Princess Charlène of Monaco has health problems and had to be hospitalized for an examination. But she is in a “stable condition”, assured a spokeswoman.
Johannesburg – Princess Charlène of Monaco, stuck in South Africa after health problems and a complicated operation, is in hospital for a medical examination.
“She was brought there in the ambulance,” said the spokeswoman for her foundation, Chantell Wittstock, to the German Press Agency on Friday, but emphasized: “It was not a collapse; the healing just wasn’t making the progress the doctors had hoped for ”.
The Princess had only recently had to undergo a four-hour operation under general anesthesia before she received a visit from her husband Prince Albert II and the two twins Gabriella and Jacques in South Africa.
“It is currently in a stable condition; it is not clear when she will be released – but we assume today or tomorrow, ”said Wittstock. Charlène, who was taken to hospital on Wednesday evening, traveled to the country on the southern tip of Africa at the beginning of the year to support the fight against rhino poaching. What initially seemed like a home visit turned out to be a month-long permanent residence.
She told local media that an oral surgery performed prior to her trip had delayed her return. When flying at great heights, she cannot compensate for the pressure in the ears. She indicated the end of October as the return date.
The princess’s long-term stay in South Africa had fueled speculation on social media about a possible separation of the couple and a possible return of the princess to her old home. Charlène (43), on the other hand, repeatedly protested in interviews how much she missed her husband and, above all, the children. Charlène had met Albert, 20 years her senior, in a swimming competition in 2000, having previously played for the South African national team at the Olympic Games. dpa
