Personal Life
Ducruet's first marriage to Sandra Naccache ended in divorce in the mid-1980s.
Ducruet's girlfriend Martine Malbouvier was six months pregnant with his first child, when he went public with his relationship with Princess Stéphanie. His first son, Michaël Ducruet, was born in February 1992. On November 26, 1992, ten months after the birth of his first child, Ducruet had a second son Louis Robert Paul with Princess Stéphanie.
Stéphanie campaigned long and hard for her father to approve a marriage between her and Ducruet. Only after the birth of their second child, a daughter Pauline Grace Magui Ducruet, born on 4 May 1994, and his own double-bypass surgery did Prince Rainier give his blessing. Louis and Pauline Ducruet were legitimated by their parents' marriage and are currently 7th and 8th in the line of succession to the Monégasque throne.
On July 1, 1995 Ducruet and Princess Stéphanie were married in a civil ceremony at the Monaco City Hall.
Ducruet and Princess Stéphanie jointly invested in the Replay Store and Replay Cafe in Monaco.
Prince Rainier was reluctant to sanction a marriage between the two.
In September 1996, Ducruet's infidelity with Muriel "Fili" Mol-Houteman, Miss Bare Breasts of Belgium 1995 was photographed by the paparazzi and the images were published in the Italian tabloids Evatremila and Gente. Ducruet claimed that he was set up. At the height of the scandal, a 90-minute video of the Ducruet's encounter with Houteman sold in Italy. When the story made headlines, Ducruet fled to Morocco. Upon his return he met with his wife who submitted a written request for a divorce from her father on September 16, 1996. Princess Stéphanie divorced Ducruet in 4 October 1996.
After the divorce, Stéphanie bought his share of their joint business interest in Replay Restaurant on Rue Grimaldi.
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