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Post by MyAdia on Aug 7, 2011 7:41:39 GMT -5
Albert and Charlene has requested privacy - but the secret is out! South African interior designer Stephen Falcke has been commissioned by Charlene to re-decorate the palace. Remember in her "I won you jealous bitches" Tatler interview she stated that the palace was in horrible shape and as Princess this was going to be the first thing that she did - redecorate it - as she already redecorated Roc agel. When will the people in Monaco wake up and smell the Starbucks coffee and realize that Albert pushed on them a gold digging "fame-whore" narcissist? When? Monaco has reported its largest budget deficit ever and the minister of State has asked everyone to literally tighten its belt. But, as soon as she got the princess title after her tens millions of dollars wedding - she wears her gaudy tiara (one of 3 expensive pieces that she had made just foir her wedding), her $10,000 gaudy gown and then she redecorates the palace. You go Marie Antoinette - that's how you show the people that you won! From The Times (South Africa) - I love the photo that thy chose - full bitchstock look!:
SA decorator fit for a princessby Mantombi Makhubele 07 August, 2011
One of South Africa's top interior designers has been commissioned to give Monaco's royal palace an overhaul.
Stephen Falcke's involvement in redecorating the palace comes just over a month after the wedding between former South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock and Prince Albert of Monaco.
Examples of Falcke's designs can be seen at the exclusive Saxon Boutique Hotel and the Da Vinci Hotel, both in Sandton, Johannesburg, as well as at the Summer Place conference centre in Hyde Park.
News of his royal job surfaced after fashion editor and stylist Jenny Andrew tweeted on Thursday evening: "The best news from (decor and design exhibition) Decorex so far. Stephen Falcke has been commissioned to decorate the Monaco palace."
When asked for further details on Friday, Falcke was startled to learn that the cat was out the bag and then said his "clients" had requested privacy.
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Post by MyAdia on Aug 7, 2011 7:46:00 GMT -5
Any guesses why Albert and Charlene wanted to keep this a secret? Perhaps they wanted to wait until they finish their propaganda on how much an image and financial success their wedding was - so much a big success for that they were owed a redecoration to continue to attract even more people to Monaco.
Also, can we assume that there are no worthy interior designers in Monaco or even France that's why Charlene had to choose someone from south Africa?
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Post by MyAdia on Aug 7, 2011 8:02:16 GMT -5
Oh I forget about the artist that Charlene chose to paint her official portrait even before she finally got her princess title. He is starting this month, I guess he may have to work around the decorators.
Of course it is understandable why Charlene is working so fast, she she schemed and waited 11 years for this moment so she is making up for lost time. As she stated to Tatler, she knew this was her destiny when she first met her Sucker - The Village Idiot of Monaco.
I am sure The Village Idiot of Monaco will sell this redecoration to his people as an investment and an opportunity to boost not only Monaco's image but also its economy. They bough it for the wedding, so they will buy it again. Well actually, they didn't want them to know about it - yet. I am sure Charlene would NEVER do a redecoration without showing it off. NEVER! She will do a TV special just to show it off. Seriously, because of the lack of free press, the people in Monaco won't hear about hings like the official portrait and the redecoration being done so soon UNLESS they read us. If the Monaco press do write about it, they will of course spin it as something positive.
All Charlene does is spend spend spend to feed her multiple addictions and no one seems to care - or at least they cannot openly complain.
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Post by smt on Aug 7, 2011 8:21:26 GMT -5
Barcaloungers in the Throne Room!
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Post by hibou on Aug 7, 2011 8:22:52 GMT -5
Do we have photos of his work? Did Architectural Digest ever to a shoot of his homes? I assume she's only redoing the family quarters. I can understand updating the family quarters which probably haven't been touched since Grace died and now she wants to get rid of Grace's ghost.
Kate and William were shrewder. They came clean that the apartment at Kensington needed updating. They also stated in general why they needed to do it explaining that the utilities hadn't been done in a very long time. This of course translates to we're gutting the kitchen and bathrooms and sprucing up a few things. People still were put off that William wanted his Mother's old apartment, but to him that's home and they aren't gutting the place. I think they are doing what actually needs to be done and this way Kate will keep what William wants and refurbish the rest. It just sounds so much better in my opinion, than having it "leaked" that a foreign designer was coming in to redecorate. Plus Kate with her Art History will know what to keep historically and what could be updated. JMO.
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Post by paca on Aug 7, 2011 8:26:01 GMT -5
Good lord, we are in to a home story showing it all off once it is done. And of course there will be the African hint every where. It will all look nouveau riche and tacky. I suspect she thought she can do what Mary did. I hope she is limited to the private quarters only. I bet there will be lots of gold and extremely expensive materials involved.
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Post by smt on Aug 7, 2011 8:26:46 GMT -5
I wonder where they will place the Black Velvet Elvis photo? Geez, maybe Charlene's new portrait can be done in black velvet too? Classy!
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Post by paca on Aug 7, 2011 8:34:00 GMT -5
Oh I forget about the artist that Charlene chose to paint her official portrait even before she finally got her princess title. He is starting this month, I guess he may have to work around the decorators. Of course it is understandable why Charlene is working so fast, she she schemed and waited 11 years for this moment so she is making up for lost time. As she stated to Tatler, she knew this was her destiny when she first met her Sucker - The Village Idiot of Monaco. I am sure The Village Idiot of Monaco will sell this redecoration to his people as an investment and an opportunity to boost not only Monaco's image but also its economy. They bough it for the wedding, so they will buy it again. Well actually, they didn't want them to know about it - yet. I am sure Charlene would NEVER do a redecoration without showing it off. NEVER! She will do a TV special just to show it off. Seriously, because of the lack of free press, the people in Monaco won't hear about hings like the official portrait and the redecoration being done so soon UNLESS they read us. If the Monaco press do write about it, they will of course spin it as something positive. All Charlene does is spend spend spend to feed her multiple addictions and no one seems to care - or at least they cannot openly complain. LOL of course she has to get started fast; and yes she has planned this for so long with nothing else to occupy her pea brain. I bet she has a list of things she needs to do asap. She is like a dog in a new territory pissing on every tree she can possibly find. My son is in a phase where he writes his name on everything that is his or he wants to be his. It's a way of making sure we all know he exists (not that we wouldn't know otherwise, but it doesn't hurt to rub it in). Only my son is 10. Then again trashy has to be quick, as she doesn't know how long she will last ;D 5 years is a short time to get things done, especially when you need to pop out an heir and the spare as well. Plus there surely will be need for another surgical overhaul after what we have seen at the red cross. That skin is just horrid. And not only in her face.
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Post by MyAdia on Aug 7, 2011 8:44:05 GMT -5
Kate and William were shrewder. They came clean that the apartment at Kensington needed updating. They also stated in general why they needed to do it explaining that the utilities hadn't been done in a very long time. This of course translates to we're gutting the kitchen and bathrooms and sprucing up a few things. People still were put off that William wanted his Mother's old apartment, but to him that's home and they aren't gutting the place. I think they are doing what actually needs to be done and this way Kate will keep what William wants and refurbish the rest. It just sounds so much better in my opinion, than having it "leaked" that a foreign designer was coming in to redecorate. Plus Kate with her Art History will know what to keep historically and what could be updated. JMO. Of course, I am sure any place whose living quarters which haven't been lived in for a long time needs redecoration. But, please point to me any articles where Kate or even Mary trashed their palaces a month of their engagement and then bragged about all the redecorating that they were going to do. Although Charlene's Tatler interview had a published date of December (and released in early November) it was actually conducted soon after the engagement announcement. Can anyone point io Kate or Mary or any other royal making such remarks as Charlene does as soon as they got the engagement ring on their finger? Anyone? Charlene is pure gold digging trash and Albert' s choice and promotion of Charlene shows his disdain for Monaco, his people and his parents' legacy. Despite the façade of grandeur, there is an air of mournful neglect about the palace, which once symbolized the principality’s decadence and theatricality. “This place needs a woman’s touch,” she sighs. “You can tell that a woman hasn’t lived here for a while. I want to make some big changes to the interiors to modernize things and liven it up.”
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Post by MyAdia on Aug 7, 2011 8:48:28 GMT -5
Good lord, we are in to a home story showing it all off once it is done. And of course there will be the African hint every where. It will all look nouveau riche and tacky. I suspect she thought she can do what Mary did. I hope she is limited to the private quarters only. I bet there will be lots of gold and extremely expensive materials involved. I will bet you anything that Charlene has already chosen or is every iota stage of the redecoration. This redecoration means NOTHING to Charlene if it cannot be filmed or photographed for everyone to look and drool over - and of course sing her praises. She's probably already commissioning special outfits just for the photos and of course for the big reveal.
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Post by paca on Aug 7, 2011 8:55:39 GMT -5
LOL can't wait to see her in her nightgown on the bed with mirrors on the ceiling....
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Post by hibou on Aug 7, 2011 9:55:24 GMT -5
Good lord, we are in to a home story showing it all off once it is done. And of course there will be the African hint every where. It will all look nouveau riche and tacky. I suspect she thought she can do what Mary did. I hope she is limited to the private quarters only. I bet there will be lots of gold and extremely expensive materials involved. I will bet you anything that Charlene has already chosen or is every iota stage of the redecoration. This redecoration means NOTHING to Charlene if it cannot be filmed or photographed for everyone to look and drool over - and of course sing her praises. She's probably already commissioning special outfits just for the photos and of course for the big reveal. In the interview where she talked about the Starbucks didn't she also talk about redecorating the palace then? You are right, the next sycophant will be Architectural Digest because none of the other royals would allow their private quarters to be photographed so AD will see this as a great way to sell magazines. I bet we will see this right before Caroline's Rose Ball since they shoot about 4 -6 months ahead - that's why Charlene is in such a hurry. Also so she can be compared to Grace who had such superb taste. Albert really hated his parents is all I can say. JMO
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Post by hibou on Aug 7, 2011 10:00:14 GMT -5
Kate and William were shrewder. They came clean that the apartment at Kensington needed updating. They also stated in general why they needed to do it explaining that the utilities hadn't been done in a very long time. This of course translates to we're gutting the kitchen and bathrooms and sprucing up a few things. People still were put off that William wanted his Mother's old apartment, but to him that's home and they aren't gutting the place. I think they are doing what actually needs to be done and this way Kate will keep what William wants and refurbish the rest. It just sounds so much better in my opinion, than having it "leaked" that a foreign designer was coming in to redecorate. Plus Kate with her Art History will know what to keep historically and what could be updated. JMO. Of course, I am sure any place whose living quarters which haven't been lived in for a long time needs redecoration. But, please point to me any articles where Kate or even Mary trashed their palaces a month of their engagement and then bragged about all the redecorating that they were going to do. Although Charlene's Tatler interview had a published date of December (and released in early November) it was actually conducted soon after the engagement announcement. Can anyone point io Kate or Mary or any other royal making such remarks as Charlene does as soon as they got the engagement ring on their finger? Anyone? Charlene is pure gold digging trash and Albert' s choice and promotion of Charlene shows his disdain for Monaco, his people and his parents' legacy. Despite the façade of grandeur, there is an air of mournful neglect about the palace, which once symbolized the principality’s decadence and theatricality. “This place needs a woman’s touch,” she sighs. “You can tell that a woman hasn’t lived here for a while. I want to make some big changes to the interiors to modernize things and liven it up.” What gall this woman has to say that to a reporter. Ignorance? Arrogance? Stupidity? All of the above. Can you imagine what the press would have done to Kate if she had made that remark? That's why I was saying they Kate and William were so very careful in how they stated what they were doing to the private quarters that were Diana's, even then some bloggers were not nice to William for choosing to keep his Mother's apartment, and here we have Charlene all ready to rip every element of Grace out of the palace. I hope they do a photo shoot of the renovations because then people will really see this girl for what she is and how stupid Albert was to marry her.
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Post by mrszinck on Aug 7, 2011 10:06:57 GMT -5
ugh...Paca And then media ask why everybody in France hate her? The good news is that the redecorating can always be back undo...
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Post by hibou on Aug 7, 2011 11:30:22 GMT -5
ugh...Paca And then media ask why everybody in France hate her? The good news is that the redecorating can always be back undo... As long as she doesn't do any structural damage like removing beautiful wood paneling from the 1800's. Come to think of it she would remove it and then Albert would sell.
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Post by scout on Aug 7, 2011 11:32:51 GMT -5
Ya'll are all misjudging Charlene. Remember her Mom's house there in SA and how well it was decorated and kept. I'm sure that Charlene will do a bang up job. LOL (As I said, we are going from RETCH to RETCH with this chick. I don't know how much longer I can watch. Going forward, I may just stay in the Caroline threads.)
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Post by hibou on Aug 7, 2011 11:43:32 GMT -5
Ya'll are all misjudging Charlene. Remember her Mom's house there in SA and how well it was decorated and kept. I'm sure that Charlene will do a bang up job. LOL (As I said, we are going from RETCH to RETCH with this chick. I don't know how much longer I can watch. Going forward, I may just stay in the Caroline threads.) LOL It is kind of like witness a horrific car accident.
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Post by paca on Aug 7, 2011 12:02:44 GMT -5
I think what really is appalling is how she said it hadn't been done in a long time and needed a FEMININE TOUCH. I'm willing to bet Rainier did absolutely nothing to the place. I bet it was left exactly as Grace had left it "it hadn't been done in a long time". She has now insulted Grace by saying it needed something feminine. What an ass. JMO coming from a transvestite ;D LOOOOL the most unfeminine woman challenging the epitome of elegance and femininity...
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Post by paca on Aug 7, 2011 12:06:49 GMT -5
in very slow motion, but you can already FFWto the damage at the same time....
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Post by mariebeth on Aug 7, 2011 13:15:02 GMT -5
Of course, I am sure any place whose living quarters which haven't been lived in for a long time needs redecoration. But, please point to me any articles where Kate or even Mary trashed their palaces a month of their engagement and then bragged about all the redecorating that they were going to do. Although Charlene's Tatler interview had a published date of December (and released in early November) it was actually conducted soon after the engagement announcement. Can anyone point io Kate or Mary or any other royal making such remarks as Charlene does as soon as they got the engagement ring on their finger? Anyone? Charlene is pure gold digging trash and Albert' s choice and promotion of Charlene shows his disdain for Monaco, his people and his parents' legacy. Despite the façade of grandeur, there is an air of mournful neglect about the palace, which once symbolized the principality’s decadence and theatricality. “This place needs a woman’s touch,” she sighs. “You can tell that a woman hasn’t lived here for a while. I want to make some big changes to the interiors to modernize things and liven it up.” What gall this woman has to say that to a reporter. Ignorance? Arrogance? Stupidity? All of the above. Can you imagine what the press would have done to Kate if she had made that remark? That's why I was saying they Kate and William were so very careful in how they stated what they were doing to the private quarters that were Diana's, even then some bloggers were not nice to William for choosing to keep his Mother's apartment, and here we have Charlene all ready to rip every element of Grace out of the palace. I hope they do a photo shoot of the renovations because then people will really see this girl for what she is and how stupid Albert was to marry her. Kate and William are not moving into Diana old apartment, they are moving into Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace Diana and Charles used to live in apartments 8 and 9
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