what do we know about his state of health?
“The Serene Highnesses have agreed together a period of calm and rest was necessary for the good recovery of the health of Princess Charlene”, announced the princely couple of Monaco, in a press release Tuesday. She will therefore not be able to attend the National Day festivities, which take place this Friday, November 19.
The last public appearance of Princess Charlene in Monaco dates back to January 26, during the Saint Devote celebrations. She then moved to South Africa, the country where she was born and raised.
What is she suffering from?
Officially, Charlene of Monaco had gone to South Africa to support the work of her foundation, committed to preserving the region’s environment. She was particularly involved in the fight against poaching and the preservation of rhinos. On social networks, she had shared several photos of her mission.
But the Princess developed a “sphere infection” there, which signaled him to take the plane back to the principality. This infection would be linked to an operation undergone in early May, before his departure for South Africa, of an elevation of the sinuses and a bone graft for the installation of dental implants.
several operations
The Princess quickly developed complications from this infection “of the ears, nose and throat” and had to be hospitalized. With the South African media Channel24, she affirmed that it was not a simple otitis, and that its more serious complaints. Its foundation was part of a press release “of multiple complicated procedures” with the start of a “long and painful July” path.
After a first hospitalization to calm her pains, the Princess would have undergone a surgical operation in mid-August, of which few details have been made public. In September, she was then rushed to hospital after becoming unwell with complications from “the severe infection of the ear, nose and throat she contracted in May,” her foundation said. in a press release.
Finally, on October 8, the princess again underwent surgery, which took place under general anesthesia. A source from the palace told AFP that the operation had “gone very well” and that it was “the last of the surgeries she had to undergo following her ENT infection”.
A discreet return to Monaco
On November 8, Princess Charlene was finally back in Monaco. “A reunion filled with joy and emotion” said the Prince’s Palace, which shared photos of Princess Charlene alongside her husband, Prince Albert II, and their two children, Gabriella and Jacques.
On Tuesday, a press release from the Palace indicated that the Princess’s medical career “having been very trying in recent months, the stay of several weeks that she has just started will allow her to recover from a state of deep general fatigue. “. “To preserve the tranquility essential to improving her health, the Princess’s convalescence place will remain strictly confidential,” the statement added. The Princess will therefore not participate in the National Day celebrations this Friday.
When can we see the Princess again?
The princely couple indicates in their press release that “as soon as her health allows her, it will be with joy that the princess will once again share moments of conviviality with the Monegasques”. The press release specifies that “information on the recovery of the Princess will be communicated in the coming weeks and before the Christmas holidays”.