Despite speculation it was never meant to be, Monaco’s “runaway bride” looks radiant as she celebrates her first wedding anniversary.
This time last year, she was dubbed “Her Miserable Highness” and “Runaway Bride” after three alleged attempts to flee Monaco in the weeks leading up to what should have been the happiest day of her life.
But a year on from Charlene Wittstock’s tear-stained $75 million wedding to Prince Albert II – a wedding that was nearly overshadowed by sensational allegations that the groom had a lover who was pregnant with his third illegitimate child – it seems the blonde princess has finally found her fairytale ending.
The stunning Zimbabwe-born Charlene, a former South African Olympic swimmer, is clearly enjoying royal life far more these days. While Princess Charlene hails from a down-to-earth family a world removed from the aristocratic and glamorous Grimaldis, she’s now at ease in her marriage to the ruler of Monaco.
Whether she’s looking radiant and relaxed at a glamorous Jubilee lunch at Windsor Castle, or laughing her way through a sleigh ride in Finnish Lapland, the statuesque princess appears to have settled into her spot in the global limelight. And through it all, Charlene, 34, has had her prince by her side.
Read more about Princess Charlene in this week’s Woman’s Day on sale Monday July 9, 2012.
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