Grace Kelly’s grandson Louis Ducruet and his wife Marie have revealed they are expecting a second child in a heartwarming Instagram post.
Louis, 31, the cousin of Prince Albert of Monaco, and his French wife Marie welcomed their daughter Victoire in April 2023.
The couple announced the happy news by posting a photo of their daughter and dog Pancake on their respective Instagram accounts.
In the photo, Victoire has her back to the camera and is wearing a pink jacket that says “Big Sis” on the back.
Meanwhile, Pannenkoek wears a bandana that reads, “Oh no, not again!”
Pictured: Louis Ducruet and Marie Chevallier seen at the Monaco Grand Prix in May 2023 – just a month after the birth of their first child
The couple’s joint caption read: ‘Pancake and Goldilocks have an announcement to make.
“They are waiting for a new member in the fraternity, the family is growing!”
The post has racked up more than 3,600 likes in the last 24 hours and followers were quick to congratulate the couple.
Beatrice Borromeo – who is married to Louis’ cousin Pierre Casiraghi – commented: ‘Congratulations!! What joy!!”
One fan gushed: ‘Congratulations, you are a beautiful family.’
Another said: ‘Pancake will still love his role as big brother.’
“This is a cute announcement,” said a third. ‘Congratulations!’
Louis and Marie, who were college friends, married in 2019 in a civil ceremony at Monaco Cathedral in front of hundreds of guests.
The couple announced the happy news by posting a photo of their daughter and dog Pancake on their respective Instagram accounts
The post has racked up more than 3,600 likes in the last 24 hours and followers were quick to congratulate the couple
The couple, who tied the knot in Monaco in 2019, revealed in November 2022 (pictured) that they were expecting a baby together, and later shared in a gender announcement post on Instagram that they were having a little girl.
The couple were married by Monaco Mayor George Marsan, and afterwards they had an informal garden reception at the Prince’s Palace.
The couple started dating as students when they both attended Skema Business School in Sophia Antipolis, France in 2011.
When announcing their pregnancy in 2022, the couple dressed Pancake in a top ‘soon-to-be big brother’ lecture.
In April 2023, the couple welcomed their first child. The French name Victoire means ‘Victory’ and is a variation of the name ‘Victoria’ – which was popular among many British royals.
Louis is the son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and her ex-husband Daniel Ducruet, who was once her bodyguard.
Daniel was engaged to Martine Malbouvier at the time, who was expecting their first child. At the time Stephanie and Daniel went public, Martine was six months pregnant and gave birth to her son, Michaël Ducruet, in February 1992.
The couple divorced in 1996 after Daniel was caught cheating with Miss Bare Breast of Belgium 1995.