It is a reality that Charlene Wittstock is now a Princess and part of the Monaco royal family, following her marriage two weeks ago to Prince Albert II of Monaco, 53.
Her better title the world has adopted for the princess is ‘the runaway bride’.
It feels as though it’s being betrayed as a Hollywood film.
A French newspaper claimed that a couple of days before the £44 million royal ceremony took place, Charlene, 33, was stopped at Nice national airport with a one way ticket home to South Africa clutched in her hand, this they say was following claims that the princess was fleeing because the news that husband-to-be Prince Albert had fathered an illegitimate child during their relationship.
The newspaper said that a series of phone calls between the palace officials and the french police resulted in Charlene’s passport being removed from her possession.
The royal officials strongly deny the reports, a senior detective involved in the incident confimed: ‘Charlene Had her passport confiscated so the Prince’s entourage could persuade her 
to stay.’
Newspapers around the world and sources claim Charlene had tried and failed to escape two times previous to getting her passport taken from her. One when she was out trying on her wedding dress Paris, when she hid and took refuge in the South African Embassy, and again at the Monaco Grand Prix.
It’s seems to be no shock that that the three-day civil wedding followed the next day by a church service and a stylish reception for 850 guests, along with a large designed cake and mirrored dance floor - reportedly had a very muted feel to the evening.
‘Prince Albert looked ashen and whenever she wasn’t posing for official portraits Charlene looked strained and shell-shocked,’ says one guest.
‘The whole thing had a very odd atmosphere.
‘Compared to Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton, this felt like a wake.’