In 2011, it appeared that Prince Albert had finally found the love of his life. Indeed, it was in this year that the playboy prince finally settled down and married former Olympic swimmer, Charlene Wittstock, in a four-day ceremony. The couple's wedding was an over-the-top event that involved fireworks, a concert by the Eagles, and 110 pounds of strawberries, which People reported, were meant to decorate their larger-than-life wedding cake. Albert declared his love to his bride, stating, if perhaps a bit awkwardly, "Charlene, thank you for putting up with my very busy schedule, with my absences sometimes, with my inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies. You are a wonderful, sometimes patient woman, with me" (via The Daily Telegraph).
In the end, though, royal life was not easy for Princess Charlene, who struggled with everything from dressing like a royal to living in a palace. As royal expert Baron Henri Estramant told Insider, the newly-minted princess "had to change quite a lot" to fit into her new role. Apparently, she felt isolated at the same time. The royal expert noted that, unlike previous royal brides, Charlene did not move to Monaco with friends and companions.
On top of that, Estramant believes that Charlene had to recognize that Albert's "flirtations" would not stop, just because he was a married man. The baron explained, "She had hopes he would change" — hinting, all the while, that these expectations were far from being realistic.
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