After a long period of time away from Monaco's "goldfish tank" life, Princess Charlene finally returned to Monaco this month – but not for long if the royal family wishes.
According to royal insiders, the 44-year-old queen is desperate to move to Switzerland with her family and is busy convincing her husband, Prince Albert, who has been married for nearly 11 years, to agree to her plan.
A close friend of the royal family said in an interview with Women's Day: "Over the past year, Sarin has been treated for health problems, first in South Africa and later in a high-end clinic in Switzerland, where she has time to think about her life and future, especially the future of her children."
"She realises that life in Monaco is not only harmful to her, she is also worried that it will have an impact on her 7-year-old twins (Jacques and Gabriela), who grew up under all kinds of pressures, dragged in all directions and away from the real world."
According to people familiar with the matter, Charlene was angry because while she was away from home, her sister-in-law, Prince Albert's sister, Princess Caroline, 65, had intervened in the twins' lives, acting as surrogate mothers, taking them out and interfering with their education.
"Charlene would very much like to see Caroline take over her twins," the insider told Women's Day. "Recently, Caroline took the initiative to call the headmistress of their alma mater to discuss their social problems... The twins are currently homeschooled at Charlene's request. ”
Royal insiders said Caroline was so yearning for Monaco's future that "she was determined to shape the twins, especially Crown Prince Jacques, to make them the little prince she thought she would be." ”
According to people familiar with the matter, even Albert is more relaxed when he is with the children, and he is eager to let the children live a carefree childhood.
But Charlene was trying to convince her husband that this was impossible in Monaco. Although she initially wanted to stay with the twins in South Africa and raise them in a natural environment like her, the Monaco Constitution does not allow future heirs to live too far away from their father.
Charlene believes that Switzerland is less than an hour's flight from Albert and is easy to reach, and the family environment is relatively peaceful.
"She was desperate to take her children out of this stressful environment," the person familiar with the matter said, adding that Albert is now caught between his wife and sister.
"He has to make a decision, and that's going to make certain people unhappy," insiders said.
But people familiar with the matter revealed that Albert, 64, still loves Charlene, and her trump card is the twins.
"If Albert had seen them bothered by this situation, he would most likely have agreed to let them go with his mother," the royal insider said.
"At the age of seven, children begin to understand more things, they ask more questions like why mom is so sad, why she's not home, why people talk about her... Living in Switzerland is a viable compromise, because even Albert's father, Prince Rainier, was educated at the Le Rosey School in Rohr, Switzerland, the most expensive school in the world. ”
Meanwhile, Charlene, still pale and fragile, has returned to Monaco and is currently living in an apartment upstairs from a chocolate shop near the palace.
The royal family said in a statement: "In the coming weeks, Princess Charlene's health will be further improved, and then gradually resume her official duties and duties."
"The royal couple demanded continued respect for their private lives and family circumstances in order to provide Princess Charlene with the peace and tranquility she needed for her full recovery."
But friends fear that the Princess of Monaco will never be able to attain "peace and tranquility".