Princess Charlene of Monaco's two young children held up drawings from a palace balcony during celebrations to mark the principality's national holiday on Friday, telling their unwell mother that they missed her.
Charlene, a former Olympian, has halted her public duties while she convalesces in a secret location after returning to Monaco from her homeland South Africa earlier this month following a months-long stay abroad.
"We miss you mommy," Princess Gabriella, 6, wrote in her drawing with two large red hearts. Her twin brother, Hereditary Prince Jacques, told Charlene: "We love you mommy".
The two children had been watching a parade from the balcony with their father Prince Albert in the Place du Palais below, before they went inside to fetch their messages.
Charlene is suffering from deep fatigue and will need several weeks to recover away from the public eye, the palace said on Tuesday.
Her stay in South Africa sparked speculation about a troubled marriage - a claim the family denied.
(Reporting by Eric Gaillard; Writing by Richard Lough; Editing by Mike Collett-White)
