Princess Charlene of Monaco Opens Up on What’s ‘Essential’ but ‘Difficult’ When It Comes to Raising Twins

Mar. 15, 2025

Prince Albert II of Monaco, Prince Jacques of Monaco, Princess Gabriella of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco attend the Fete de la Saint Jean on June 23, 2020 in Monaco, Monaco.Photo: SC Pool - Corbis/Getty Images

Princess Charleneof Monaco shared rare insight about her twins,Prince JacquesandPrincess Gabriella, who she shares with husbandPrince Albert.

In an interview with the French publicationGalamagazine, Princess Charlene, 46, spoke about her 9-year-old twins’ personalities — and shared tips on the unique experience of parenting twins.

“As for Jacques, he is curious and observant. More reserved, he is naturally very calm,” Charlene continued.

Princess Charlene of Monaco, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Prince Jacques of Monaco and Princess Gabriella of Monaco attend the Ceremony Of The Sainte-Devote on Jan. 27, 2023 in Monaco, Monaco.David Niviere/SC Pool - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Though both twins have a shared curiosity, “The conversations I have with Jacques and those with Gabriella are so different, as well as the time spent with them,” she continued.

The wife of Prince Albert expressed her sadness that she wasn’t always able to spend as much time with her twins as she wanted to, telling the outlet (and perHello!) that it was “difficult to find time to spend one-on-one time with them.”

She added that one-on-one time was “essential when you are the parents of twins.”

Princess Charlene married Prince Albert in 2011, and their children were born on Dec. 10, 2014. As they grow older — Jacques and Gabriella will hit double digits and turn the milestone age of 10 next month — the twins will occasionally accompany their parents on outings.

Prince Jacques of Monaco and Princess Gabriella of Monaco attend the Traditional Monaco annual picnic on Sept. 7, 2024 in Monaco, Monaco.David Niviere/PLS Pool/Getty

David Niviere/PLS Pool/Getty

After previously calling daughter Gabriellaa “pistol,”Prince Albert further opened up last year about his kids’ personalities in an interview with PEOPLE. Of Gabriella, he said she still “has that little mischievous twinkle in her eye. She has her own little personality and sometimes does things that are, you know — she’ll try to use her brother and get him into trouble…”

As they make more and more public outings, Albert said Gabriella “can sometimes feel a little uncomfortable around too many people,” so Jacques swoops in to help. “Between them now, Jacques talks more, engages more, in public,” he said.

Princess Gabriella of Monaco and Prince Jacques of Monaco.HSH Princess Charlene/Instagram

For their ninth birthday late last year, anew portraitwas released of the twins, snapped the month prior on Monaco’s National Day, which commemorated the centennial ofPrince Rainierwho, along with his wifePrincess Grace, founded Monaco’s modern royal dynasty.

Prince Albert, 66, spoke with PEOPLE about his mother, the former Grace Kelly, in an exclusive interview last month as he celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Princess Grace Awards, which has to date awarded more than $19 million to over 900 emerging artists specializing in theater, dance and film. (Princess Grace, who was an Academy Award-winning actress before marrying into Monaco’s royal family, died in 1982 following a car accident that September.)

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source: people.com