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Princely couple, seen holding hands at Bellanotte

When Manuella/Manuela arrived at Bellanotte for dinner Sunday night, some staffers realized that she's someone who's been there a couple of times before.

C.J., Star Tribune
Last update: January 11, 2006 – 7:46 PM

When Manuella/Manuela arrived at Bellanotte for dinner Sunday night, some staffers realized that she's someone who's been there a couple of times before.
Staffers just didn't realize who she was, because on previous visits she was not in the company of her alleged husband, Prince.

"They came in through the private kitchen entrance, and even though the place was empty they had a private room for themselves," read an e-mail from a "Steve Holt," who refused to say whether he was a diner or an employee. "They left hand in hand and got in a black limo, not the usual white one."

Restaurant staffers stressed that Prince and the Mrs. did not have that whole big ol' private dining room to themselves. It was divided in half, and they were in the part that was farthest from the street.

There's constant speculation about the state of their union, not to mention their attachment to the Twin Cities, especially since Prince razed his Chanhassen home last year.

But a romantic dinner in Minneapolis suggests they are apparently spending time together and here. Some Symbolina watchers wonder whether the next big thing will be Prince deciding to take a wrecking ball to his Paisley Park recording studios. Be prepared for any number of surprises, including the possibility that Prince will rebuild on the site of his demolished Chanhassen home. A source who lives out there tells me it's a beautiful, big piece of private lakefront property.

Dream home re-do