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Post by MyAdia on Jun 30, 2011 17:08:03 GMT -5
On Friday, 1 July 2011 at 5:00 PM, Prince Albert and Chalrene Wittstock's civil wedding will take place in the Throne Room of the Prince's Palace. this thread is dedicated to any information, news, photos and of course opinions about not only the actual civil wedding, but also the reception for the Monegasques, the presentation of the Monegasques gift to the couple and the reception for residents of Monaco.
The wedding can be watched on at least these sites: Government Website/Monaco Info and the Palace WebsiteHere is the program of events for the rest of the days events.
5.00pm : The civil wedding will take place in the Throne Room of the Prince's Palace.
The Monegasques will be able to follow the ceremony on giant screens located on Palace Square. The Square will be accessible to Monegasques and their families from 4pm onwards.
5.50pm : After the ceremony, the newly-wedded couple will appear on the balcony of the Salon des Glaces in order to salute the Monegasques.
6.00pm : The couple will then join them on Palace Square for a buffet prepared by the Fairmont Monte-Carlo, with Mediterranean and South African dishes by Chefs from South Africa and Monaco. The Mayor of Monaco will present the gift of the Monegasques to the couple.
8.00pm : The residents of the Principality will be invited to a reception on the Port.
10.00pm : A large concert will be offered by the newly-wedded couple on the Port. Jean Michel Jarre will present a unique show.
A very large audience is expected.
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Post by MyAdia on Jun 30, 2011 17:15:23 GMT -5
Here is some more information, from the palace, about the civil wedding. The civil wedding
The civil wedding will take place on Friday 1 July at 5pm in the Throne Room of the Palace of Monaco. It will be celebrated by Philippe Narmino, Director of the Judicial Services and President of the Council of State. Philippe Narmino is the Ruling Family's Registrar. The Throne Room The civil wedding ceremony between H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Miss Charlene Wittstock will take place in the Throne Room at the Palace of Monaco on Friday 1st July 2011 at 5pm. The civil wedding of Prince Rainier III and Grace Patricia Kelly took place in this same room on 18th April 1956.
The Throne Room is the most prestigious room in the State Apartments. The ceiling is sumptuously decorated with frescos by Orazio de Ferrari featuring the signs of the zodiac and the story of Alexander the Great. The room's walls, chairs and divan are covered in precious red silk damask.
The Empire style throne sits on a raised podium, behind it unfurls a sumptuous red hanging suspended from a canopy topped by the royal crown. The Carrara marble floor is finely decorated with an extremely rare mosaic.
The royal family gather in this room for the most important events. This is the place where Princes take their oath, in the presence of high-ranking state officials. Every year, on National Day, this is where the royal family host the religious, civil and military officials, representatives from the consular service, new recipients of the princely orders of Saint-Charles and Grimaldi and elected members.
In the Throne Room, there are several portraits of Princes and Princesses of Monaco on display: Prince Jacques I (1731-1733), by Nicolas de Largillier; Prince Honoré II (1733-1793), by Louis Tocque; Prince Charles II (1856-1889), by François Biard; Prince Albert I (1889-1922), by Léon Bonnat; Princess Caroline, by Marie Veroust; Prince Louis I (1922-1949), by Philip Laszlo de Lombos (1869-1937); Princess Charlotte, by Philip Laszlo de Lombos; The Royal Family in 1981, by the painter Ralph Wolfe Cowan.
The registry table The Louis XIV-style gilt-wood registry table, usually in the Palace's York Chamber, is decorated with carved openwork of seashells width wise and women's faces with ribbons length wise. The curved legs are linked by an X-shaped cross strut. The central octagonal motif is carved with a large flower surrounded by gadroons. The tray is made of marble, porphyry, onyx, breccia and brocatelle squares surrounded by Belgian Black marble. It may have already been used on 15 February 1863 for the civil wedding of Prince Charles III's sister Princess Florestine with Friedrich Wilhelm of Württemberg, Duke of Urach, in the Grimaldi Room (today's Throne Room). It is known to have served for civil weddings, again in the Throne Room, on 19 March 1920 of Princess Charlotte with Count Pierre de Polignac and on 18 April 1956 of Prince Rainier III with Grace Kelly.
The Hall of Mirrors The Hall of Mirrors (Salon des Glaces) dates from 1882. The furniture and decoration are in the Directoire style. The woodwork is by Matteo Tassi and the ceiling, originally showing the nine Muses, by Ernesto Sprega, a fresco painter and ceramist of Italian origin. This room which hosts certain official ceremonies features a large portrait of Princess Grace in formal dress painted in 1956 by Ralph Wolfe Cowan, also the author of the Grimaldi family portrait made in 1981 and now in the Throne Room. From the Hall of Mirrors' central window, overlooking the Palace Square, the Prince greets the crowd during major events, like the National Holiday celebrated every year on 19 November.
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Post by MyAdia on Jun 30, 2011 17:20:09 GMT -5
Here is information, from the palace, about the official who will be residing over the civil wedding. The Registrar of the Ruling Family
Biography of HE Philippe Narmino, Director of the Judicial Department, President of the Council of State. HE Philippe Narmino, Minister Plenipotentiary, was born on 16 December 1953 in Monaco. He is of Monegasque nationality, is married with two children.
A graduate of the French National School for the Judiciary, HE Philippe Narmino is a magistrate by training. He was President of the Court of First Instance of the Principality of Monaco from 1998 to 2006. In January 2006, he was appointed Director of the Judicial Department and President of the Council of State. This is the first time a Monegasque citizen exercises these duties, previously occupied by high magistrates seconded from France.
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Post by MyAdia on Jul 1, 2011 8:20:06 GMT -5
Let's try to keep this thread about news, information, photos and of course your opinions about actual events of the Civil wedding and the festivities for the day. Mocking videos about possible marches can go into the wedding prep or the mocking opinions thread.
Trust me there will be a whole lot of mocking to do in this thread once Charlene and her bitchstock smirk (and most likely crocodile tears) finally see her big con over the Sucker Albert Village Idiot of Monaco come into fruition!.
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Post by countess on Jul 1, 2011 8:29:17 GMT -5
since they spit in the eye of karma everyday, i suppose the unhappy history of the couples that used the table doesn't bother them. i just HAD to look it up. Flory was his 2nd wife it too caused problems en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm,_1st_Duke_of_Urach On 15 February 1863 in Monaco, he married Florestine Gabrielle Antoinette Grimaldi, Princess of Monaco (Fontenay, 2 October/22 October 1833 - Stuttgart, 4 April/24 April 1897) , daughter of Florestan I, Prince of Monaco, and they had two sons: Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach (1864–1929), later King Mindaugas II of Lithuania. Prince Karl of Urach (15 February 1865 - 5 December 1925).
An unexpected outcome of this marriage was the Monaco Succession Crisis of 1918
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Post by MyAdia on Jul 1, 2011 8:35:21 GMT -5
OMG! Great research Countess, thank you! OMG, many of us have stated that this wedding is going to mark the beginning of the abrupt end to Albert's reign and by the karma that they have attracted thus far, I can surely see the above happening. I just wrote this long piece that I was going to post about my opinion of Albert and I stated the exact same.
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Post by suite583 on Jul 1, 2011 8:42:21 GMT -5
Where it is best to check up this civil wedding for? Not even palace homepage?
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Post by smt on Jul 1, 2011 9:08:57 GMT -5
It's 10AM here on the east coast of the U.S. Is it 4 or 5PM in Monaco? They're getting closer to legitimizing this farce!
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Post by suite583 on Jul 1, 2011 9:10:55 GMT -5
It's 10AM here on the east coast of the U.S. Is it 4 or 5PM in Monaco? They're getting closer to legitimizing this farce! It is 4:11 PM right now.
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Post by MyAdia on Jul 1, 2011 9:15:16 GMT -5
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Post by MadameConcorde on Jul 1, 2011 9:15:22 GMT -5
It's 10AM here on the east coast of the U.S. Is it 4 or 5PM in Monaco? They're getting closer to legitimizing this farce! Monaco is 6 hours ahead of the US East Coast. 10.00 AM Washington DC is 4.00 PM Monaco time. I am not sure that there is any live internet broadcast of the civil ceremony or the Barsi bash tomorrow even. It's all about copyright - the media and agencies are paying a high price for this. I doubt they will put it out free. Maybe some "hackers" will have it on Youtube?
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Post by smt on Jul 1, 2011 9:17:41 GMT -5
It's 10AM here on the east coast of the U.S. Is it 4 or 5PM in Monaco? They're getting closer to legitimizing this farce! Monaco is 6 hours ahead of the US East Coast. 10.00 AM Washington DC is 4.00 PM Monaco time. I am not sure that there is any live internet broadcast of the civil ceremony or the Barsi bash tomorrow even. It's all about copyright - the media and agencies are paying a high price for this. I doubt they will put it out free. Maybe some "hackers" will have it on Youtube? Thanks! Only one hour to go before we turn our attention to the divorce settlement! ;D
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Post by MyAdia on Jul 1, 2011 9:18:32 GMT -5
I posted two links in the beginning of this thread where you can view the "event" (as called by Conlene) and "party" (as called by Sucker Albert): The wedding can be watched on at least these sites: Government Website/Monaco Info and the Palace Website
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Post by scout on Jul 1, 2011 9:21:52 GMT -5
Boy, don't those dancers look excited and happy to be dancing at the sovereign's wedding! I guess they had to miss their beach vacation for trashlene.
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Post by MadameConcorde on Jul 1, 2011 9:22:22 GMT -5
Pretty pictures with the Palladiennes (Monaco traditional dancers) in their traditional costumes. So much alike the traditional costumes in Nice.
Too bad this is all done for such an uncertain wedding...
I am in my place working and lurking on the web preparing my upcoming trip (not going to South Africa... be reassured).
I don't want to be out there with the crowds.
Half of Monaco and Monte Carlo are blocked anyway until later this evening. That and the heat no time to be out.
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Post by MadameConcorde on Jul 1, 2011 9:27:47 GMT -5
There does not seem to be any live cast of the civil wedding on the internet. Nothing on Youtube. I found a live stream on Ustream but they don't have any rights to show the civil ceremony. www.ustream.tv/channel/mariage-princier-live"access restricted to Monaco territory". Talk about a democratic wedding with millions of viewers!!
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Post by sandsla on Jul 1, 2011 9:27:59 GMT -5
Monaco is 6 hours ahead of the US East Coast. 10.00 AM Washington DC is 4.00 PM Monaco time. I am not sure that there is any live internet broadcast of the civil ceremony or the Barsi bash tomorrow even. It's all about copyright - the media and agencies are paying a high price for this. I doubt they will put it out free. Maybe some "hackers" will have it on Youtube? Thanks! Only one hour to go before we turn our attention to the divorce settlement! ;D You've got that so right!
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Post by suite583 on Jul 1, 2011 9:33:00 GMT -5
It will be the next full hour with the street corner circus
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Post by MadameConcorde on Jul 1, 2011 9:36:20 GMT -5
Still looking for live feeds. Looks like this CNN link will have the whole Barsi Bash live tomorrow. live.cnn.com/future/
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Post by MadameConcorde on Jul 1, 2011 9:42:34 GMT -5
I posted two links in the beginning of this thread where you can view the "event" (as called by Conlene) and "party" (as called by Sucker Albert): The wedding can be watched on at least these sites: Government Website/Monaco Info and the Palace Websitenope... The Palace website stream reverts to Ustream where it says "access restricted to Monaco only". Not sure if the government website stream will have the civil ceremony on live. For the time being they are just showing images of Monaco. www.gouv.mc/304/wwwnew.nsf/1909!/x3Fr?OpenDocument&3Fr
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