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Monaco royal Pauline Ducruet takes up boxing: Video

April 4, 2016

Forget sailing, skiing or horseback riding – Princess Stephanie of Monaco's daughter Pauline Ducruet isn't stickingto the traditional list of royalsports.The 21-year-old has taken up boxing and, in a new video she posted, she looks like quite the champ!

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Pauline took to her Instagram page to share a video of herselfthrowing punches with her personal trainer EricRakofsky.“Do not mess with us @mr_ericrakofsky #boxing #sohardiwantedtodie#gettingbetter #thugAF,” wrote the royal alongside the black andwhite video.

Pauline has taken up a new hobby since her move to New York City Photo: Getty Images

Accompanyingthe video of the sparring session, Pauline added Kanye West's No More Parties inLA, to add to the fighteratmosphere.

The young royal, who did not attend this year's Monaco Rose Ball, stepped away fromtradition and left Monaco last year to move to New York City. Thegranddaughter of Princess Grace moved to the Big Apple tostudy at Parsons School of Design, and has since been sampling thevery best of what the city has to offer.

Paulineoften uploads pictures to her Instagram page of her brunches with her friends at the famed Lafayette, or dancing the night away at Top of the Standard, one of Manhattan's most sophisticated rooftop nightclubs.

From left to right: Pauline, her mother Princess Stephanie, and her aunt and uncle Princess Charlene and Prince Albert

Althoughshe is thousands of miles away from her family in Monaco the royal has her cousin Jazmin, who also lives in New York City, around forcomfort if she is suffering from home sickness.

WhilePauline has grown up in her native Monaco and is currently eleventhin line to the throne, Jazminwas born and raised in California by her real estate agent motherTamara Rotolo.Jazmin, 23, went on to study at Fordham University in New York,although her father Prince Albert has always been clearthat she is welcome to study and live in Monaco.

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