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The Prince Says 'Happy Anniversary' To Zsa Zsa With A $68,000 Billboard That She Can't See
Invitations can be SO pricey. Instead, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt told TMZ that for a for a mere $68,000 he purchased a 44-foot billboard to rule over Hollywood for one month in anticipation of his 25th anniversary to actress Zsa Zsa Gabor on August 14.
Ohhhhhh that's right, 25 years is the 'billboard anniversary.' I always forget that. Here's hoping he took a photo for his ailing 94-year-old wife who is confined to bed following a series of surgeries and amputations.
Despite the welcoming, come-one-come-all, nature of the vague wording, it seems the celebration is in fact a private affair.
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