Princess Charlene makes first public appearance with husband Prince Albert since November
Princess Charlene braves the public eye again: Prince Albert of Monaco’s wife looks pensive during her first public appearance with him and their twins since November after treatment for ‘exhaustion’
Princess Charlene, 44, was photographed with her husband Prince Albert, 68 today at the Monaco E-PrixThe appearance marks the first time the couple have been seen in public together together since November Charlene has struggled with a number of health conditions in the last year, and has been apart from her familyOver the last year, she has had surgery in South Africa, and received treatment for exhaustion in Switzerland
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Princess Charlene has been photographed looking pensive during the first public appearance she’s made with husband Prince Albert since November.
The couple were also accompanied by their seven-year-old twins Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, as the family attended the Monaco E-Prix.
They have rarely been seen together since Zimbabwean-born Charlene, 44, spent some 10 months in South Africa last year, after contracting a serious sinus infection during a solo charity trip. The illness left her hospitalised and delayed her return to Monaco.
After returning to Monaco last November, Charlene almost immediately left and went to Switzerland to receive treatment for ‘exhaustion’.
Charlene (pictured, right) has been snapped in public with husband Prince Albert (left) and their seven-year-old twins Prince Jacques (far left) and Princess Gabriella (right) at today’s Monaco E-Prix
The royal, 44, who has suffered from a number of unspecified illnesses in the last year, was pictured looking pensive at the event
Today’s photos mark the first time the Monaco royals have been seen in public together as a family since Charlene returned to the principality following her treatment.
Charlene was pictured wearing an all-grey ensemble, pairing her trouser suit with a matching top. Her blonde crop was neatly coiffed, and she wore elegant make-up, including liquid eye liner and natural glossy lips.
She faced a variety of health problems, including what the palace has previously referred to as a ‘state of profound general fatigue’.
The Monaco palace has consistently denied media reports of a rift between Charlene and the principality’s ruler Prince Albert, who were wed in 2011, following the princess’ long absence.
The family was pictured taking to the stage at the motoring event, in their first public appearance since last November
The royal appeared to look glum as she comforted her seven-year-old twins, who appeared to be struggling with the noise at the event
Charlene, 44, (pictured with her seven-year-old daughter Gabriella at today’s Monaco E-Prix) has been suffering from exhaustion, both emotional and physical’ in recent times, her husband told People magazine
‘She was clearly exhausted, physically and emotionally. She was overwhelmed and couldn’t face official duties, life in general or even family life,’ Albert told People magazine in November.
Zimbabwean-born Princess Charlene was hospitalised after collapsing in September in South Africa, where she had been living for several months.
She underwent surgery in October for an ear, nose and throat infection after checking in under a pseudonym in a Durban hospital, a palace source said at the time.
Friends previously told Page Six that the mother-of-two ‘almost died’ while she was in her home country, while her husband spoke out to say she is suffering from ‘exhaustion, both emotional and physical’.
A palace statement released on December 23 revealed Albert and the couple’s children were planning to visit Charlene during the Christmas holidays, as well as asking for the family’s privacy to be respected.
It added that the princess ‘is recuperating in a satisfactory and reassuring manner, although it may take a few more months before her health has reached a full recovery.’
Earlier this month, the family shared an official portrait to mark Easter. According to a body language expert, Prince Albert appeared ‘tense’ as he tried to signal his position as ‘family protector’
Body language expert Judi James said the images showed the close bond Charlene shares with her children Gabriella and Jacques
The couple released an official family portrait earlier this month to mark Easter. A body language expert noted that Albert looked ‘tense’ in the image, while highlighting the close bond shared by Charlene and her children.
Body language expert Judi James told FEMAIL that Albert, 64, likely wanted to signal ‘resilience and strength’ with his ‘family protector’ pose in the image – but instead stood ‘awkwardly’ in the background.
Judi added that while Albert was not fully touching his wife, he placed his hand on son Jacques’s shoulder as a ‘gesture of parental reassurance’.
Meanwhile Charlene, 44, demonstrated her ‘loving bond’ with daughter Gabriella, signalling how her relationship with her children has remained strong despite her spending months apart from her family.
The royal couple, pictured on their wedding day 2011 in Monaco. The couple has been plagued with rumours of marital discord since their wedding over 10 years ago
Since Charlene (pictured here with her husband in 2015, attending the 55th Monte Carlo TV festival) has been ill, Albert has continued to undertake royal duties alone
Princess Charlene met Prince Albert in 2000 during a swimming competition in Monaco and the pair married in 2011, before welcoming twins Gabriella and Jacques in 2014.
Born in Rhodesia- a previously unrecongised state in Southern Africa colonised by the British, she relocated to South Africa aged 11.
She had a successful swimming career and went on to win three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1999 All Africa Games in Johannesburg, as well as representing South Africa at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games and winning a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay in the latter competition.
However the pair’s marriage has made numerous headlines over the years, with a third paternity suit emerging in December 2020.
Soon afterwards Charlene famously shaved half her head in the style of a punk rocker. Months later she left for South Africa.
The allegations in December 2020 claimed that Albert had fathered a love-child (which would be his third, if proven) with an unnamed Brazilian woman during the time when he and Charlene were already in a relationship.
He has also fathered two other children outside of wedlock. Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, who is now 29 and the result of Albert’s affair with an American estate agent, and Alexandre Coste, 18, whose mother is a former Togolese air hostess.
Both children were struck off Monaco’s line of succession in return for vast financial settlements.
