The Truth Behind Her Health Crisis
WHO|August 16, 2021
The Monaco Royal opens up about her mysterious illness as rumours swirl about her marriage
Kylie Walters
The Truth Behind Her Health Crisis

It’s been two months since Princess Charlene missed her flight back to Monte Carlo after heading to her native South Africa for a conservation mission in March. But with rumours surfacing over the state of her marriage to Prince Albert II of Monaco, the former Olympic swimmer, 43, has finally broken her silence about the mysterious health condition that has prevented her from flying home to her family.

The palace was forced to announce the mum-of-two had come down with an “ENT infection that does not allow her to travel” on May 22, after the princess pulled out of a scheduled appearance at the Monaco Grand Prix. Since then, she has revealed she still has no plans to make her way back to the principality located on the French Riviera as she is recuperating from surgery.

“It’s been a trying time for me. I miss my husband and children dearly,” the princess said in an interview with the South African website New24 in July. “Albert is my rock and strength and without his love and support I would not have been able to get through this painful time,” she added.

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