father children succession birth_place mother religion consort birth_date spouse issue article_title name reign occupation
michael kenneth wittstock jacques and gabriella princess consort of monaco bulawayo , rhodesia -lrb- now zimbabwe -rrb- lynette humberstone roman catholicism '' previously protestantism '' yes 25 january 1978 albert ii , prince of monaco princess gabriella , countess of carladès charlene , princess of monaco
 charlene 1 july 2011 -- present swimmer
charlene , princess of monaco

charlene , princess of monaco -lrb- french : `` charlène '' ; born charlene lynette wittstock , 25 january 1978 -rrb- , is a former olympic swimmer for south africa who , after marrying prince albert ii in 2011 , became princess of monaco .
charlene was born in rhodesia -lrb- today zimbabwe -rrb- , the daughter of michael and lynette wittstock ; the family relocated to south africa in 1989 .
she represented south africa at the 2000 sydney olympics , with her team finishing fifth in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay .
she retired from competitive swimming in 2007 .
charlene met prince albert at the mare nostrum swimming competition in monte carlo , monaco in 2000 .
they were first seen together in 2006 , and she has accompanied the prince on many of his official duties since then .
they announced their engagement in june 2010 , and were married on 1 july 2011 .
princess charlene 's pregnancy was announced on 30 may 2014 .
on 10 december 2014 , the princess of monaco gave birth to princess gabriella and hereditary prince jacques .
