Prince Albert of Monaco will marry his girlfriend, former South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock, in September, a French magazine reports.

A photo of the prince, who will be 50 on Friday, and 30-year-old Wittstock filled an online front-page preview of the latest edition of Point de Vue magazine, which hits news stands on Wednesday.

“While the date is not yet fixed, two sources confirm that preparations are under way for a royal wedding at the end of summer,” the celebrity gossip weekly reported.

The media have portrayed Albert as a playboy with a liking for fashion shows, but he has also set up an environmental foundation. He has dated a series of models and said he wants to marry, but in his own time.

The previously unmarried Prince’s two children from earlier relationships are not considered suitable heirs. The report in Point de Vue - believed to have been prepared with the Prince’s help - reads: “While the date is not yet fixed, two sources confirm that preparations are under way for a royal wedding at the end of the summer.” Until recently Prince Albert had a reputation of being a playboy with lovers all over the world.

The last time Monaco celebrated a wedding of its ruling prince was in 1956, when Prince Albert’s father Rainier married Grace Kelly, the Oscar-winning American actress.

[Source: AP]

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