Belle of the ball! Princess Charlene stuns in a bejewelled pink jumpsuit as she attends the glitzy Rose Ball in Monte Carlo (after skipping last year's festivities)

Princess Charlene of Monaco looked effortlessly chic in a bejewelled pink jumpsuit as she attended the glamorous Rose Ball in Monte Carlo last night.

The princess, 46, held a bouquet of red and pink flowers as she arrived at the 'Disco Bal de la Rose Monaco', hosted by Christian Louboutin, with her husband, Prince Albert. 

The mother-of-two notably did not attend the glitzy gala last year, when Albert was instead joined by his sister Princess Caroline of Hanover. 

But Charlene made her return to the Rose Ball in style on Saturday night, brandishing her typically chic style in a glittering silver and pink jumpsuit.

Her one-piece featured a plunging neckline, with stripes of glittering pink and silver and a fabric tie around her waist. 

Princess Charlene of Monaco looked effortlessly chic in a bejewelled pink jumpsuit as she attended the glamorous Rose Ball in Monte Carlo last night

The princess, 46, held a bouquet of red and pink flowers as she arrived at the 'Disco Bal de la Rose Monaco' , hosted by Christian Louboutin, with her husband, Prince Albert

The princess opted for long, dangling earrings for the occasion, and kept her blonde hair sleek in her signature bob style.

Charlene also carried a small matching purse, and had her toenails painted black, peeking out from underneath the wide trousers of her jumpsuit in open-toe heels.

Albert also dressed to impress in a classic black tuxedo - with the chic addition of a dark pink bowtie.  

Princess Caroline was also in attendance, opting for a glittering black gown, and also holding a bouquet of flowers in differing hues of pink.

Charlene and Albert's appearance at the Rose Ball comes after a humiliating furore about the House of Grimaldi's spending habits, which are eye-watering even by the lavish standards of Monte Carlo. 

The row erupted after Prince Albert dismissed his previously trusted accountant, the bespectacled Claude Palmero, who for two decades had managed the finances of the family. 

The scorned Mr Palmero - who was fired after allegations of financial impropriety at the Palace were posted on an anonymous website - has proved to be rather less mild-mannered than he first seemed.

Excerpts from five of his densely-written black-bound notebooks containing astonishing details of the Grimaldis' spending habits have found their way into the hands of the French media and respected French newspaper, Le Monde

The mother-of-two notably did not attend the glitzy gala last year, when Albert was instead joined by his sister Princess Caroline of Hanover

Charlene made her return to the Rose Ball in style on Saturday night, brandishing her typically chic style in a glittering silver and pink jumpsuit

Her one-piece featured a plunging neckline, with stripes of glittering pink and silver and a fabric tie around her waist

The princess opted for long, dangling earrings for the occasion, and kept her blonde hair sleek in her signature bob style

Among the more sensational revelations, according to Le Monde, are the spending habits of Albert’s wife, Princess Charlene, a former swimmer who as Charlene Wittstock represented South Africa at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Palmero's notebooks record that despite her generous allowance of £1.2 million a year, the princess - the mother of Albert's twin nine-year-old children Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella - has been bailed out repeatedly.

This includes a payment of £60,000 before they were married in 2011. It was widely reported that she had cold feet before the ceremony and had even booked a plane ticket back to South Africa.

Charlene also carried a small matching purse, and had her toenails painted black, peeking out from underneath the wide trousers of her jumpsuit in open-toe heels

Albert also dressed to impress in a classic black tuxedo - with the chic addition of a dark pink bowtie

Pictured: Charlene carries flowers given to her at the Rose Ball as she arrives at the event

Charlene and Albert's appearance at the Rose Ball comes after a humiliating furore about the House of Grimaldi's spending habits

The row erupted after Prince Albert dismissed his previously trusted accountant, the bespectacled Claude Palmero, who for two decades had managed the finances of the family

The scorned Mr Palmero was fired after allegations of financial impropriety at the Palace were posted on an anonymous website 

Mr Palmero's notebooks show that on one day in April 2016, the princess received £70,000 in cash, 'less than the year before, but still far too much,' and in 2017 there was £500,000 'to pay off her overdraft'.

Two years later, the speed at which Princess Charlene apparently burned through money so worried the Prince's accountant that he wrote in his notes: 'It's crazy! I have no control over the Princess' spending.' 

In 2020, Palmero recorded a further ‘one-off payment’ of £171,000, plus £4,200 in cash.

Charlene, who was raised outside Johannesburg by her photocopier salesman father and swimming coach mother, poured nearly £2 million into renovating a holiday house in Corsica and redecorating her office, it is suggested.

The notebooks also show that she rented another house in Corsica and spent time there apart from Albert.

Among the more sensational revelations, according to Le Monde, are the spending habits of Albert’s wife, Princess Charlene , a former swimmer who as Charlene Wittstock represented South Africa at the Sydney Olympics in 2000