Participated in the Olympics, ran before the wedding, a stranger among her own: the whole truth about the Princess Charlene of Monaco

After the latest news about how the royal family of Monaco celebrated Easter, many of our readers began to be interested in Princess Charlene. Therefore, we have collected interesting facts about her biography, as well as intriguing details of the “disappearance” that everyone is talking about.

Biography of Princess Charlene of Monaco

Princess Charlene of Monaco was born Charlene Lynette Wittstock. She was born in 1978 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Her father is a sales manager and her mother is a professional diver and swimming coach. Obviously, the occupation of the mother in many ways influenced the interests of the future princess, because she will become professional swimmer. True, she learned to swim, almost drowning in the pool after she was accidentally pushed by a dog.

And from the age of 8, Charlene began to participate in competitions. After moving to South Africa, the girl at the age of 18 she became the national champion in swimming. By the way, she not only trained herself, but taught swimming to children from poor families, for which she even received an award from a charitable organization. God’s Love We Deliver at the Golden Heart Awards in New York.

Dreaming of getting Olympic gold, the future princess even took part at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. In 2008, she also dreamed of representing the country at the Olympics in China in 2008, but due to a serious shoulder injury, she had to leave the sport. Be that as it may, swimming will eventually play a big role in her fate.

Charlene – has a good education and ability for languages: she speaks French, English and speaks Afrikaans.

Meeting with the Prince of Monaco

Acquaintance with Prince Albert II of Monaco took place in 2000 as part of the Mare Nostrum swimming series in Monaco. Therefore, we said that swimming played a crucial role in Charlene’s life. But the romance did not start right away. The first exit of the newly-made pair took place only in 2006 – at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Turin. They say that all these years she was waiting for her prince and put up with his other favorites.

In 2010, Albert made a marriage proposal and already in 2011, a beautiful wedding of the couple took place in the Throne Room of the Royal Palaceand the next day the couple took part in a religious ceremony. For the sake of this marriage, Charlene also switched from Protestantism to Catholicism. Charlene got the same a title, as Grace Kelly once had – Her Highness the Princess of Monaco.

The couple had a very beautiful wedding. / Photo: Getty Images

But the wedding was marked by a scandal: a week before the event, L’Express reported that “The bride tried to escape!” It was with this title that a scandalous article came out, which said that 33-year-old Charlene tried to fly from Monaco to South Africa, but she was stopped at the last moment by the police. Allegedly, her passport was taken away from her and returned to the palace. And although Charlene denied the news, the first rumors about problems in the relationship of the couple have already arisen:

It’s a shame that such news is generally invented by someone. This is an absolute lie, and I do not even want to dignify these rumors with an answer. Let our joint photos with Albert testify to our love.

In 2014, the first pair of Monaco twins were born: Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella.

Health Problems = Marriage Problems?

No one said that royal life is easy, especially when your chosen one has the glory of a womanizer. Prince Albert has officially recognized two illegitimate children (from different mothers). Also in different periods, among his ladies of the heart were Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Brooke Shields.

In addition, rumors circulated that Albert II cheated on Charlene, even when their relationship was just beginning. Before the wedding, flight attendant Nicole Coast, the mother of Albert’s illegitimate son, told the press that she had had a relationship with the monarch all this time and allegedly she had given birth to another child from him. The prince’s lawyer called this statement a lie. The wedding of Albert and Charlene took place, but the bride walked down the aisle with tears in her eyes.

The Princess of Monaco has long had an image “the saddest princess in Europe”. She has also long been called the “princess involuntarily” and the news about the “disappearance” of Charlene over the past year only contributes to the emergence of new rumors.

The princess still does not feel at home in Monaco / Photo: Getty Images

Be that as it may, in 2020, Princess Charlene disappeared from sight for a long period. whole She spent 6 months away from her husband and children in Africa and missed more than one royal event. It was officially reported that she was forced to stay in South Africa due to a serious throat infection. According to the unofficial version – Charlene was in a closed institution Paracelsus Recoverywhere they treat various kinds of addictions and mental disorders. But there was no official confirmation of the rumors.

Fuel was added to the fire by the new Charlene’s cheeky hairstyle for winter 2020: she again shaved the weights and removed the length. Gossips began to say that there could be several reasons for this: a rebellion against the system and royal protocol, or mental problems (think of Britney Spears having a bald haircut just before she got into the clinic). But the princess commented on the new image as follows:

The princess surprised everyone with a daring hairstyle / Photo: Getty Images

I may be the biggest hair experimenter in the entire royal family, but I’m going to keep going. I have the right to do so, this is my choice.

The Prince of Monaco himself spoke of his wife’s departure as follows:

She is better, but she still needs rest and rest. She is not in the principality, but we will be able to visit her very soon. I can’t tell you more on my own. There is fatigue, not only physical, that can only be treated with a period of rest and observation.

A source from the environment of the Royal family of Monaco is indignant because the palace downplays the severity of the princess’ experience. According to him, Charlene almost died: she had a serious infection of the ear, nose and throat, which led to “serious problems with the sinuses and swallowing resulting from an earlier operation.”

She has been unable to eat solid food for over six months due to all the surgeries she has had since. She could only take liquids through a tube, so she lost almost half of her weight.

However, the departure of the princess was later repeated. And they say on the Web that the palace is just trying to hush up the quarrel between the spouses, so it does not tell the truth about their quarrel and the forced departure of Charlene, to improve emotional health and reflect on marriage.

There was a moment when, during the celebration of the National Day of Monaco, on the balcony of the Royal Palace Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella appeared with posters with messages to their mother.

Charlene’s latest Instagram post is Easter greetings. The couple, together with their children, posed for a holiday card. But on the Web, they again started talking that the photo looks more staged than sincere.

No one knows what really goes on behind closed doors in a couple’s relationship, but a growing number of royal experts are leaning toward the idea that The princes of Monaco are in big trouble and their marriage is in jeopardy. For many years, Princess Charlene could feel unhappy because of her loneliness in marriage, if the rumors about the prince’s numerous betrayals are true, and also because she never became “her” in Monaco. Therefore, in their opinion, loud statements should be expected soon. Unfortunately, they won’t be very happy…

Royal experts say the couple’s marriage is in jeopardy / Photo: Getty Images

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