On Thursday, February 17, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco briefly spoke with the newspaper, Monaco Matin, whilst on holiday with his two children, His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Jaques and Her Serene Highness Princess Gabriella of Monaco.

In his brief comment the sovereign prince noted that “…Princess Charlene is doing much better and I hope she will be back in the Principality very soon.” The princess entered a treatment facility, for physical and mental exhaustion, last November immediately after returning to Monaco from her native country of South Africa.