{UAH} Monaco’s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene ‘welcome twins’
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New parents ... Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco have welcomed twins. Picture: Getty Images for The Princess Grace Foundation-USA
MONACO'S Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene have reportedly welcomed twins.
The princess arrived at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre on Wednesday, where she delivered a baby girl and boy by Cesarean section.
The babies are the first children born to the 36-year-old South African and her 56-year-old husband, although he has two children from previous relationships.
The birth of the royal twins was announced with 42 cannon shots, 21 for each child.
The first children of the glamorous South African princess will replace Albert's sister Caroline as the next in line to the Monaco throne.
Albert — whose late mother was the Hollywood superstar Grace Kelly — said that as they were twins, it would be the first born who would succeed him.
"In the case that one is a girl and the other a boy, it will be the boy."
Albert succeeded his father, Prince Rainer, in 2005.
He had a daughter, Jazmin, 22, after a fling with former waitress Tamara Rotolo. He denied being her father for years before DNA tests proved otherwise when she was a teenager.
The prince also has a younger son, Alexandre Coste, 11, from an affair with Nicole Coste, a former Air France hostess.
PDA ... Prince Albert II kisses his wife Princess Charlene during Monaco's national day ceremony. Picture: AP
Under Monaco's inheritance laws, neither of the two children have any claim to royal titles or to be considered as heirs to Albert because they were born outside of marriage.
They do however have legal rights to a share of his huge personal fortune, estimated by Forbesmagazine to exceed one billion dollars.
Charlene, a Zimbabwe-born former Olympic swimmer, married Albert in 2011 despite rumours that their relationship was on the verge of collapse.
Media reports suggested she had attempted to flee Monaco just days before their wedding.
It was also widely reported that the couple spent at least part of their honeymoon in separate hotels. A steady stream of pictures of the princess looking gloomy continued to fuel reports she was depressed.
Tied the knot ... Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II wed in Monday on July 2, 2011. Picture: Getty Images
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