Newlyweds Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene kiss on the Palace balcony after their civil ceremony in Monaco on July 1. Lionel Cironneau/Reuters
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene applaud from one of the balconies at the Monaco palace, after their civil ceremony, on July 1. Eric Gaillard/AP
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene are seen on a giant screen outside the Monaco palace, on July 1, during their civil ceremony. Bruno Bebert/AP
Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiance Charlene Wittstock hold a guitar offered by US band The Eagles before their concert at the Stade Louis II, on June 30, in Monaco. The concert is part of the three day celebration that will include their wedding. At right is band member Joe Walsh, at left is Don Henley. Francois Mori/AP
Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock leave the Stockholm's cathedral after the wedding of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling in France. Prince Albert II of Monaco is to marry South African former Olympic swimmer and model Charlene Wittstock. Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters
A shop owner displays a photo of Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock in a shop window in Monaco. The couple will wed on July 1 and 2. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
A painter works in front of the casino of Monte Carlo, in Monaco, as preparations continue for the wedding. Lionel Cironneau/AP
Workers prepare the main courtyard of the Monaco palace for the marriage ceremony. Lionel Cironneau/AP
A saleswoman holds a sticker for labelling all the official wedding products in a souvenir shop on Monaco Palace square. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
A saleswoman displays the two sides of a commemorative coin showing Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
General view of the port of Monaco. It's the first wedding of a reigning prince in the tiny Riviera principality since Philadelphia-born Hollywood icon Grace Kelly walked down the aisle with Albert's late father, Prince Rainier, more than 50 years ago. Claude Paris/AP
US actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco at their wedding ceremony on April 19, 1956, in Monaco. Commentators are convinced that the marriage of Prince Albert will be an even bigger event than his parents' 1956 wedding. AFP/Newscom
An issue of Paris Match with Princess Grace and Prince Albert on its cover is on display at the Grace, Princess of Monaco: A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Grace Kelly exhibit, Oct. 15, 2007 at Sotheby's in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP
Prince Albert of Monaco competed in his fifth Olympic Winter Games as part of the Monaco 1 bobsleigh team, at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He become the first athlete to participate in more than four Olympics in bobsleigh.
South African cook Dean Uren (r.), Executive chef, at the Fairmont Zimbali Resort (South Africa) and French cook Maryan Gandon, of the Fairmont Monte Carlo resort, shake hands in Monaco. Uren will join colleagues at the Fairmont Monte Carlo to prepare the cocktail buffet to be served to the six thousand Monegasques following the civil ceremony in Monaco. Lionel Cironneau/AP
Prince Albert II of Monaco, seated next to his fiancee Charlene Wittstock, drives before the Monaco F1 Grand Prix. Robert Pratta/Reuters
A memory insert issued by the Monaco stamp office to commemorate the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock is seen in front of the Monaco Palace. Stamps will be available and on sale on July 1. Lionel Cironneau/AP
While the German economy is being held up as the model for ailing Europe to follow, some Germans say that the benefits of the boom aren't reaching them.
When President Obama stood in Berlin today and said that budget balancing must not trump the priority of improving lives, some saw a dig at German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led the call for austerity across Europe.
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