Prince Albert II of Monaco is now officially married to South African Charlene Wittstock. The long-awaited civil ceremony, which took place on July 1, 2011, transformed the one-time Olympic swimmer into the Princess of Monaco. Charlene succeeds Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly, who wed Albert's father Prince Rainier III in 1956 and died in a car accident nearly three decades ago.
2011: Year in Review
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