Alberto and Charlene celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary with a romantic pose in the palace gardens

Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco have decided to share a romantic pose as a couple from the gardens of The Palais Princier in front of commemorate their eleventh wedding anniversary† Some photos with which the Monegasque princes give free rein to their love, and with which planning to put an end to the strong rumors of a crisis once and for all with which they have been dealing in recent months.

On a day like today, eleven years ago, Charlene and Alberto decided to officially seal their love in front of the attentive gaze of the thousands of guests who had attended the most important event of the year in the famous Principality. After holding a civil ceremony which took place the day before in the Throne Room of the Prince’s Palace; the married couple they ended up saying “yes I do” in a religious act held in the courtyard of the Grimaldi Palace. Total, more than 3,500 guests attended this prestigious appointment. In addition to the whole Grimaldi family, some representatives of other European royal houses and several famous faces from the fashion and film world decided to attend this important event. Out of thousands of guests, only 850 had the privilege of seeing the link live in the famous palace. A royal wedding that received media attention not only in the small Monegasque principality, but in much of the world; and it is that the religious band was broadcast live on television.

Now, more than a decade after that famous day when the whole world closely observed what was happening in the small Monegasque area, the Princes of Monaco have they decided to share a photo to celebrate their love† With this image, Charlene and Alberto once again show their determination to preserve a drive image directed outwards. And it is that this last year has not been easy for them. The marriage has been subject to numerous rumors of crisis in recent months following the disappearance of Princess Charlene from public life.

Last May, the Monegasque consort traveled to South Africa, her country of origin, on a mission to conserve the fauna. A journey that did not go as she expected, as the Princess of Monaco contracted a serious ear, nose and throat infection that prevented her from returning to the principality for more than half a year. Her medical team advised her to begin her recovery in South Africa, although Charlene had to travel to Switzerland to complete her recovery before moving permanently to Monaco. A forced rest that led him to isolate himself in a specialist clinic in Zurich to recover from an ailment that is “not just physical”, as Prince Albert confessed a few months ago. “There is fatigue, not just physical, which can only be treated with a period of rest and supervision,” he assured at the time. severe ear, nose and throat infection forced the former swimmer to have to be absent from public life for more than seven monthsin addition to having to undergo surgery up to three times.

His delicate state of health and the lack of pictures of the couple taken during all this time Rumors of a crisis began to spread Amongst them. Some rumors that were reinforced by the news at the end of January that Princess Charlene had spent her 44th birthday alone in the clinic Paracelsus recovery from Zurich. The official return of the Monegasque consort in a public act did not take place until the first weekend of May, when Charlene, accompanied by her husband and two children, went to the famous street circuit of Monte Carlo to enjoy it grand prize of Formula E† On arrival at the event we could see a smiling Charlene, with a serene demeanor, and very aware of the twins Jacques and Gabriella.

It took several days before he could enjoy his presence again at a new public event. Last Tuesday, May 24, was the date chosen by Princess Charlene to see again in public and speak for the first time about her alleged marital problems with Prince Albert II of Monaco. The Monegasque partner went to the Monte Carlo fashion weekwhere, tired of so many rumours, she decided break your silence on this matter in statements to the French newspaper Nice Maarten† “You want to talk about the divorce rumors or my new residence in Switzerland. I am sorry that some media spread such rumors about my life or my relationship“She reacted visibly upset. A few words with which she wanted to make it clear more than a month ago that there has been no crisis in her marriage; an idea that they wanted to reinforce with this last and romantic pose on the occasion of their wedding.” birthday.