Princess Caroline of Monaco & Prince Ernst August of Hanover: January 23rd, 1999

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Protocol of their wedding:

Friday, January 22nd, approx. 5pm:

Princess Caroline arrives in Monaco in her silver Mercedes SLK and drives to her house Clos Saint Pierre. At the same time furniture for the bar was delivered.

Saturday, January 23rd:

The sun is shining, it's about 15°C and there are a lot of rumors in Monaco. The palast kept silent to the last minute. The monegasque learned about this event at this morning from the newspaper Monaco Matin.

9.45am:

The flowers arrive at the palast: white lilies, white roses with white and yellow 'fresien', and bouquets of tulips, carnations and orchids

10am:

Prince Albert arrives at the palace.

11.05am

There are hundreds of journalists and sightseer in front of the palace. There are rumours that the wedding will be between 11am and 11.15am.
Two black BMW and two green VW-Bus-Transporter drive up. In one transporter is the bridal couple, and in the other one their 5 children

11.15am

The wedding takes place in the closest family circle. Princess Caroline wears a light blue Chanel suit.
Patrice Davost, President of the monegasque State Council acts as registrar.

Best Man: Spyros Niarchos
Maid of Honor: Duchess Albina de Boisrouvray

Alltogether there are 19 people in the Mirror Room:

- Princess Caroline and Prince Ernst-August
- Spyros Niarchos and Duchess Albina de Boisrouvray
- Patrice Davost
- Prince Rainier
- Princess Antoinette
- Prince Albert
- Andrea, Charlotte and Pierre Casiraghi
- Prince Ernst-August and Prince Christian
- Virginia Gallico
- 5 more members of the administration

1.30pm:

The bridal couple leaves the palace in their VW transporter and drives to Caroline's home Clos Saint Pierre.

3pm:

Prince Rainier leaves the palace. At the same time some of the couple's friends are in the Hotel de Paris: Rolf and Maryam Sachs, Elle MacPherson and Arpad Busson.

4.30pm:

Karl Lagerfeld arrives in Nice and drives with his limousine to Monaco.

5pm:

Lawyer Matthias Prinz and his wife Alexandra von Rehlingen arrive in the Hotel de Paris.

5.30pm:

An official statement by the palace is released


Those info's are from BUNTE.