“The operation has gone well.
Princess Charlene is resting and our thoughts are with her. "
With these words, Prince Albert of Monaco has confirmed that his wife, Princess Charlene, is recovering favorably from a surgical intervention to which she was subjected this past Friday in South Africa due to a serious ear, nose and throat infection that she suffers since May.
The operation lasted four hours and was performed under general anesthesia.
As reported by the Principality, that this same Friday announced the imminent operation in a statement, both Alberto and the couple's two children, the six-year-old twins Jacques and Gabriella, “will join her during her recovery period. ”In the African country where she was born. She has lived there since May when a twelve-day trip to participate in a campaign against rhino poaching ended up complicating herself with an ENT infection that has caused severe pain and has kept her away from her family all these months. Medical recommendations have prevented her from flying to meet them since her ears "could not withstand a flight above 20,000 feet in height," as she herself explained in a radio interview with Channel 24.
That prescription has also kept her away from her official agenda this time, preventing her from attending events such as the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Red Cross gala or the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The most notorious absence, however, occurred in the commemoration of her link with Prince Albert. “What has been extremely difficult for me was when my medical team told me that I couldn't go home for my 10th wedding anniversary. Without his love [in reference to Alberto] and support, I would not have been able to overcome this painful moment, "he said last July, settling the rumors of crisis in his marriage with which the tabloids were speculating.
Charlene has regretted on numerous occasions, through social networks, being away from her husband and children, but she will still have to wait before being able to return to the Principality. After the successful intervention, her stay in South Africa will predictably last until October because “time is needed to address the problem she suffers from” and “she should not force her cure”, as she herself explained. The health problem from which he is now beginning to recover is the result of a dental intervention to place an implant that was performed in Monaco before traveling to South Africa and which ended up causing a serious infection.