Grimaldi’s got the best of advance Christmas gifts. With the arrival of the second daughter in the world, they added new members Louis and Marie DucruetThose who announced the happy news. “Our family is growing again with the arrival of our little Constance,” said the couple with some images of the newborn, who was born this December 4 in the principality and is the second granddaughter of Estefania de Monaco.
The nephew of Albert of Monaco and his wife, whom he married in 2019, showed a glimpse of one of the most exciting moments of the day: the moment when Constance was visited by her older sister Victor in the hospital, with his hand and attention and great curiosity to see the little girl resting where the crib . “One of us was looking forward to meeting him!”
Victory, who was baptized in September with her aunt and uncle Camille Gottlieb and Michael Ducruet as godparents, was born in April 2023 and is affectionately called ‘Goldilocks’ by her parents. The daughters of Louis and Marie Ducruet are only 20 months apart, because they always believe that it is better to “change diapers, prepare bottles and have sleepless nights for five years in a row and then get out of it for once”.
Beyond logistics, the small age difference will allow the girls to grow together, sharing every stage, learning from each other and supporting each other. In all likelihood, they will form a very complex relationship, like their father has with his brothers. In fact, Louis is 14 months older than Pauline, they have always been very attached and he has always been her protector. In addition, the little girls have a fifth family member, Pancake, a German shepherd whom Camille rescued at a Romanian shelter in 2018 and has been essential in their lives ever since.
With Constance, joy has multiplied for Estefania de Monaco, who loves being a grandmother. “He is very attentive and gives a lot of love to his granddaughter. On a daily basis, he has a very busy schedule, but as soon as possible, he asks to take care of Victor. When he was. Born, he often told us: ‘Don’t you want to go to the cinema? ‘ ‘I can take care of the little girl…’ to see how involved she is,” Lewis says point of view. Also dedicated to Danielle Ducruet and Maggie Ducruet, who delights as a great-grandfather and likes to go on walks and trips to the park with him on weekends.
Ducruet Chevaliers met at a club in Cannes, but the spark appeared some time later, when they were studying at Schema Business School. It was love at first sight, but their shyness meant it took them six months to make the first move. In February 2018, Louis surprised Marie by getting down on one knee in Vietnam, where her family is from. In July 2019 they became husband and wife in a double wedding which was celebrated first at Monaco City Hall and then at the Principality’s Cathedral. Five years later, they have fulfilled their wish to become parents and are ushering in this new era that has just begun for them.