At the beginning of this year, Princess Chalène of Monaco was exposed to treatment in a Swiss clinic for four months, and shortly after returning to Monaco, the royal family announced that the princess was infected with the new crown. And her health has always been the most concerned topic for fans of the Monaco royal family.
Let's take a brief look at Monaco (but not Morocco), a miniature country in Europe that is not very impressive, but has been out of the circle with two beautiful princesses. Located in the south of France, Monaco is surrounded by France on three sides and the Mediterranean Sea on one side, and its land area is the second smallest in the world, second only to the Vatican. As a city-state with a constitutional monarchy, the monarch is the Prince of Monaco, the official language is French, and it is known as a tax haven.
The current princess is named Charlène Lynette Grimaldi.
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Born in Zimbabwe in 1978, Princess Charlene is a former South African swimmer who represented South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2000, she won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke at the Mare Nostrum swimming competition in Monaco. In 2001/2002, she won one title each in the 50m and 100m freestyles and the 4×100m medley relays at the Swimming World Cup. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, he won a silver medal as a member of the relay team. In 2007, he ended his swimming career due to injury.
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On 1 July 2011, Charlene married Prince Albert II of Monaco and became Princess of Monaco
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In 2014, a pair of cute dragon and phoenix fetuses were born
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A former swimmer, she is 1 meter 77 tall, long in stature, the atmosphere is not lost, known as the "mermaid" princess, and the famous Oscar queen Grace Kelly and called the two most beautiful princesses in the history of monaco's royal family. Dignified and beautiful with long hair:
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And now a clean and neat short hair, more temperamental. Princess Charlene may be the most dressed princess among the royal families, and her style is unique among the royal family. But no matter the skirt or pants, she can handle it perfectly.
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As a princess, Charlene represents the "goodwill" image of the royal family, she is still concerned about the field of swimming, in 2012 founded the "Princess Cialine of Monaco Foundation" to protect children from drowning by teaching swimming lessons. She is also concerned about early childhood education and regularly visits kindergartens in Monaco.
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Princess Charlene has rarely appeared in the public eye. Until last October, she posted a photo on her personal ins account, and the photo of her was almost like a changed person, causing fans to worry about her health.
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Health is worrying
Last year, the Monegasque royal family went on a charity trip to South Africa, and the princess also filmed a charity promotional film and advertisement for "Saving the Rhinoceros". South Africa is where Princess Charlene grew up. Originally planned for the 10-day trip, Charlene stayed for a full 7 months.
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The mental outlook of Charlene in the photo is not ideal, and she is very emaciated. merkur.de reported that during her stay in South Africa , Charlene " " almost died " , suffering from severe ENT diseases " has been unable to eat solid food for more than six months , " the newspaper quoted sources as saying that Charlene "could only use a straw to suck fluids, so she lost almost half her weight". At that time, Charlene had to stay in South Africa for long-term hospitalization and was unable to return to Monaco with the rest of the royal family. Princess Charlene returned to Monaco last November after being able to withstand a long flight, but at the end of December she was sent to a high-end private clinic in Switzerland for treatment. On June 5, the Principality of Monaco announced that the Princess was infected with the new crown virus and is currently in quarantine in Monaco.
Because the princess has been recuperating in a foreign country for a long time, rumors of separation have spread. The princess was unhappy when she appeared unhappy when she appeared in public with the prince again after many days, and although the rumors of divorce were deepened, they were quickly denied by the royal family. The Princess herself clarified to the Morning Post of Monaco: "I feel sorry that some media have spread such rumors about my life and my relationship". She has "emotions and weaknesses" like everyone else. The only difference is: "It's just that our family is put on display in the media, and every little weakness is spread." She is very grateful to her husband for "doing everything to protect me and our children".
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At the end of April 2022, the Prince of Monaco and his two children made their last public appearance in Monaco
Prince Albert II was asked in an interview with the media about the return of his wife, Charlene, to Monaco. He explained that she had "gone through a difficult period" and that her return now was "the most beautiful thing that could have happened". Previously, Due to health problems, Chalena had to be separated from her children and husband for a long time, and Prince Albert II thought that it was a "test" for their family.
Are there any signs of marriage?
Charlene and Prince Abel II of Monaco met in a swimming competition in Monaco in 2000. Although they attended the Italian Olympic Games as a couple in 2006, and the two were officially married in 2011, they held a high-profile dream wedding in Monaco, but Charlene did not seem to be very happy, tears spilled on the wedding scene.
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Some speculate that it was not tears of excitement. According to gossip magazines, Charlene even tried to cancel the wedding ceremony early and escape, probably because of a paternity test that Abel II received that year, which proved that he had cheated on a flight attendant and an illegitimate child while dating Charlene in 2005. According to the AMERICAN news portal "Daily Beast", Abel II has always been known as a "playboy" in royal circles. Allegedly, the prince admitted to having had two illegitimate children before marrying Charlene.
According to the French magazine Voici, Charlene will settle in Geneva, Switzerland, for a long time. To this end, she and her husband, Abel II, signed an explosive marriage agreement. This secret agreement stipulated that Abel II would pay her 12 million euros a year, and in return, Charlene must continue to attend official business and certain important meetings as a member of the royal family; Twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriela should spend important holidays such as Christmas celebrations in Monaco with their families and make public appearances on these occasions. The children stay with the Prince and go to school in Monaco, where they will be allowed to spend the holidays with Charlene.
The Princess's German roots
The rumors of the marriage change aside, the swimmer Charlene, who was born in South Africa, married into the Monaco royal family, and the gossip media "pickpocketed" her life over and over again, and even dug out a German town with a relationship with the princess...
Princess Charlene's great-great-grandfather, Martin Gottlieb, was a Prussian and born in 1840 in the German town of Zerenthin (a municipality in the eastern German state of Mezen).
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In the summer of 1861, Charlene's great-great-grandparents followed their parents and siblings from Zerenthin to Hamburg, where they emigrated to South Africa on the ship San Francisco on July 23, 1861, and Charlene's great-great-grandfather Martin Gottlieb did not want to stay in the town to continue as a difficult farm worker, and wanted to try his luck in South Africa to dig diamonds. This is also due to the historical background at that time, after the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, the European working class and the workers' bourgeoisie were formed, and social resources were tilted to the industrialized Ruhr area, Saxony, and Upper Silesia, while the villagers of traditional handicraft villages such as Zerenthin could only choose to migrate to North America, Australia, and South Africa.
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Martin Gottlieb's baptismal record is listed as Number 14 in the Zerenthin Parish Baptism Register
In 1866, a diamond boom broke out in Kimberley, South Africa, and the first diamonds were mined. Although Martin Gottlieb also tried diamond exploration for a while, it was unsuccessful. He died in poverty on 11 February 1915 in the town of King Williams in southeastern South Africa.
Princess Charlene herself has never mentioned the town, and has "found the roots" of this town in the future, and local city officials and residents also said in interviews that they did not want to rub the heat of this "distant relative":
Although the history of the Wittstock family (Charlene's last name) is now widely debated in the village, the locals don't plan to hold any special events. "We have nothing to do with this family anymore." The mayor said.