Princess Charlene of Monaco has sadly missed out on taking her six-year-old twins back to school as she remains in .
Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella returned to François d’Assise-Nicolas Barré (FANB), a private Catholic institution on Monday, according to the .
They were accompanied by their father Prince Albert, 63, while their mother remains in her native South Africa after being hospitalised due to complications from a ‘severe ear, nose and throat infection’ she contracted in May.
The former Olympic swimmer, 43, who has not been seen in Monaco since January, was reportedly discharged from hospital on Thursday and returned to the lodge where she has been staying these last several months after contracting the infection.
She is not expected to return to the principality until October after undergoing a ‘four-hour operation under general anaesthesia’ in August – although it was not made clear whether this was linked to the sinus infection.
Princess Charlene of Monaco has sadly missed out on taking her six-year-old twins back to school as she remains in South Africa.
Pictured, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella heading to school, accompanied by their father Prince Albert
They were accompanied by their father Prince Albert, 63, while their mother (pictured together) remains in her native South Africa after being hospitalised due to complications from a ‘severe ear, nose and throat infection’ she contracted in May
On Monday, after a trip to Ireland with their father, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella joined the 5715 pupils starting their school year at FANB.
Sporting the school’s red polo shirts, https://securemulticast.org/ the twins wore face coverings as they entered the building ahead of their 10am start.
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Princess Gabriella, who recently gave herself a haircut, also opted for a black headband for her first day.
Charlene has previously marked her children’s first day of school with photographs of their backpacks and of her twins hugging.
However, the proud mother-of-two had to miss out on the day while she stays in South Africa to recover from her procedure.
Sporting the school’s red polo shirts, the twins (pictured) wore face coverings as they entered the building ahead of their 10am start
Princess Gabriella, who recently gave herself a haircut, also opted for a black headband for her first day (pictured)
Charlene was in a stable condition Friday after being admitted to a hospital in the port city of Durban in the southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Wednesday night under an alias, after suddenly ‘collapsing’.
‘Her Serene Highness (HSH) Princess Charlene of Monaco was rushed to hospital by ambulance late Wednesday night after collapsing due to complications from the severe ear, nose, and throat infection she contracted in May,’ her foundation said in a statement.
‘The Princess’ medical team is currently evaluating her but have confirmed that the Princess is stable,’ it said.
Chantell Wittstock, director of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, later said that ‘she has been released.
She was released this morning’. ‘Doctors are still establishing exactly what happened,’ she said.
Charlene, 43, who was last seen in Monaco in January, shared professional photographs of a reunion with her family on Instagram last month (pictured)
Albert’s office said in a statement that the princess was ‘being very closely monitored by her medical team who have affirmed that her condition is reassuring.’
The Zimbabwean-born princess underwent surgery in August, but few details have been publicly released.
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