Quote Originally Posted by Nadine View Post
Just jumping in to add info. about the Princely Family of Monaco, as I am a follower of them (have been since I was a kid; Princess Caroline is one of my idols).

The entire family is greatly involved in the Olympics, especially on their mother's side (i.e. the late Princess Grace). Grace's father was a 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist in Rowing. And Prince Albert's fiancee, whom he is planning to wed next July (it ties in with the Olympics btw; many Olympians will be there) is also a former Olympian. In fact that is where they met ~ at the Olympics ~ when both were competing; he in bobsled, she in swimming.

And Princess Caroline's daughter, Princess Alexandra, is heavily involved in skating. She has even won some local competitions. Also, her gorgeous elder daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, is an equestrienne. If all goes well she should be an Olympian in 2012.

Princess Stephanie's daughter is also heavily involved in swimming; I'm hoping she makes it to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London!

Gotta go, Ladies SP is starting now!!!!!!
Quote Originally Posted by SkateFiguring View Post
More info please. I'm more curious about the month than the year of the Olympics they both competed and met at!

Sorry almost a month late in responding to your post, SkateFiguring, as I've been busy, but alas I didn't forget.

Lol, as you may have noticed, I confused the dates when they first met because of course they couldn't have met at the same Olympics. Prince Albert competed in 5 Winter Olympiads, whereas his fiancee Charlene Wittstock is strictly a Summer Olympian. :D

Anyhow, they first met in the year 2000, that's when Charlene traveled to Monaco for a swimming competition (prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics where she & the South African Swimming Team placed 5th), and then she accompanied Prince Albert to the 2006 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Winter Olympics, as Prince Albert has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1985.

The following are some links & pictures regarding the Princely Family of Monaco and their involvement in sports, the Olympics, ice skating, et al, ENJOY!:

http://myroyal-myroyals.blogspot.com...ding-date.html

http://www.royaltyinthenews.com/tag/princess-caroline/

http://princesasdelarealeza.blogspot...cup-of-la.html

http://translate.google.com/translat...2F&sl=sv&tl=en

http://i44.tinypic.com/35mpda8.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/23sahx0.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...ince_of_Monaco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlene_Wittstock