Early Life
Ducruet was born in Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes to Henri Ducruet, a manual laborer and his wife Maguy (née Barbero), a homemaker.
Ducruet attended the University of Nice but dropped out after a year. He worked as a bodybuilder, pet shop clerk and a fish monger before being accepted in to Monaco's police force as a trainee officer in 1986.
Within two years he had been appointed a Palace bodyguard with responsibility for Prince Albert. In 1991, he was appointed by Prince Rainier to accompany his daughter Princess Stéphanie as bodyguard on her ill-fated tour to promote her record album.
Daniel has since launched a career as a singer releasing two albums Pourquoi Pas and Jamais personne, with little success. He also wrote a book about his life with the Grimaldi family.
In 2004 he has taken part in the Italian reality TV show La Fattoria and the similar French reality TV show La Ferme Célébrités, where he finished second. Also in 2004 he hosted Real TV, the Italian version of Real TV, on Italia 1.
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