a complete breakdown. I guess that is the price many women are willing to pay to marry into wealth and power.
How OLD is he? He is shockingly unattractive.
You know what really stumps me? In that top photo he is so clearly Grace Kelly’s son. The eyes, the whole expression, the set of the face. So how is he so massively unattractive? How can someone at once resemble one of the most beautiful people who ever lived… and a toad?
It really confuses me. Genes are bizarre things.
It is very unfortunate that someone as beautiful as Grace Kelly had children who are extremely unattractive. Prince Albert is just downright creepy. You’d think a rich and famous prince who is the son of a legendary movie star would care more about his appearance. It is obvious that Charlene only married this jerk for the royal title. I shudder to even think how she must feel when she has to go to bed with him. She probably has to think about the crown and dollar signs whenever she is intimate with this toad.
This is to Kibbles: Princess Caroline and even Stephanie, were gorgeous in their day. Caroline’s daughter, Charlotte, is a dead ringer for her when she was young and not bitter.
RUN, CHARLENE! RUUUUUUN!!!!
Terrible hair extensions on Charlene. She needs to stop with the botox and plastic surgery. Is anything part of her real anymore.
I doubt anyone in Hollywood could give two cents if they are at the Oscars or not. No one even knows who they are. They will get a loud resounding “WHO???”
But their wedding go so much bad publicty- a few tabloids may care- especially if she starts crying on the red carpet.
Eurotrash go home!
Swap Lilo out for Charlene! Trap HER in Monaco—Two birds, one stone.
It will mean she won’t have to worry about that little tax problem any more, so THREE birds with one stone!
Yuck her face look like it melting…away.
I was thinking the same thing ahoyhoy Charlene looks as cracked out as Lindsy Lohan. What a shame.
FYI Prince Albert is paying big, big bucks making hefty donations everywhere to get Oscar invitatons and the media to care about him and his “for hire” bride. Monaco is in deep, deep financial trouble. They are attending the Oscars because they need to create (aka “buy”) the illusion that Prince Albert and Princess Charlene are part of this crowd and all the stars are dying to meet them. In reality no one is and no one cares.
I hope some reporters ask them what were the results of the paternity tests Prince Albert took right after his wedding. He paid big bucks for the fake wedding and big bucks to quiet those two pregnant women down too. Amazing what he can pay for and get away with.
OMG. Albert is an eternal revolting toad. His sex appeal is so nothing. I bet he is rude, condescending and mean to Charlene. And if they do walk the red carpet, you better believe the low life Hollywood people will be majorly sucking up to them. Big Time.
You know what? I could see Joan Rivers asking about the paternity tests. Bring Joan to the red carpet!!!!
DOES ANybody else think that she looks like she has a really sweaty upper lip?
Wow-she looks terrible. And they could both use some SoCal sun while they’re here.
She’s looking increasingly like Kim Cattrall.
Is she actually getting more haggard as the months go on? I hope she’s pregnant and the grease is “glow” but somehow I doubt it (surely Monaco would announce that right away). She used to be so pretty and now she looks pale and budget (surely the French designers could lend her something more chic?).
Charlene is looking more and more like a caricature of herself. She used to look so naturally beautiful before she felt the need to go under the knife and change everything on her face (and chest). Her lips keep getting plumper and plumper, the cheeks bigger, and the botoxed forehead is just scary at this point. Her face looks like it’s made of wax and melting away.
I read that she still doesn’t, and can’t, speak French at all. She’s been in Monaco almost 10 years now, and still she can’t hold a simple conversation. She’s warm and kind towards children, but she doesn’t seem to make an effort to actually immerse herself in the Monegasque culture and language.
Albert looks as creepy as always.
No, you’re thinking of Prince Albert, married to Queen Victoria of England.
Are you kidding? If no one invited them, their offshore stash in Monaco would be frozen or seized. It wasn’t a request, it was an order!
It has been confirmed by the Palace (Monaco) that they will be there.
“The Princely couple, invited by M.Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Company, will attend the Oscars this evening in Los Angeles.
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Disneynature signed a global agreement in 2010 to help raise public awareness through films and documentaries on the emergency to protect the environment”.
I don’t think they will be walking the red carpet, just sitting in the audience and doing the governors ball and maybe one or two after parties later, frankly I think this pair are much more interesting (gossip-wise) than Wills and Katie.
Why aren’t these two a reality show already. Andy Cohen or Seacrest, get on it.
Between his illegitimate children, bissexuality reports, baby mama dramas, her constant plastic surgery, gold digging… they’re slightly above the Kardashians! Only a sex tape is missing though one about Albert supposedly makes the rounds in French society.
I believe I just saw Princess Charlene in the audience. She looked pretty good from the brief view I had.
Saw them, sitting in like the 10th row. In Hollywood, they are merely minor royalty-especially on a night where Christopher Plummer carried home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and Meryl Streep for Best Actress.
I bet Princess Charlene was checking out the fashion and making notes. She has the cash, and the fast track to Paris.
On target! She can slip away at the VF party. “Oh, I have to go powder my nose …”
‘Neither of them have royal titles. Only Caroline does’.
Actually, you statement is not only wrong but totally misleading! Caroline’s title as ‘Her Royal Highness’ comes from her husband, Price Ernst of Hanover.
When it comes to the Monegasque succession and titles, Albert and Charlene are both Prince and Princess, which are the highest monarchial titles in that little principality. Since they do not have Kings there, they can’t bestow ‘royal’ titles on their monarchs. Funny enough, Caroline’s and Ernst’s titles are not recognized by Germany, so in Germany they are simply Caroline and Ernst; yet Monaco does recognize their german titles, and so there they are addressed as His and Her Royal Highnesses of Hanover, with the HRH pertaining only to the German monarchial lineage, not the Monegasquan one.
In Monaco Caroline is only an ‘Heiress Presumptive’ to the throne, until such time when Albert has a LEGITIMATE heir, from his marriage with Charlene. Should he die before they are able to procreate, Caroline would become the ‘Hereditary Princess Caroline of Monaco’, still without a HRH title, since that only applies to Kings/Queens.
So in Monaco’s royal hierarchy, Albert and Charlene are Price and Princess, and are both above Caroline.
I like Charlene – but much like Halle Berry and Cameron Diaz – she looks much better in short hair or when it’s pulled back. And he…well, he just looks pervy.