Princess of Monaco
Charlène shines with a glamorous solo appearance at Ballon d’Or
Solo appearance in white: Princess Charlène of Monaco appeared on Monday evening in a glamorous white robe at the Ballon d’Or football award.
Royal flair at the most prestigious football event of the year: At the 69th awarding of the Ballon d’Or in Paris, Princess Charlène von Monaco, 47, set a glamorous solo appearance on Monday evening.
Without husband Prince Albert II, 67, the former professional wimmer appeared on the red carpet in Theater du Chatelet in the French capital. She was wearing a long -sleeved, tight -fitting white robe, plus bright red lipstick and an elegant updo. Charlène also combined a white, shiny clutch and glittering diamond earrings.
Other guests on the red carpet were the Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer with his wife Alina, the Dutchman Virgil van Dijk with Rike Nooitgent, the Brazilian Rafinha with his wife Natalia Rodrigues and the Son, the Spanish young talent Lamine Yamal, superstar Ronaldinho, and many more.
From the Olympionician to the state mother: Princess Charlène’s life in pictures
Today’s Princess Charlène of Monaco was born on January 25, 1978 as Charlene Wittstock in Zimbabwe. As a child, she was a “wild catch”, she recalled in a later interview. It showed early that the girl was a swimming talent. In the 1990s, the family moved to Benoni, near Johannesburg and since then Charlène had been in South Africa. At the age of 18 she won the national championships. In 2000 she competed at the Olympic Games and made it on the 100- and 200-meter route in the back swimming under the top 20. Together with three teammates, she became fifth in the 4×100-meter layout. In the same year she met the then attendant Albert at a swimming competition in Monaco. She finished her career in 2007.
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Charlène hands over Sócrates Prize
Princess Charlène is on site at the award ceremony to hand over the prestigious Sócrates Prize for Social Engagement. This year the award went to the Xana Foundation for children with cancer by PSG coach Luis Enrique. “Football, like all sports, is more than just an activity”. “Sport is about values, passion and commitment.”
At the end of the evening, the main prizes for the footballer of the year were awarded: The balloon d’Or of women went to FC Barcelona player Aitana Bonmatí, 27, who convinced the Spanish national team at the European Championship in July and was awarded the prize for the third time. Ronaldinho awarded the men’s trophy to Ousmane Dembélé, 28, which performs for Paris Saint-Germain. It is the first golden ball for the French international.
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