People watch on a giant screen Princess Charlene of Monaco arrive with her father Michael Kenneth Wittstock for her religious wedding with Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Prince’s Palace on 2 July 2011 in Monaco. Image: PatrickKovarick/AFP
Royal Support: Princess Charlene’s father says she will come back ‘much stronger’
Princess Charlene’s father says she is ‘vulnerable’ due to ‘medical interventions’ but she will come back ‘stronger than ever’.
People watch on a giant screen Princess Charlene of Monaco arrive with her father Michael Kenneth Wittstock for her religious wedding with Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Prince’s Palace on 2 July 2011 in Monaco. Image: PatrickKovarick/AFP
Princess Charlene of Monaco’s father has opened up about his daughter and her health, saying that she is “very vulnerable”.
Princess Charlene’s father on her health issues
Prince Albert confirmed that shortly after Princess Charlene’s arrival in Monaco, she went to a treatment facility due to “severe fatigue”.
Now, her father, Mike Wittstock said that although Charlene is “vulnerable” because she has had “so many medical interventions”, he is sure that she will “come back much stronger”.
According to The Daily Mail, Princess Charlene was in South Africa for most of 2021 as she reportedly suffered from an ear, nose and throat infection. This did nothing but fuel speculations that all is not well between the princess and her husband, who has been accused of infidelity and fathering another child.
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A prolonged stay in South Africa
Her father, who lives in Gauteng, said during her stay in South Africa, he was not able to see his daughter during her extended period in the country because he was concerned about the risks of COVID-19.
He told You Magazine: “I didn’t want to infect her either because she had so many medical interventions, she is very vulnerable.”
But he revealed they spoke on the phone regularly and said he has an “excellent” relationship with Charlene.
Mike added that he also speaks to her children, seven-year-old twins Jacques and Gabriella, regularly as they remain in Monaco with their father while Charlene continues treatment.
Mike Wittstock opens up
Back in the day, he also reportedly encouraged his daughter as she trained to become an Olympic swimmer for South Africa.
“Knowing how she trained, I know that she is strong and that she will make it and come back much stronger.”
