Princess Charlene of Monaco has given birth to twins, the royal household has announced.<br /><br /> Gabriella was born two minutes before her brother Jacques, but due to male inheritance laws it is the boy who will inherit the throne.<br /><br /> The twins were born in the hospital named after their grandmother Princess Grace, the late Hollywood actress.<br /><br /> “I want like to share this happiness with all Monegasques and with all residents of my country because I know you are united in the same feelings about the princess and I,” announced Prince Albert.<br /><br /> Baby Jacques replace Prince Albert’s sister Caroline as heir to the throne.<br /><br /> Monegasques celebrated the arrival of their new royals.<br /><br /> “I’m very happy for the prince and the princess, and for the succession of the princely palace, to have a boy at last,” said Thierry from Monaco.<br /><br /> “It’s a tight-knit community here, we feel much closer to the prince compared to a country like France where you have politicians who don’t stick around,” commented Bernard from Monaco.<br /><br /> It is the first birth for Charlene, while Albert fathered two children considered ‘illegitimate’ as they were born out of wedlock.<br /><br /> The twins are the first for the House of Grimaldi which dates back to the 13th century.
