- Born
- Birth nameCharlene Lynette Wittstock
- Height5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- Princess Charlene of Monaco was born on January 25, 1978 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]. She has been married to Prince Albert of Monaco since July 1, 2011. They have two children.
- SpousePrince Albert of Monaco(July 1, 2011 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- Gave birth to twins (her 1st & 2nd children) at age 36, a daughter Princess Gabriella Thérèse Marie, Countess of Carladès & a son Jacques Honoré Rainier, Hereditary Prince of Monaco on December 10, 2014 at Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital via C-section. They have 2 minutes difference in birth and 2nd & 1st in line to the Monegasque throne. Children's father is her husband, Prince Albert of Monaco.
- Moved to South Africa aged 12.
- Upon her marriage, she will gain two sisters-in-law: Princess Caroline of Monaco and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and four nieces and three nephews: Andrea, Charlotte, and Pierre Casiraghi, and Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Louis and Pauline Ducruet, and Camille Gottlieb.
- Her father, Mr. Michael Wittstock, was born in 1946 and is a sales manager. Her mother, Mrs. Lynette Wittstock (1959), is a retired swimming instructor. Charlene has two brothers: Gareth (1982), a computer technician and Sean (1983), a sales rep.
- In 2000, her team came in fifth at the Sydney Olympic Games. That same year, she won the gold medal for the 200m backstroke event at the "Marenostrum" international swimming meeting in Monaco. This is when she met Prince Albert for the first time; he was presiding over the international competition.
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