Runaway bride

Except she didn't quite manage to escape. You can read the full story here.

I don't really blame her for trying to get away actually. Rumour has it that Albert hasn't been entirely faithful and is having paternity testing to determine if he has fathered an illegitimate child with another woman. There have been two earlier illegitimate children, but this one appears to have been conceived while he was engaged.

And I don't know about anyone else, but I also had a good giggle at the fact that her name is Princess Charlene. If you say it with the broad Australian accent (think "Char-lain"), it doesn't sound terribly princess-y.

The Monagesque royal family has always been great fodder for tabloid journalists. From the death of Princess Grace to Caroline's husband perishing in the speedboat crash, Stephanie running off to join the circus and now this wedding which may or may not have been against Charlene's wishes, it doesn't seem that much has changed.

I think we should pray that things work out for them both and they all are converted to Christianity (do I have it right that they are Roman Catholics?). Sounds unlikely, but with all the twists and turns this family has taken over the years, maybe it could just happen?