But Charlène mightn’t even please the Monegasques by starting a family. “She is ordinary”, quoted The Daily Beast a resident of Monaco. But “at least she’s proven to be reproductive.” Christa Mayrhofer-Dukor is also sure Albert only loves his wife because she gave him a son.
The fight for recognition and the pursuit of children together is said to have weighed heavily on Charlène. According to sources, in the last three years before the birth of her children she became increasingly depressed because she still had not given birth to Albert. After the birth, she was relieved that the ordeal was finally over. But even then, Charlène is said to have had a deepest desire to leave Monaco.
“She doesn’t expect to suddenly find a warm welcome in Monegasque society, but she believes that once she’s born – especially if it’s a son – she will be freer to go out and do her own thing,” she said an insider quoted at the time. “She has made little secret that she would rather be back in South Africa or London or Paris or anywhere other than Monaco.”
