After over 12 years of marriage, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco have publicly repudiated “the vicious rumors” that they are splitting.
“I would want to use this opportunity to vehemently refute the harmful rumors that have been circulating thanks to the publication Royauté in France. Please reject this report since it is completely devoid of any foundation, “a spokeswoman for the Palace has confirmed this information.
During a swimming competition in 2007, Princess Charlene of Monaco, a former Olympic swimmer, was introduced to Prince Albert of Monaco. In 2010, the pair made the happy announcement that they were going to be engaged.
Albert had proposed to Charlene with a pear-shaped diamond ring that weighed three carats.
The happy couple’s spectacular wedding in July 2011 was a highlight of the royal calendar, and royals from monarchies across the globe were among the guests, including the then-Earl and Countess of Wessex.
They became parents on December 10, 2014, when Princess Charlene gave birth to twins, Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, at The Princess Grace Medical Centre in Monaco.
Prince Jacques is the apparent successor to the throne of Monaco, despite the fact that he is younger than his twin sister. This is due to the fact that the crown is inherited in accordance with male-preference cognatic primogeniture.
The twins also have two half-siblings: Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, who was born in 1992, was the product of Albert’s relationship with real estate agent Tamara Rotolo.
In 2006, as she was close to being 16 years old, it was established that she was Prince Albert’s daughter.
He had said in the past that he intended to conceal her identity until she reached the age of majority.
Albert also stated in May 2005 that he was the biological father of Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste, who was born in 2003 and whose mother is Nicole Coste, a Togolese former flight attendant for Air France.
As a result of the fact that their parents never tied the knot, neither Jazmin nor Alexandre are in the running to succeed to the monarchy of Monaco.