There are those who swear that it is a perfect play, staged for convenience and duty, for others it is a love without shadows, which has had ups and downs, as happens to many, but which resists: whatever the truth is, for Alberto And Charlène of Monaco life, at least in public, is all smiles and complicit glances. The last tenderness in favor of the goal is exchanged in Oslo, where they are on an official visit with their children Jacques and Gabriella. A hug and then a kiss, in the middle of an official event.
Alberto and Charlène of Monaco in Oslo © IPA.
Gulliksrud Marius / Stella Pictures / ABACA / ipa-agency.netThe couple inaugurated an exhibition, Sailing The Sea of Science, at the Fram Museum, an event that coincided with the centenary of the death of Albert I of Monaco, explorer of the Arctic as well as prince, and first to arrive in the Svalbard Islands, which Albert II will visit on 23 June. For the occasion, in Longyearbyen, the Capital of the Islands, a bust dedicated to the Monegasque prince who died in 1922 will be discovered, and in his honor there will also be a private cruise up to the Eightieth Parallel North, on the same route followed by the explorer prince.
The couple with their children © IPA.
Gulliksrud Marius / Stella Pictures / ABACA / ipa-agency.netBeyond the duties of the State, however, it is Albert II and his wife who remain at the center of the scene. After the last public appearances in the Principality, this is the first official trip abroad with the children, but the tensions, real or presumed, would really seem to have been archived. After all, they have always said so. “It is regrettable that certain newspapers sell such falsehoods about my relationship, about my life “, said the former swimmer during an interview with Monk Matin, the first after the long absence from the Principality. For her, he had assured, Alberto had always been there. “He was very supportive, we talked together about these malicious articles and he did everything he could to protect me and our children.”
Jacques and Gabriella of Monaco, 7, during a moment of play © IPA.
SplashNews.com / ipa-agency.netAnd the children, after months of long faces, finally smile again. It seems the portrait of a happy family. Until proven otherwise.
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Source: Vanity Fair