his relatives speak

Charlene of Monaco has been operated on several times in the ENT sphere and now rests in a specialized establishment outside the Principality. Despite a general improvement in her health, Prince Albert’s wife is under close surveillance. After long months spent in South Africa, the former swimmer returned to the Rock on November 8. For some, his repeated debilitation is not just a matter of health. The daily media pressure and the role of princess may be too much for her to handle. But in an interview with the magazine Tatler, his relatives assured that the mother of Jacques and Gabriella is a woman “ambitious” and far from being “naive”.

Would Charlene of Monaco be too weak to support her royal status? Absolutely not according to his relatives. On the contrary, the South African has always known what she was getting into. Wishing to remain anonymous, his entourage even described the Princess of Monaco as a woman “very good at keeping her intelligence a secret”. By dating and then marrying Prince Albert, the mother of the twins “knew what she was getting into” according to them. The portrait of Charlene drawn by the media would be far from reality. The former swimmer would indeed be very happy and fulfilled as a princess, but also alongside her husband.

“She’s not like Lady Diana”

Without tongue in cheek, those close to the Princess have deciphered her personality. One thing is certain, Charlene of Monaco is not “like Lady Diana”. While the over-media coverage had harmful and irreversible effects on the mother of princes William and Harry, the South African was psychologically well prepared to live this daily life according to her relatives. Endowed with a steel mind in particular thanks to her past as a swimmer, Jacques and Gabriella’s mother is impervious to criticism. His infections in the ENT sphere therefore have no relation to his morale or even his relationship with Prince Albert. “You shouldn’t underestimate her”, concluded his entourage.