And now Albert of Monaco speaks: “My wife Charlène is not in exile in South Africa”

While the return of Charlene Wittstock in the Principality of Monaco becomes more and more uncertain and distant, the prince Alberto, for the first time, he wanted to reply directly to the rumors that follow one another around his wife and the alleged black crisis of their marriage. «Charlene did not go into exile in South AfricaHe said to People his Most Serene Highness. “He didn’t leave Munich by accident! She didn’t leave because she was mad at me or with anyone else ». Prince Albert recalled how his wife at the beginning of the year decided to return to his hometown to promote a project against rhino poaching and also to “take some free time with his brother and some friends”.

But then the former swimmer was hit by one bad ENT infection. “It was only supposed to be a week, a ten day maximum stay, but she’s still there because after the infection many medical complications have arisen“. Charlène, in fact, had to suffer several surgeries, including one at the end of June that did not allow her to celebrate the 10th wedding anniversary with her husband (on July 1st) and another four-hour operation on August 13th.

At the end of August, Alberto had flown to South Africa with his two children, the six-year-old twins Jacques e Gabriella, to hug Charlène again. A short but intense journey, immortalized by some shots that saw the family finally reunited, albeit for a short time.

After that trip, great optimism had leaked from the Principality. Since the last medical checks had been reassuring, it seemed that Charlene’s return to Munich was near. Always talking with People, Alberto had declared that his wife was “ready to go home earlier than expected”, that is, before the end of October. And he added: “He said jokingly that he would clandestinely board a ship to return to Europe.”

Then last September 1st the princess was forced into a sudden new hospitalization following a collapse. From Palazzo they let it be known that the conditions of Charlène are “establish», But this has inevitably made the return to her husband and Jacques and Gabriella, who in the meantime have just returned to school accompanied by their father Alberto, once again uncertain and distant.

Just the commitment with the children, in recent months, had pushed Alberto not to respond to the insinuations of the gossip: “I was focusing on looking after the children e I thought all this chatter would go away on its own. You know, you waste your time if you try to answer everything that comes up about you. ‘ But now the prince has chosen to let off steam publicly because the gossip has taken over: “Of course all of this affects her, and of course it affects me“, He admitted, “we are an easy target, we were easily hit“. But now Alberto has chosen to speak without filters, in an unusual way for a prince, to defend his marriage. Whether it is a move of strength or weakness will be understood in the coming months.