Prince Albert: He's got good taste for a silverback

Prince Albert of Monaco is like an archetypal silverback; wealthy beyond all imagination, able to indulge his whims and desires (though he is philanthropic and focused on the endangerment of the world's oceans, for which I commend him). For a long time, his long-term bachelor status made some suspect he might be gay. Turns out that is FAR from the truth, as he spread his seed illegitimately twice. [You see, when somebody's a royal, legitimate vs. illegitimate has an unfortunate stigma. If you're illegitimately the offspring of a royal, you just don't the perks, except for (probably and hopefully) decent child support. If you're a woman, you just don't admit where the kid came from, if it wasn't from the loins of the legitimate royal spouse. See "Braveheart" for details.]

But he's finally ending the bachelor game, and marrying a blonde, slender swimmer (backstroke specialist, actually), South African Charlene Wittstock. (Somebody please explain how the South Africans are exporting prize Charlenes and Charlizes!) There's a 20-year age difference; not a problem for a silverback. Presumably(?) the Prince is probably interested in procreating a legitimate heir to the throne. Oh, and maybe he likes her company too. (I'm so cynical when it comes to matters of the loins.)

Monaco's playboy prince to wed

There are a number of pictures of the princess-in-waiting, but I could find only one of her in a swimsuit (a full-length one). She appears to possess a swimmer's desirable sleekness. I couldn't find anything from her competitive days.

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Wet and sleek