By Gina Kalsi For Mailonline. The Palace of Monaco's social media account has released a sweet snap of Princess Charlene and Prince Albert to mark their 13th wedding anniversary. Charlene, 46, and Albert, 66, tied the knot on 1 July, , in a religious ceremony at the Prince's Palace among other royal guests such as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and Naomi Campbell. In the new snap, the couple look over the palace balcony with their two children standing in front of them.
Charlene opted for a soft grey jumper with a V-cut at the back and Prince Albert donned a navy suit with a crisp white shirt in the picture. Today, the couple's official Instagram account shared an image of Prince Albert lovingly putting his hand on his wife's back to mark their wedding anniversary. Many may remember when the Princess shed tears in front of a global audience of millions, leading to questions about her wellbeing. Charlene and Prince Albert beam as they walk arm in arm after the religious ceremony at their wedding.
The post racked up thousands of likes, with people congratulating the couple on reaching another milestone. One wrote: 'The union of two people is precious, take time to look back on all the sweet moments together. When the couple met, few expected romance to blossom - Charlene was after all a sports-mad Olympian 20 years his junior.
Yet the couple fell in love and made their first public appearance at the Winter Olympics in Turin. Today, the couple's official Instagram account shared an image of Prince Albert lovingly putting his hand on his wife's back as they look over crowds of royal fans from their balcony alongside their nine-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella. To marry into the family, Charlene was required to learn French and Monegasque and she had to convert to Catholicism.
The couple then became engaged in June The similarities between their love story and that of his father, Prince Rainier III, and his Hollywood actress mother Grace Kelly did not go unnoticed. When they tied the knot, she walked down the aisle in a bespoke Armani dress that had taken the Italian atelier an astonishing 2, hours to create.
