Princess Charlène of Monaco has been appointed as an ambassador for Peace and Sport, the charity which her husband Prince Albert is a Patron for.
Following the Peace and Sport award ceremony, Princess Charlène hosted a special dinner at the Sporting Monte Carlo which saw over 700 delegates witness the first lady officially become an ambassador of Peace and Sport.
Peace and Sport, or "L'Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport", is a neutral and apolitical organisation founded in 2007 by Joel Bouzou, a 1984 Olympic bronze medallist in the modern pentathlon.
Prior to her marriage to Prince Albert, Princess Charlène was a swimmer for the South African Olympic team.
She was a member of the South African women's 4x100 metres medley team that finished fifth at Sydney 2000.
In 2007 she regained her title as South Africa's 50m backstroke champion after coming third in the Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships in a time of 30.16sec.
She planned to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as her swansong but failed to qualify for the event.