Monaco mystery RUNAWAY PRINCESS

Charlene is showing no signs of returning home to her prince or kids

As Princess Charlene of Monaco’s unscheduled stay in South Africa enters its fourth month, the question is being asked: has she run away for good?

The former Olympic swimmer, who married Prince Albert of Monaco in 2011, says medical problems are the reason she’s been stranded in her homeland since May.

But speculation is rising among royal commentators that the princess, 43, who was only supposed to visit South Africa for a 10-day holiday, has effectively abandoned her life in Monte Carlo.

The mother of six-year-old twins Jacques and Gabriella is renting a five-bedroom villa on a game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, is reportedly on the hunt to buy a home, and has even bought a racehorse – a fact that has not gone unnoticed in Monaco.