Prince Albert II & Princess Charlene of Monaco are expecting twins

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Prince Albert II, 56, and his wife, Princess Charlene of Monaco, 36, are expecting twins. 

According to several reports, the Princess spoke to the magazine Hello!on Monday and revealed during the interview which held in New York that they are expecting not just one baby but two. She hoewever didn't reveal their sexes who are expected to be here before Christmas.

Prince of Monaco is the son of Rainier III and the late legend Grace Kelly; He met his wife, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa, in 2000 during a swimming competition. Although Princess Charlene, nee Wittstock, was  raised  in South Africa, she was  born in Zimbabwe.

The royal couple tied the knot in Monaco in July 2011 and announced in May that they were first expecting. The twins will be the first child for Princess Charlene and third for Prince Albert II who already has two children for two different women. Although Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, 22, and Alexandre Coste, 10, cannnot be heirs to the throne of Monaco. they are however heirs to their father's fortune which is estimated by Forbes magazine to exceed one billion dollars.

Here's is a bit of information about Monaco according to BBC News :

Monaco is the second-smallest independent state in the world. It is a playground for tourists and a haven for the wealthy, the former drawn by its climate and the beauty of its setting and the latter by its advantageous tax regime. The country - a constitutional monarchy - is surrounded on three sides by France and occupies just under two square kilometres of the French's Cote d'Azur, where the Alpes Maritimes meet the Mediterranean.