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Princess Charlene

princess of Monaco
Also known as: Charlene Lynette Wittstock, Princess Charlene of Monaco, Princesse Charlene de Monaco(Show More)
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Princess Charlene (born January 25, 1978, Bulawayo, Rhodesia [now in Zimbabwe]) is the consort (2011– ) of Albert II, prince of Monaco. She previously was a champion swimmer. When Wittstock was 12 years old, her parents, a sales manager and a swimming instructor, moved her and her two brothers to South Africa. There she began swimming competitively under her mother’s guidance, and in 1996 she won the national championship. Wittstock represented South Africa at the...

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