PRINCESS CHARLENE Breaking the Grimal di curse

AFTER A TURBULENT FEW YEARS, THE MONACO ROYAL LOOKS TO THE FUTURE

- Kylie Walters

Stepping out to attend Monaco's Sainte Dévote Day on January 27, Princess Charlene made a stylish entrance to the festivities in a chic black and white coat from Louis Vuitton. With her full cheeks and hair up in an elegant chignon just two days after her 47th birthday, Charlene's healthy and at-ease appearance was in stark contrast to the pale and emaciated princess we have come to know the last few turbulent years.

"Charlene is looking physically and emotionally strong," South Africa's leading royal correspondent, Arlene Prinsloo, tells WHO. "She is famous for rarely smiling but you can see there is a twinkle back in her eye."