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El verano de la traición a Estefanía de Mónaco: 30 años del escándalo sexual de Daniel Ducruet que sacudió Mónaco y dio la vuelta al mundo

El exguardaespaldas protagonizó unas comprometidas imágenes, que se vendieron por miles de euros, con una ‘stripper’ belga que él lleva calificando tres décadas como una “trampa” ocasionada por las drogas

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El verano de la traición a Estefanía de Mónaco: 30 años del escándalo sexual de Daniel Ducruet que sacudió Mónaco y dio la vuelta al mundo

On August 5th, 1996, Daniel Ducruet, then husband of Princess Stephanie of Monaco, arrived at a lavish villa in Cap de Villefranche, just five kilometers from Nice and 15 from Monaco. There awaited a Belgian stripper, Fili Houteman, whom he had met days earlier at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. The events that followed were a story of betrayal and royalty, an affair that now spans 30 years.

Not only was Ducruet unfaithful to the princess, but his infidelity was captured in a pornographic scene by a photographer who patiently waited for it to unfold. He was unaware that his infidelity was being captured, but the world learned of it a few weeks later. In late August, Italian magazines Eva Tremil a and Gente published the images; in Spain, Interviú shared them. The controversy was served and the divorce was already simmering in Monaco.

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