Prince Albert of Monaco, now 62 and as portly as Santa, looks relaxed and happy sitting with his children in a red outfit and festive hat.
However, Christmas joy is in rather short supply in photographs of his wife Charlene, a former Olympic swimmer. Her Serene Highness sports a jaw-dropping punk haircut with shaved sides, which has astonished the wealthy and conservative residents of Monaco, and led to rumours of a serious crisis in their nine-year marriage.
Wearing a Covid mask, her eyes look sad and tired.
In a few weeks time, a sensational court case will reveal precisely what Charlene, 42, is rebelling about right now and why, according to sources in Monaco, she is in utter agony and facing the greatest crisis of her life.
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Sources in the Mediterranean principality say Charlene has had a terrible year as lawyers for the billionaire couple brace themselves for the court case that opens in Milan in February.
Albert, who already supports two illegitimate children, is alleged to have had a relationship with a 34-year-old Brazilian woman which resulted in a daughter in on July 4, 2005.
The claim, which his lawyers dismissed as a hoax , is particularly painful as he was dating Charlene at the time, having met the former Olympic swimmer in 2000.
Albert received a handwritten letter from the child, who is now 15, in September this year reading: ‘I don t understand why I grew up without a father, and now that I have found you, you don t want to see me.’
The photo is a collection of Polaroid snaps of the couple and their family
Emerged last week Albert will go to court over claims he has a third love child
Princess Charlene also debuted a half-shaved hairstyle after a difficult year
Princess Charlene of Monaco shared a photo of husband Prince Albert in an apparent show of unity after it emerged he will appear in court in the new year to fight explosive claims he fathered a third love child with a secret girlfriend.
The photo shows Charlene, 42, beaming with the 62-year-old prince on a Western-themed family day out with their six-year-old twins, Gabriella and Jacques.
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Billionaire Albert, who already supports an illegitimate son and daughter, is bracing himself for an explosive court case in Milan, Italy, in February 2021
He denies claims by a Brazilian beauty living in Italy that he fathered a daughter with her in 2005 – but she wants a DNA test
Albert was already dating former Olympic swimmer Charlene at the time – making claim even more painful
Case completes year of hell for Monaco Royals, which included Albert becoming first head of state in the world to contract Coronavirus
Charlene and Albert are now desperately trying to keep stress of drama from their six-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella