Louis Ducruet

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (born 26 November 1992) is the son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet.[1]

Louis Ducruet
Born	Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992 Princess Grace Hospital Centre, La Colle, Monaco[1]
Spouse(s)	Marie Hoa Chevallier ( m. 2019)
Parent(s)	Daniel Ducruet Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
Relatives	Pauline Ducruet (sister) Camille Gottlieb (half-sister)

Early life

Ducruet grew up in Monaco-Ville. His parents, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet, were married in 1995, but divorced a year later.[2] For a couple of years, he lived in Auron, France, then he moved with his mother and sisters to the Zurich area.[3] After 2002, he and his mother and sisters returned to live in Monaco.[4]

Ducruet attended primary school in Auron. He then attended the Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich. He completed secondary schooling at Lycée Albert Premier, where he passed the Baccalauréat in 2010.[5] He started his post-secondary education at Skema Business School in Sophia Antipolis, France.[6] In 2015, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management at Western Carolina University, in Cullowhee, North Carolina [6]

Career and interests

Immediately after secondary school, he took a summer job in the water sports department of Société des bains de mer de Monaco (SBM). He did several internships for AS Monaco FC and today works for the same as a scout.[7] As of March 2016, Ducruet and his father, Daniel Ducruet, are co-managers of the Monaco-based company MONADECO.[8]

In 2013, Ducruet participated in the "4L Trophy" automobile race. The race covered 6000 km, with starting points from Poitiers to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, and tracked over France, Spain, and Morocco. Ducruet and his co-driver, Ronan Imbrosciano, drove a car that was decorated in the colors and emblem of Radio Monaco. The money raised from the event provides school supplies to poor Moroccan students.[9]

Marriage

On 12 February 2018, Ducruet announced his engagement to long-time girlfriend, Marie Hoa Chevallier (born 28 December 1992), a Frenchwoman of Vietnamese descent.[10][11] They met at a Cannes nightclub as university students. At Western Carolina University, Chevallier specialized in French Education and Marketing and is also a graduate of Skema, where she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration.[12] She has a career in hospitality.

The civil wedding took place on 26 July 2019 at Monaco town hall.[13] The religious wedding took place on 27 July 2019 at Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate.[14]

References

1. Biography of Princess Stéphanie Archived 2007-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Official web site of the Monaco Palace
2. Pearl, Diana. "Princess Stephanie of Monaco's Most Notable Moments". People magazine. Time Warner. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
3. Fleck, Fiona. "Princess Stephanie joins her elephant man". The Daily Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
4. Delves Broughton, Philip. "Rebel Stephanie packs her trunk and says goodbye to her circus lover". The Daily Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
5. Bac Results 2010, from schools in Nice
6. "The House of Grimaldi: New Generation". HelloMonaco. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
7. Knightley, Emma (29 November 2017). Princely Monaco XXI: The House of Grimaldi in the 21st Century (Kindle ed.). ISBN 9780359058945.
8. "Nomination d'un Cogerant - S.A.R.L. MONADECO". Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté. Journal de Monaco. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
9. "4L Trophy: Un équipage aux couleurs de Radio Monaco!". Monaco Ma Ville. Monaco Channel. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
10. "Marie Hoa Chevallier: Wer ist die Frau, die Louis Ducruet den Kopf verdreht hat?". adelswelt.de (in German). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
11. Twitter
12. "Princess Stéphanie of Monaco's Son Marries HS Sweetheart Marie Chevallier". YourTango. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
13. Wedding of Louis Ducruet
14. Mackelden, Amy (28 July 2019). "Grace Kelly's Grandson Louis Ducruet Gets Married in a Two-Day Monaco Wedding". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

External links

• Photos of Louis next to his mother, Princess Stéphanie and uncle Prince Albert II (February 2012)

Louis Ducruet House of Grimaldi Born: 26 November 1992
Lines of succession
Preceded by Princess Stéphanie	Succession to the Monegasque throne 15th in line	Succeeded by Pauline Ducruet