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Wedding for Hereditary Prince of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha

Saturday saw the wedding for Hubertus, the hereditary prince of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha, and American banker, Kelly Rondestvedt in Coburg, Germany.

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This was their religious service, as they had done their civil ceremony on Thursday.

Kelly wore a white dress with lace on the sleeves, much like Princess Marie of Denmark. But she wore no tiara. This is unusual as the Saxony-Coburg and Gotha family is quite wealthy, and she was marrying an hereditary prince – which is similar to a crown prince.

There were 400 guests to the wedding. On that guest list was the King and Queen of Sweden, who got thunderous applause as they entered, and Simeon Saxe-Coburg, the former King and Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

After the service at St. Moriz Church, Hubertus and Kelly rode in a coach through the streets of Coburg, where thousands of well-wishers cheered for them.

BBC Prepares Documentary on William & Kate in Case of Engagement

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The Beeb is making a documentary about the courtship for Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, called “Their Story”. This despite economic hardships currently going on in the U.K.

The documentary will air the very day the engagement between the couple is officially announced. When that will happen, no one knows for sure.

“Believe me, in these straitened times, we would not be spending money on this program if we had not been assured that they were definitely going to get engaged,” says a senior BBC executive, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Speculation of an engagement announcement has reach fever pitch ever since William and Kate were photographed with their arms wrapped around each other after a polo match two weeks ago. Hello! magazine is claiming a wedding will take place in 2010.

The media has been guessing when William and Kate will finally announce their engagement ever since the two were photographed on the Swiss ski slops five years ago.

In 2006, Woolworths’ created a line of dishware with the couple’s images on them amidst rumors of an engagement.

However, William and Kate called it quits in 2007 – only to get back together six weeks later.

One can expect the engagement speculations to increase as William finishes up his training to be a helicopter pilot. He will complete it in 2010, the year he will turn 28.

The Prince once told a reporter he doesn’t want to get married until he is 28 or 30 years old.

After 7 years, and many ups and downs together, the wedding bells are getting louder and louder for the university sweethearts.

Monagesque Royals Watch Monaco Grand Prix 2009

Most of Monaco’s princely family witnessed the annual Grand Prix Sunday, as Jenson Button won this year’s event.

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Prince Albert II, Princess Stephanie, and the three Casiraghi children sat in the stadium to watch the 7 lap race, one of most prestigious Formula One events.

Monaco’s sovereign Prince awarded Button with the winning trophy, with niece Charlotte Casiraghi, and nephews Andrea and Pierre Casiraghi by his side. Button has now won five of the six F1 events, making him the dominant force in this year’s races.

Button’s win has been overshadowed this year, by threats from Ferrari and Renault to pull out of the F1 events due to the sport’s governing body’s governing budget cap initiative.

“I’m sure we cannot afford to lose teams like Ferrari or Renault,” Prince Albert urged. “I think it would be such a bad image for the sport that I am sure that a solution is going to be found.

“The economic impact [of holding a race in Monaco] can be measured in hundreds of millions of Euros. It is part of history, and should there be a change in regulations or in the sport’s outlook on things, then we would all put up a big fight to try and keep the grand prix here. We are happy to work with the FIA and everyone involved in F1.”

The Grand Prix is a four day event in Monaco.

During the past few days, Prince Albert and his family have been taking part in charity football games, opening hotels among other major social events.

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