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Monaco's royal couple expecting baby Monaco's Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene expecting baby
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Monaco's Prince Albert II and South African wife Princess Charlene have announced that they are expecting their first child. Monaco's Prince Albert II and his South African wife Princess Charlene have announced that they are expecting their first child.
In a short statement, they expressed their "immense joy'' at the news. In a short statement, the couple - who married in July 2011 - expressed their "immense joy" at the news.
Princess Charlene, a 36-year-old South African former Olympic swimmer, married Prince Albert in 2011. The statement said the birth was expected before the end of the year, but gave no further details.
The statement said the birth was expected before the end of the year. Prince Albert II, 56, has been Monaco's ruler since the death of his father, Prince Rainier III, in 2005.
Princess Charlene, 36, represented South Africa in the swimming competitions at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Their child will become first in line to the throne of Monaco.
The tiny principality of Monaco, which covers about 2sq km (less than one square mile), is the world's smallest independent state after the Vatican City.