Charlene,
Princess of Monaco (French: Charlène;
born Charlene Lynette Wittstock, 25 January 1978), is a former
Olympic swimmer for South Africa and wife of Prince Albert II.
Princess
Charlene was born in Rhodesia (today
Zimbabwe), the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock, and the family
relocated to South Africa in 1989 when Charlene was 11 years old. She attended Tom Newby Primary school
in Benoni,
near Johannesburg,
from 1988 to 1991.
Princess
Charlene met Prince Albert at the Mare Nostrum swimming
competition in Monte Carlo, Monaco in
2000. They were first seen together in 2006, and Princess Charlene has
accompanied Prince Albert on many of his official duties. They announced their engagement in June 2010,
and were married
on 1 July 2011. Charlene's pregnancy was announced on 30 May
2014. On 10 December 2014, The Princess
of Monaco gave birth to Princess
Gabriella and Hereditary
Prince Jacques. 
