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Paris - Prince Albert of Monaco, son of the late Hollywood star Grace Kelly, has brought forward his wedding with South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock by six days to avoid a clash with an International Olympic Committee meeting.
The couple will hold ceremonies in Monaco on July 2-3 next year, the prince's palace said in a statement on Sunday.
"This is because a meeting of the International Olympic Committee is scheduled in Durban from 5 to 9 July and the couple wished for the presence of the Olympic family by their sides," the palace said.
"The prince also wanted the princess's first trip abroad to be to her homeland, South Africa.
The palace had said last month that the couple would hold a civil ceremony on July 8 followed by a religious marriage on July 9.
The last time Monaco celebrated a wedding of its ruling prince was in 1956, when Albert's father Prince Rainier married Kelly.
The couple will hold ceremonies in Monaco on July 2-3 next year, the prince's palace said in a statement on Sunday.
"This is because a meeting of the International Olympic Committee is scheduled in Durban from 5 to 9 July and the couple wished for the presence of the Olympic family by their sides," the palace said.
"The prince also wanted the princess's first trip abroad to be to her homeland, South Africa.
The palace had said last month that the couple would hold a civil ceremony on July 8 followed by a religious marriage on July 9.
The last time Monaco celebrated a wedding of its ruling prince was in 1956, when Albert's father Prince Rainier married Kelly.
