Prince Albert and Princess Charlene
Monaco's Prince Albert has asked Princess Charlene to keep the sex of their twins a secret.
The 56-year-old royal - who first announced he was expecting a baby with his wife in May, before confirming she was pregnant with twins in October - has asked the 36-year-old beauty to keep the babies' genders to herself.
Prince Albert - who married Princess Charlene in July 2011 - told Monaco Matin newspaper: "The princess probably knows but she is playing the game. She is keeping the secret as I asked her to.
"You know, one doesn't often have the opportunity to have such pleasant surprises in life, that is why I prefer not to know the babies' gender before the birth."
The monarch also confirmed that the twins are due "around Christmas" adding, "But as it is a twin pregnancy the birth will surely take place a dozen days early", reports HELLO! magazine.
He also addressed debate surrounding his kids' succession to the throne of Monaco, stating whichever baby is born first will be named his heir, unless his wife gives birth to both a boy and a girl.
He said: "In the case that one is a girl and the other a boy, it will be the boy."
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