Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Charlene, Princess of Monaco[1] (born 25 January 1978), is the wife of Prince Albert II. She is a former Olympic swimmer.
| Charlene | |
|---|---|
 Princess Charlene at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden in June 2013 | |
| Princess consort of Monaco | |
| 1 July 2011 – present | |
| Born | Charlene Lynette Wittstock 25 January 1978 Bulawayo, Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) |
| Spouse | Albert II, Prince of Monaco (m. 2011) |
| Issue | |
| Father | Michael Kenneth Wittstock |
| Mother | Lynette Humberstone |
| Occupation | Swimmer |
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Early Life
Charlene was born at Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, She is eldest child of Michael Wittstock and Lynette Wittstock, Wittstock family also from Germany. She have two brothers is calling as Gareth and Sean her family, Her brother is a coffee house businessman in Monaco, Another brother as a promotions and events businessman in South Africa. Her great-great-grandparents is a emigrated to South Africa from the Pomeranian village of Zerrenthin in northern Germany in 1861 to escape hardship. In South Africa, the Wittstocks worked as handyworkers and unsuccessfully prospected for diamonds.
She studied at Tom Newby Primary school in Benoni, South Africa.
Swimming Career
Charlene, Princess Of Monaco Media
The Prince and Princess at the "Cinema Against AIDS" Gala with Karl Lagerfeld (right) in 2011
The Princess wearing white on an official state visit to the Vatican in 2016
MCO Order of Saint-Charles - Grand Cross BAR
Medal for Physical Education and Sports (Monaco)
Coat of Arms of Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Royal Monogram of Princess Charlene of Monaco
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References
- ↑ Palais Princier de Monaco. "Prince's Palace of Monaco". Palais.mc. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.