The new grand-niece of Prince Albert II of Monaco has a first name! Louis Ducruet revealed the first name given to his daughter, born on April 4, 2023. The little girl is the first granddaughter of Princess Stéphanie, who could not hide her joy at seeing her family grow, during her last public appearance. The first name had been kept secret until now!
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Princess Stephanie of Monaco kept her granddaughter’s first name secret
On April 4, 2023, Marie Ducruet, wife of Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, gave birth to a baby girl. It was Prince Albert II himself who announced the good news to Monegasques, just minutes after the birth. The Monegasque sovereign was presenting the diplomas to the Monegasque Red Cross rescuers in the Rainier III auditorium, when he announced the birth of the child, in the middle of the ceremony. ” My nephew Louis Ducruet and his wife Marie are happy to be parents of a little girl “, as reported Nice morning.
Louis Ducruet and Marie Ducruet, both followed by around 25,000 subscribers on their respective Instagram accounts, are usually generous in sharing information on their certified social networks. Since the announcement of Marie’s pregnancy, the couple multiplied the publications where Marie showed her baby bump. They had also organized a gender reveal party a few weeks ago, in the presence of the whole family, in order to reveal the sex of the baby. The event was also widely reported on social networks. Not to mention the countless photos of Louis and Marie with their dog Pancake, described as “future big brother” by the couple.
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Louis and Marie Ducruet finally reveal the name of their daughter
Although Princess Stephanie’s son and daughter-in-law are usually very responsive on Instagram, they had been rather discreet since the birth of their daughter, certainly too busy to pamper. Louis and Marie wanted to enjoy these first moments in complete privacy, knowing most certainly that soon, their child will also experience a public life. Louis’ first cousins, namely Andrea, Pierre and Charlotte Casiraghi, children of Princess Caroline, never protected their own children from media coverage. Every year, even when they were very small, Princess Caroline’s grandchildren attend public events, including the national holiday.
The revelation that everyone was waiting for, that of the first name, took place on April 7… by a publication on Instagram. Louis and Marie took over their social networks to share a first photo of their child and reveal his first name. The first child of Louis and Marie Ducruet is called Victoire Ducruet. The first name Victoire is completely new in the Grimaldi family. We learn at the same time that she was born precisely at 6:15 p.m. on April 4, 2023, thanks to the photo taken at the maternity ward.
The first photo of Victoire Ducruet in the maternity ward
The day after Victoire Ducruet’s birth, Princess Stephanie appeared in public for the first time since becoming a grandmother. The younger sister of Caroline and Albert showed a very big smile as she attended a memorial mass on the occasion of the date of death of her father, Prince Rainier III.
Victoire Ducruet was born in the 16th position in the order of succession to the Monegasque throne, behind her father, pushing her aunt, Pauline Ducruet back one place. Louis and his sister Pauline, born in 1992 and 1994, joined the order of succession to the throne retroactively, on the marriage of their parents, in 1995. They move back one place each time a new descendant of the family is born. Princess Caroline and in a few years, when the legitimate children of Prince Albert II will themselves have descendants.
