Soon, some wondered if all of these changes might have become too much for Princess Charlene. Rumors erupted that Charlene was having second thoughts about the wedding, but palace officials insisted everything was fine, according to the BBC.

Things became more dire when French newspapers reported that Charlene had tried to "escape" her adopted country repeatedly before the wedding, according to CBS News, with some reports surfacing that Charlene's passport was taken by palace officials so that she couldn't return to South Africa. But Christiane Stahl, a palace adviser, told People there was nothing to the rumors. "Please believe me, none of this is true, and we think it comes from utter jealousy," she said (via CBS News). "Charlene never left to go to the airport, nothing like that ever happened. She was never upset and never wanted to stop the wedding."

Whatever the truth about her pre-wedding jitters, Charlene told Tatler before the big day that her new role could be daunting at times. "Of course I have bad days when I feel totally overwhelmed," she said, "but I never take anything for granted. Sometimes I have to pinch myself that this is my life and I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world with the man of my dreams."