Princess Charlene of Monaco speaks about health crisis for FIRST time and admits she is 'fragile'

Princess Charlene of Monaco has spoken for the first time about her long battle with ill-health, admitting: ‘The path has been long, difficult and very painful.’

The 44-year-old spent almost a year away from the Mediterranean principality in her native South Africa, undergoing treatment for an unspecified condition.

She then booked into a clinic in Switzerland, leading to fears that she would find it hard to return to Royal life with her 64-year-old husband, Prince Albert.

But in a…