Charlene, born Charlene Lynette Wittstock, is the Princess of Monaco and a former Olympic swimmer whose husband, Albert II, is the reigning Prince of Monaco and head of the Princely House of Grimaldi.
Princess Charlene was born on 25 January 1978, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to Michael Kenneth Wittstock, a sales manager, and Lynette, a former competitive diver, and swimming coach.
Princess Charlene began her swimming career in 1996 when she won the South African Championship and represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Princess Charlene finished fifth in the 4 × 100-meter medley relay with her team. After a very long and quite successful career in swimming, Charlene retired from professional swimming in 2007.
What is Princess Charlene of Monaco suffering from?
Princess Charlene had an infection that affected her nose, throat, and ears in May 2021, while she was on a trip to raise awareness about the issue of rhinoceros poaching in Southern Africa. She had had a sinus lift and bone grafting procedure earlier in the spring.
Since then, Princess Charlene has been rushed to the hospital on several occasions and thankfully, she has recovered on all the occasions.