Well, she was there tonight. I saw her up close, hair done up in I don't know how to call it as there was so little to call it a knot. She was wearing a white suit, pancake make up as usual (hair and make up all looked very selfmade) and the few times she was on the giant screen she did not look pretty at all. She seemed not comfortable. Heads of state didn't look too happy apart from when they were greeting their own delegations. At some stage when Charlene was on screen there was whistling. Comments of people were not nice, especially not from those who saw her close up. I recognized some of the faces and apparently that was an instantaneous reaction, as briefly after they were looking around as if to make sure that the wrong person didn't hear them. He didn't do a good job taking her. I saw Col Fringant and Mme Stahl (looking very well though I wouldn't have recommended the outfit) in discussion and she didn't seem too pleased with sth and neither did Col Fringant.
show was sort of ok, but as usual Monaco didn't get their own message. After rubbing the environment into peoples faces during the whole ceremony, they ended up blowing scraps of paper in the air which are now all over the surrounding streets and in the harbour. Many athletes left before the end. Some because they got bored as it was pretty repetitive and unnecessarily long. It was a bit sad that with everything happening in the world of sport the only message was the environment and the representation of the different sports. Others left because it was getting late, competitions are starting tomorrow and Albert was 20 minutes late. They actually moved the originally scheduled time 30min forward, to make sure that it wasn't getting too late. Otherwise there might not have been any athletes left to watch the show
Added to add that the president of the European comittees took a page out of Graces mothers book by calling Monaco Marocco and Jacques Rogge limited the number of countries to 7 or maybe he is just not good in counting
None of the family was today at the opening ceremony. He took Charlene instead. I would have expected at least Steph showing there since Pauline used to participate in diving and gymnastics, but no. NOw even if I did not expect Caro to make a show ( though I think initially she might have planned on comming) after her no show in the Drucker show, I certainly would have expected Steph there. I understand that the formality with heads of states might not be her favourite thing, but her absence I found very surprising. If none of the sisters show on the official part of the games, I think the tabloids have plenty to write about Alberts fall out with his sisters over Charlene.
He wouldn't have had to say anything and nobody would have asked him anything if he wouldn't have displayed her as publicly as he has. With todays action he has continued to try to impose her on people and not only are they getting to dislike her more, but also he is losing in peoples esteem. There will be lots of talk in Monaco the next few weeks. And I have heard people talk much more openly then ever before. Interesting is the sudden increase of flowers on Graces and Rainiers graves. It is almost as if they are trying to bring them back. There have always been flowers of course, but not in this number and they don't look at all like officially delivered, but more like regular people asked to be allowed to place them
show was sort of ok, but as usual Monaco didn't get their own message. After rubbing the environment into peoples faces during the whole ceremony, they ended up blowing scraps of paper in the air which are now all over the surrounding streets and in the harbour. Many athletes left before the end. Some because they got bored as it was pretty repetitive and unnecessarily long. It was a bit sad that with everything happening in the world of sport the only message was the environment and the representation of the different sports. Others left because it was getting late, competitions are starting tomorrow and Albert was 20 minutes late. They actually moved the originally scheduled time 30min forward, to make sure that it wasn't getting too late. Otherwise there might not have been any athletes left to watch the show
Added to add that the president of the European comittees took a page out of Graces mothers book by calling Monaco Marocco and Jacques Rogge limited the number of countries to 7 or maybe he is just not good in counting
None of the family was today at the opening ceremony. He took Charlene instead. I would have expected at least Steph showing there since Pauline used to participate in diving and gymnastics, but no. NOw even if I did not expect Caro to make a show ( though I think initially she might have planned on comming) after her no show in the Drucker show, I certainly would have expected Steph there. I understand that the formality with heads of states might not be her favourite thing, but her absence I found very surprising. If none of the sisters show on the official part of the games, I think the tabloids have plenty to write about Alberts fall out with his sisters over Charlene.
He wouldn't have had to say anything and nobody would have asked him anything if he wouldn't have displayed her as publicly as he has. With todays action he has continued to try to impose her on people and not only are they getting to dislike her more, but also he is losing in peoples esteem. There will be lots of talk in Monaco the next few weeks. And I have heard people talk much more openly then ever before. Interesting is the sudden increase of flowers on Graces and Rainiers graves. It is almost as if they are trying to bring them back. There have always been flowers of course, but not in this number and they don't look at all like officially delivered, but more like regular people asked to be allowed to place them
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), but getting used to Albert's 'special friend' can be easier said than done. 
? 
and get him to take care of her 
-- none of those are easy thing to do.
