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Line 49: She decided to leave Pretoria in January 2005, and returned to Durban; she then went to the north coast of [[KwaZulu-Natal]], where she joined a former University of Pretoria swimming coach, Brannislav Ivkovic. On 13 April 2007, Charlene regained her title as South Africa’s 50 m women’s backstroke champion when she completed the 50 m backstroke final at the [[Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships]] in 30:16 seconds, to finish third behind Australia’s [[Sophie Edington]] and Brazil’s [[Fabíola Molina]]. Over the years she has won several national titles. She planned to compete in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in China, which she said would be her swansong, but she did not qualify.<ref name=apple>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=3020&art_id=vn20070415092430463C940292 |title=Apple of Prince Albert's eye makes a splash |publisher=Iol.co.za |date=15 April 2007 |accessdate=2 July 2011 ==Special Olympics ambassador== Line 70: The wedding was originally scheduled for 8 and 9 July 2011, but was moved forward to prevent a conflict with the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) meeting in [[Durban]] on 5–9 July. The couple had invited members of the IOC, including president [[Jacques Rogge]], to their wedding.<ref name="moved">{{cite news |title=Prince Albert and Charlene change wedding date |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities-news-in-pics/02-08-2010/54371/ |work=Hello! |date=2 August 2010 |accessdate=2 July 2011}}</ref> The couple attended the IOC meeting; hence Charlene's first foreign visit as princess was to her childhood home, South Africa.<ref name="moved"/> During the week before the wedding, the palace denied reports that Charlene had been getting cold feet.<ref name="bbc1"/><ref name="kicksoff">{{cite news |title=Monaco's three-day royal wedding kicks off |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8267847/monacos-three-day-royal-wedding-kicks-off |work=[[Nine News]] |date=1 July 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702002415/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8267847/monacos-three-day-royal-wedding-kicks-off |archivedate=2 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> French weekly ''[[L'Express (France)|L'Express]]'' reported that Charlene tried to leave Monaco on Tuesday, 28 June, after rumors surfaced that Albert had fathered a third illegitimate child.<ref name="weds">{{cite news |title=Prince Albert of Monaco weds Charlene Wittstock |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43608028/ns/today-today_people/ |agency=Associated Press |authorlink=Associated Press |date=1 July 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704073232/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43608028/ns/today-today_people/ |archivedate=4 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The report claimed that [[Law enforcement in Monaco|Monaco Police]] intercepted her at [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport]], confiscated her passport,<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince Albert Reportedly Had Charlene Wittstock's Passport Confiscated: Monaco's Runaway Bride Going Nowhere Fast |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/172441/20110630/prince-albert-charlene-wittstock-monaco-royal-wedding.htm |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=30 June 2011 |accessdate=30 June 2011}}</ref> and that it took "intense convincing" by Albert and palace officials for her to agree to stay.<ref>{{cite news |title=Monaco prince marries South African swimmer |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/us-monaco-wedding-idUSTRE7605D920110701 |agency=Reuters |date=1 July 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> The palace called the stories "ugly rumours" born out of jealousy.<ref name="weds"/> The couple were married in a civil ceremony on 1 July 2011 in the Throne Room of the [[Prince's Palace of Monaco|Prince's Palace]].<ref name="bbc1"/> The [[Marriage (Catholic Church)|Nuptial Mass]] on 2 July was a lavish affair presided over by Archbishop [[Bernard Barsi]].<ref name="bbc1"/> Only days after the beginning of the couple's honeymoon in [[South Africa]], several newspapers from [[Spain]], [[United Kingdom|Britain]], and elsewhere reported that Charlene and Albert were not staying at the same hotel, but were in fact booked in different hotels several miles apart. These reports fueled rumours about the couple's marital crisis that had sparked even before their wedding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/07/12/gentes/1310498303.html |title=Alberto y Charlene: luna de miel en hoteles separados | Gentes! |website=Elmundo.es |date=2011-07-13 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.abc.es/20110712/estilo-gente/abci-charlene-alberto-monaco-luna-201107121439.html |title=Los Príncipes de Mónaco pasan su luna de miel en hoteles separados |website=ABC.es |date= |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Allen |first=Peter |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013453/Princess-Charlene-Monaco-spent-honeymoon-10-MILES-away-Prince-Albert.html |title=Princess Charlene of Monaco 'spent honeymoon 10 MILES away from Prince Albert' | Daily Mail Online |website=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2011-07-13 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref> | |||
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