Monaco Princess stable after collapsing in S.Africa: foundation

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene at an environmental gala in Monaco in September last year

Princess Charlene of Monaco was in stable condition Friday after collapsing and being hospitalised in South Africa, her foundation said.

"Her Serene Highness (HSH) Princess Charlene of Monaco was rushed to hospital by ambulance late Wednesday night after collapsing due to complications from the severe ear, nose, and throat infection she contracted in May," the statement said.

"She has been released. She was released this morning," Chantell Wittstock, director of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, told AFP.

The 43-year-old South African who was born in neighbouring Zimbabwe, underwent surgery in August, but few details have been publicly released.

The former South African Olympic swimmer Charlene married Prince Albert II in 2011. Their son Jacques is now next in line to head the 700-year-old House of Grimaldi. 

Charlene has been in South Africa for months, with media reports suggesting she is looking for a house there.

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