Princess Charlene Back In Monaco, Reunites With Prince Albert And Kids After 6-Month Separation

Princess Charlene has finally returned to Monaco.

On Monday, Princess Charlene, 43, reunited with her husband, Monaco's ruler Prince Albert, and their 6-year-old twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella after medical complications following surgery forced her to extend her stay in her homeland South Africa by six months, CNN reported.

"Princess Charlene has finally been reunited in Monaco with her husband prince Albert and children Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella," Monaco's royal palace said on Instagram.

Princess Charlene landed in France early Monday morning after an overnight flight from Durban, South Africa, sources told People.

She stepped off her husband's private plane in Nice. Prince Albert and their twins welcomed her with a large bouquet of flowers before they all helicoptered on to Monaco, Nice Matin reported, citing eyewitnesses.

Princess Charlene was also photographed walking a dog, later identified as a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy named Khan, when she arrived in the principality.

Princess Charlene shared a family photo on her Instagram account to celebrate their reunion. In the snap, she has an arm around her husband's shoulder and leans on him as they pose alongside their twins.

"Happy day today. Thank you all for keeping me strong!!" she wrote in the caption.

Local news outlet Monaco Info also posted a video of the family's reunion on Instagram.

Princess Charlene had stayed in South Africa since early May due to an ENT infection, which ended up needing a number of corrective surgeries.

In an interview with South Africa's Channel 24 in July, Princess Charlene explained that she couldn't return to Monaco because of surgery complications. Her condition would not allow her inner pressure to "equalize," so she couldn't fly above 20,000 feet.

After a second corrective surgery on June 23, the royal couple could not spend their wedding anniversary together for the first time since tying the knot in 2011.

Princess Charlene said in the statement obtained by People at the time that she and Prince Albert "had no choice but to follow the instructions of the medical team, even if it was extremely difficult."

"He has been the most incredible support to me," she said of her husband. "My daily conversations with Albert and my children help me keep my spirits up a lot, but I miss their presence very much. I can't wait for us to be together."

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