Albert of Monaco: what daddy is he for Gabriella and Jacques?
In an interview given in Monaco-Matin this Wednesday, November 17, Prince Albert spoke about the education of Gabriella and Jacques. He reinforces the image of an attentive and very tender father since the birth of the twins in 2014 …
An unprecedented situation: whether he likes it or not, Prince Albert is a solo father. On September 7, however, he told People magazine about his wife Charlene who will be away for a total of almost eight months: “I can’t wait for her to help me with the kids and with other things like she’s done in the past because it’s a team effort. When one of the team members is not there, it is much more difficult “.
But the situation and the prolongation of the health problems of the princess, who returned to Monaco on November 8 and again absent, have made him the main actor in the education of Gabriella and Jacques for the moment. An article published in Monaco-Matin on November 17 in which Albert mentions that the princess has “need rest and quiet“and that she is currently outside the principality victim of”fatigue not only physical“affirms its role with the twins who will celebrate their seven years on December 10.
The Head of State says: “My priority is my family. Of course without neglecting the affairs of state. On the contrary, I do everything possible and essential. I will not minimize certain events, and you know that as far as I can, I encourage all initiatives in principle. But sometimes there are choices to be made. Hope everyone understands it. When I can be with my kids, I do it without hesitation.”
A rather special education
Became father of the twins at 56 years after his marriage to Charlene Wittstock in 2011, Albert, who was already the father of two children, Jazmin, 29 years old and Alexandre, 18 years old, born to two women met out of wedlock and therefore exempt from royal titles , prepares his youngest children to reign on the Rock. A somewhat particular education of which he strives to draw the unofficial and official contours.
To People, he confided on October 27 on the sidelines of the COP26 where he had announced them, in “Scotland:”They are on vacation. I didn’t want to leave them alone in Monaco (…) Obviously at this age, you cannot invite them everywhere because they will get bored if it is too official. They must be brought little by little into public appearances and various ceremonies.. “ Very proud, he then claimed to have transmitted his taste for ecology to them, citing in particular this anecdote: “Last weekend we were gone and were waiting for a ferry to take us back to the mainland. The boat was late and we were walking along the waterfront. Gabriella saw a little piece of plastic floating around and she asked, ‘Daddy, can I put it in the trash?’ I hadn’t seen the plastic. I didn’t push him.“Visit of the” Old Library “of Trinity College in Dublin, walk in a museum and various activities, Prince Albert had thought of everything to entertain the little ones during this high-end cultural stay.
“Albert is full of humor, the children have a lot of fun with him“
About her husband as a father, Charlene has always been complimentary. It is in January 2021 at Point of view that it has been charged: ” It is now important for him to see his children grow up, to take full advantage of this happiness.. He loves every moment spent with them, he loves talking to them, taking pictures of them, they are the great love of his life. A love that knows no equivalent and that it is lucky to have twice “. She continued: ” Jacques and Gabriella are also very lucky to have him as a father. AIbert is full of humor, the children have a lot of fun with him. He is also quite strict on the discipline, which I am a little less. Everything that concerns them, everything that comes from them touches him deeply. Last November, the national day, he was overcome with emotion when Jacques gave him a military salute. He is so ironic of his son. I feel it and I know it more and more happy. “
In Soir Mag, last June, Albert the dad had fun telling his daily life: “I find it hard to get them to go to school in the morning because they come to my room when they wake up and turn on the television (…) they watch cartoons but they also like to watch videos on YouTube, there they follow ‘Ice Cream Man’ a lot (…) They love it! They love scary cartoons. “
Does Albert II repair with his young children what he did not experience with his elders educated by their respective mothers? In February 2021, he accurately described to People the characters of Gabriella and Jacques. ” Very generally, Jacques is a little more shy and a little quieter, but it can also happen with very funny things. He’s a keen observer and loves to assess the situation. Then he goes. As for the princess Gabriella, she seems very comfortable with public appearances. More outgoing, she has the gift of chatting. He’s just a character who loves to dance and sing. She has no qualms about being in front of people “. Tender confidences that augur well for a more than attentive father … an absolutely tender man.
Currently home-schooled with four comrades, children who do not have their mother present for Monaco’s National Day this year have at least one very charming prince with them by their side to guide them. While waiting for Charlene to return from convalescence …, which, according to rumors, might not participate in Christmas celebrations in Monaco on December 15th.
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