Charlene Uitstok

Recently, in the tiny European country of Monaco Princess appeared. She became an athlete and simply beautiful, 33-year-old native of Zimbabwe Charlene Lynette Uitstok, now referred to as Princess Grace Monaco or Princess Charlene.







By the way, without ruling princess principality was almost 30 years, since the days of sad date - September 14th, 1982, when a car accident claimed the life of Princess Grace, the wife of Prince Rainier III, mother of Albert II - the current ruler of Monaco.


Charlene Wittstock was born on January 25, 1978, in the Zimbabwean town of Bulawayo. Her parents - immigrants from Europe. The girl's father, Michael Kenneth Wittstock, at one time worked as a sales manager in firms supplying computer equipment, and mother of the future princess, Lynette Humberstone was a diver and swimming coach. Charlene - the eldest child, she has two other younger brothers - and Sean Garrett.


Commitment to family Uitstok the sport has become the bridge that led modest girl in the royal castle of one of the noblest and richest countries in the world. Barely learned to walk, Charlene started practicing diving under the supervision of her mother.






At age 18, she won the championship of the South African swimming. At that time, her family lived for six years in South Africa. Four years later, she joined the South African national team and as defending the honor of his country at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Then her team in the relay 4 by 100 meters was the fifth.




Before she began an affair with Prince Alber, Charlene his time devoted to training and repeatedly won major competitions both at home continent as well as in old Europe. The girl had plans performances at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, but a shoulder injury did not allow them to fruition, as well as put a fat cross on her career in the sport.






For the first time the couple saw each other in 2000, then became the first swimmer in an international competition held in Monaco. But their first meeting was not fatal.


But next, six years later, at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, did not leave a shadow of doubt paparazzi that the ruling Prince of Monaco (Albert became his father's death in 2005, the year) and long-legged blonde began an affair.






Then bet on fast break their relationship did not just lazy rates.


But on June 23 of 2010 the royal court Principality of Monaco officially announced the wedding Uitstok Charlene and Prince Albert II of the ruling.




To be continued ...