Princess Charlene back in Monaco after months away in South Africa

Princess Charlene of Monaco holds a bottle of champagne on the podium after Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo wins the Formula One race, at the Monaco racetrack in 2018 (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

Monaco hailed the return of Princess Charlene to the principality on Monday after she had spent most of the year in her homeland South Africa.

Charlene, who married Monaco's ruler Prince Albert in 2011 in a lavish ceremony, was pictured walking a dog in the principality with her family.