Louis Ducruet


Louis Robert Paul Ducruet is the son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet. Although he holds no title, he is a grandson of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. As nephew of Prince Albert II, he is currently 15th in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne.

Early life

For the first six or seven years of his life, he lived with his parents in Monaco-Ville. His parents were married in 1995, but divorced a year later. For a couple of years, he lived in Auron, France, then he moved with his mother and sisters to the Zurich area. For about two years, his mother was involved with the elephant trainer Franco Knie. After 2002, he and his mother and sisters returned to live in Monaco, where they live today.

Education

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. He started his post-secondary education at Skema Business School in Sophia Antipolis, France. In 2015, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management at Western Carolina University, in Cullowhee, North Carolina

Career

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

Other interests

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.

Personal life

On 12 February 2018, Ducruet announced his engagement to long-time girlfriend, Marie Hoa Chevallier, a Frenchwoman of Vietnamese descent.
The civil wedding took place on 26 July 2019 at Monaco town hall. The religious wedding took place on 27 July 2019 at Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate.