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John B. Kelly Sr. has been called one of the greatest rowers. He won three Olympic gold medals from two Olympic Games and continued to stay involved in the sport throughout his entire life. Despite this Kelly Sr. has perhaps been overshadowed by two of his children; Grace Kelly, who became princess of Monaco and John Kelly Jr., a four-time Olympic rower. Author Daniel J. Boyne has recently written a book that focuses predominantly on Kelly Sr.
Kelly, a father, a son, an American quest is a biography by Boyne that follows the life of Kelly Sr., from his poor roots as an Irish immigrant family in Philadelphia, the United States at the turn of the 20th century, to a successful rower and businessman. It then moves on to Kelly Sr.’s son, John Kelly Jr.
A sizeable chunk of the book describes the exclusion of Kelly Sr. from participating in the Henley Royal Regatta and then the retribution when son, Kelly Jr., or Kell, wins it years later.
The book arouses the romanticism of rowing and highlights aspects of the sport in its historical context especially in terms of the social society. It is peppered with many colourful anecdotes which bring the characters to life and paints a picture of the sport that makes it interesting for both rowers and non-rowers alike.
Boyne includes many memorable quotes. The following one has Kelly Sr. telling his mother why he wants to put all of his energy into rowing the single rather than start a career and get married.
“In rowing, you can let up, slacken off, or fall back, at any time. The decision is entirely yours… The water rushes by, the slide hurts your backside, your hands burn from the oars, your back aches, exhaustion blinds you, your arms and legs are heavy weights – but there’s no encouraging voice beside you, no helping hand. You’ve got to rely on muscle and heart, on spirit and soul, on will and determination, such as no other sport demands.”
Boyne also delves into the history of rowing and how it first became a sport. Using the historical context the book shows an appreciation for how the historical direction of rowing has shaped the present-day sport especially in terms of the desire to remain an amateur sport.
It is beautifully presented with carefully chosen black and white photographs beginning each chapter.
The book is published by Mystic Seaport – the Museum of America and the Sea. It is the third rowing book written by Boyne who is the director for recreational rowing at Harvard University in Cambridge, United States.
John B. Kelly Sr. has been called one of the greatest rowers. He won three Olympic gold medals from two Olympic Games and continued to stay involved in the sport throughout his entire life. Despite this Kelly Sr. has perhaps been overshadowed by two of his children; Grace Kelly, who became princess of Monaco and John Kelly Jr., a four-time Olympic rower. Author Daniel J. Boyne has recently written a book that focuses predominantly on Kelly Sr.
Kelly, a father, a son, an American quest is a biography by Boyne that follows the life of Kelly Sr., from his poor roots as an Irish immigrant family in Philadelphia, the United States at the turn of the 20th century, to a successful rower and businessman. It then moves on to Kelly Sr.’s son, John Kelly Jr.
A sizeable chunk of the book describes the exclusion of Kelly Sr. from participating in the Henley Royal Regatta and then the retribution when son, Kelly Jr., or Kell, wins it years later.
The book arouses the romanticism of rowing and highlights aspects of the sport in its historical context especially in terms of the social society. It is peppered with many colourful anecdotes which bring the characters to life and paints a picture of the sport that makes it interesting for both rowers and non-rowers alike.
Boyne includes many memorable quotes. The following one has Kelly Sr. telling his mother why he wants to put all of his energy into rowing the single rather than start a career and get married.
“In rowing, you can let up, slacken off, or fall back, at any time. The decision is entirely yours… The water rushes by, the slide hurts your backside, your hands burn from the oars, your back aches, exhaustion blinds you, your arms and legs are heavy weights – but there’s no encouraging voice beside you, no helping hand. You’ve got to rely on muscle and heart, on spirit and soul, on will and determination, such as no other sport demands.”
Boyne also delves into the history of rowing and how it first became a sport. Using the historical context the book shows an appreciation for how the historical direction of rowing has shaped the present-day sport especially in terms of the desire to remain an amateur sport.
It is beautifully presented with carefully chosen black and white photographs beginning each chapter.
The book is published by Mystic Seaport – the Museum of America and the Sea. It is the third rowing book written by Boyne who is the director for recreational rowing at Harvard University in Cambridge, United States.
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Size isn’t all, rules Albert
The prince has ditched a plan to enlarge Monaco
Matthew Campbell in Paris
div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited {color:#06c;}SPARE a thought for tiny Monaco, playground of the rich and famous. An ambitious plan to make it bigger by building an artificial peninsula over the sea has been scrapped by Prince Albert, the ruler, because of environmental concerns and the global financial crisis.
The decision to abandon the much vaunted £10 billion expansion scheme has disappointed inhabitants, prompting criticism of the 50-year-old bachelor prince renowned for his interest in green issues. There was anger also among developers who had been vying for the contract with the help of some of the world’s leading architects. They had spent millions preparing their bids and will not be reimbursed.
“This is a terrible blow for Monaco,” said a lawyer associated with a French construction group that had spent £5m on engineering studies. “Basically, it has all been a big waste of time and money. Albert has a lot of explaining to do.”
Resentment of Albert, the son of Grace Kelly, the Hollywood star, has been fuelled by his decision to set off on a four-week expedition to Antarctica instead of grappling with the financial crisis.
His subjects also grumble about his delay in settling down - and producing an heir - with Charlene Wittstock, the South African swimmer he has been dating for two years.
There was bafflement over his latest decision. Albert, who drives an electric car and has led an effort to reduce traffic in Monte Carlo, the ritzy unofficial capital, had expressed concerns about the project’s environmental impact but was an enthusiastic backer of “reclaiming” land from the sea as a way to increase prosperity.
His idea was to continue a process begun by Prince Rainier, his father, the “builder prince”. Land pressure in Monaco has resulted in some of the world’s most expensive real estate and Rainier had the idea of maximising profit and space with a promontory built on concrete embankments.
Rather than pouring concrete into the sea, Albert, sometimes known as the “green prince”, favoured construction on 50m-high pylons in the hope that this would not disturb marine life and local currents. When inviting bids for the contract in 2006, he insisted that the new buildings should use energy-saving technology and recycled water.
The plans envisaged an area of three-quarters of a square mile - about 8% of Monaco’s present territory - jutting out into the sea from below the famous Monte Carlo casino.
This new district, which was supposed to have been completed by 2015, would have been filled with luxury flats, shops and restaurants and named after Kelly, who was killed in a car crash on a hairpin bend above Monaco in 1982.
A merger of Hollywood star power and European royalty, her marriage to Rainier in 1956 helped to cement Monaco’s reputation as a glamorous centre of offshore finance. Subsequently Monaco developed a reputation, in the words of Somerset Maugham, as “a sunny place for shady people” and the volte-face on the expansion project triggered speculation about underhand dealings and squabbles among ministers and advisers.
The two finalists in the bid were the Monte Carlo Sea Land group, which had secured the services of Daniel Libeskind, the celebrated American architect, to dream up a system of internal canals; and the Monte Carlo Development Company in collaboration with Britain’s Lord Foster.
Whatever his reasons for jettisoning the project, Albert, who took over as ruler after the death of his father in 2005, finds it hard to satisfy his increasingly grumpy subjects.
The fight against corruption and money laundering appears to have gone nowhere: some of his father’s retainers who were removed from government after Albert’s accession have subsequently been reinstated, even though one of them was known to have built a private home at government expense.
The prince’s personal life, meanwhile, has raised eyebrows and fed a public obsession with the excesses of the centuries-old Grimaldi clan, particularly since he acknowledged the existence of two illegitimate children, an American girl and the son of a Togolese air stewardess.
Some of his friends wish Albert, who has been linked romantically with numerous models and actresses, had followed in his father’s footsteps by marrying a Hollywood celebrity to help to revive Monaco’s fading allure.
Others wish he would announce his engagement to Wittstock, 30, whom he first met at a swimming contest and who is being increasingly treated as Monaco’s “first lady”. Rumours have been flying, but the palace has denied that an announcement is imminent.
Size isn’t all, rules Albert
The prince has ditched a plan to enlarge Monaco
Matthew Campbell in Paris
div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited {color:#06c;}SPARE a thought for tiny Monaco, playground of the rich and famous. An ambitious plan to make it bigger by building an artificial peninsula over the sea has been scrapped by Prince Albert, the ruler, because of environmental concerns and the global financial crisis.
The decision to abandon the much vaunted £10 billion expansion scheme has disappointed inhabitants, prompting criticism of the 50-year-old bachelor prince renowned for his interest in green issues. There was anger also among developers who had been vying for the contract with the help of some of the world’s leading architects. They had spent millions preparing their bids and will not be reimbursed.
“This is a terrible blow for Monaco,” said a lawyer associated with a French construction group that had spent £5m on engineering studies. “Basically, it has all been a big waste of time and money. Albert has a lot of explaining to do.”
Resentment of Albert, the son of Grace Kelly, the Hollywood star, has been fuelled by his decision to set off on a four-week expedition to Antarctica instead of grappling with the financial crisis.
His subjects also grumble about his delay in settling down - and producing an heir - with Charlene Wittstock, the South African swimmer he has been dating for two years.
There was bafflement over his latest decision. Albert, who drives an electric car and has led an effort to reduce traffic in Monte Carlo, the ritzy unofficial capital, had expressed concerns about the project’s environmental impact but was an enthusiastic backer of “reclaiming” land from the sea as a way to increase prosperity.
His idea was to continue a process begun by Prince Rainier, his father, the “builder prince”. Land pressure in Monaco has resulted in some of the world’s most expensive real estate and Rainier had the idea of maximising profit and space with a promontory built on concrete embankments.
Rather than pouring concrete into the sea, Albert, sometimes known as the “green prince”, favoured construction on 50m-high pylons in the hope that this would not disturb marine life and local currents. When inviting bids for the contract in 2006, he insisted that the new buildings should use energy-saving technology and recycled water.
The plans envisaged an area of three-quarters of a square mile - about 8% of Monaco’s present territory - jutting out into the sea from below the famous Monte Carlo casino.
This new district, which was supposed to have been completed by 2015, would have been filled with luxury flats, shops and restaurants and named after Kelly, who was killed in a car crash on a hairpin bend above Monaco in 1982.
A merger of Hollywood star power and European royalty, her marriage to Rainier in 1956 helped to cement Monaco’s reputation as a glamorous centre of offshore finance. Subsequently Monaco developed a reputation, in the words of Somerset Maugham, as “a sunny place for shady people” and the volte-face on the expansion project triggered speculation about underhand dealings and squabbles among ministers and advisers.
The two finalists in the bid were the Monte Carlo Sea Land group, which had secured the services of Daniel Libeskind, the celebrated American architect, to dream up a system of internal canals; and the Monte Carlo Development Company in collaboration with Britain’s Lord Foster.
Whatever his reasons for jettisoning the project, Albert, who took over as ruler after the death of his father in 2005, finds it hard to satisfy his increasingly grumpy subjects.
The fight against corruption and money laundering appears to have gone nowhere: some of his father’s retainers who were removed from government after Albert’s accession have subsequently been reinstated, even though one of them was known to have built a private home at government expense.
The prince’s personal life, meanwhile, has raised eyebrows and fed a public obsession with the excesses of the centuries-old Grimaldi clan, particularly since he acknowledged the existence of two illegitimate children, an American girl and the son of a Togolese air stewardess.
Some of his friends wish Albert, who has been linked romantically with numerous models and actresses, had followed in his father’s footsteps by marrying a Hollywood celebrity to help to revive Monaco’s fading allure.
Others wish he would announce his engagement to Wittstock, 30, whom he first met at a swimming contest and who is being increasingly treated as Monaco’s “first lady”. Rumours have been flying, but the palace has denied that an announcement is imminent.
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The Times (15/Sep/1982) - Obituary: Princess Grace of Monaco
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Princess Grace of Monaco
Princess Grace of Monaco, the former American film actress Grace Kelly, whose death yesterday is reported elsewhere, was a cool and elegant blonde who took naturally to the cinema screen. She had a brief but spectacular career in Hollywood during which, in 1955, she was voted the second most popular box-office draw in the country. A year later came her engagement and marriage to Prince Rainier III and in spite of several attempts to woo her back, she renounced the cinema to become a full-time first lady of Monaco.
She was born in Philadelphia on November 12, 1929. Her father, John Kelly, the son of an Irish farm boy from county Mayo, in the Republic of Ireland, was a wealthy self-made businessman who had twice, in 1920 and 1924, been an Olympic sculling champion. Her interest in acting, however, may have come from an uncle, George Kelly, who was a popular playwright. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and was soon offered a film contract, which she turned down, preferring to concentrate on television and modelling.
After good parts in television plays and on Broadway, where she played in Strindberg's The Father, opposite Raymond Massey, she was again approached by Hollywood and made her film debut in 1951 in Fourteen Hours. It was a small role of a woman who tries to mend her marriage after seeing a man threatening to throw himself off an apartment block. The following year she played Gary Cooper's Quaker wife in the celebrated Western, High Noon, although she benefited little from the film's critical and box-office success and had to wait some time for her next part. It came in John Ford's African melodrama, Mogambo, as a reserved Englishwoman who entices Clark Gable away from the more animal attractions of Ava Gardner. Her performance brought an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and her career had taken off.
Its subsequent development owed much to Alfred Hitchcock, who starred her in three of his films in succession. She probably best realized his idea of the woman who could radiate enormous sex appeal from a prim exterior.
A smaller part in The Bridges of Toko-Ri, with William Holden, failed to add to her reputation but after a battle between MGM, who was making the film, and Paramount, who had her under contract, she landed more promising material in Clifford Odets's The Country Girl. In fact, her performance as the wife of a man (Bing Crosby) fighting alcoholism won her the, 1954 Oscar for best actress and confirmed her standing as one of Hollywood's most sought-after stars.
Difficulty finding a suitable film to follow it led to temporary suspension by the studio but Hitchcock came to the rescue with an engaging comedy thriller set on the Riviera, To Catch a Thief. She played an aloof American girl who gradually succumbs to the charms of Cary Grant, signalling her conversion by planting a huge kiss on him. It was during the location shooting that she met Prince Rainier. Their engagement was announced in January 1956 and it was made clear that she would retire from the screen after their marriage.
Grace Kelly's wedding took place at Monte Carlo in April 1956, attracting more than 1,500 journalists and the world's television cameras. Not surprisingly, the bride seemed slightly overawed by such attention. In 1969 she said in an interview that she intended to return to acting, probably in the theatre, once her children had grown up. She did appear on radio and television from time to time to reminisce about her Hollywood days and former colleagues like Cooper, Gable and Crosby. In 1976 she took part in poetry readings at the Edinburgh Festival to mark the American bicentenary and she continued to appear on stage to read poetry and prose, most recently in Britain last March at Chichester to mark the Festival Theatre's twenty-first anniversary.
In Monaco Princess Grace founded the Garden Club, and she instituted an annual flower festival, which was extremely popular, as well as writing an attractive book about flower arranging. She also took a warm and personal interest in the Ballet School, and while preferring a private life could always be persuaded to extend her patronage to a charitable cause.
The public clamour over the unfortunate marriage of her elder daughter, Princess Caroline, greatly distressed her and the Prince. To bring up a family in the full and relentless glare of international publicity was a difficult feat, even for someone who had been accustomed to fame, first as a film star, then as a royal princess. She accomplished it with grace and charm, and her death will leave the people of Monaco quite stunned with grief and shock.
There were three children of the marriage: Princess Caroline, born 1957, Prince Albert, heir to the throne, born 1958, and Princess Stephanie, born in 1965.
The Times (15/Sep/1982) - Obituary: Princess Grace of Monaco
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(c) The Times (15/Sep/1982)
Princess Grace of Monaco
Princess Grace of Monaco, the former American film actress Grace Kelly, whose death yesterday is reported elsewhere, was a cool and elegant blonde who took naturally to the cinema screen. She had a brief but spectacular career in Hollywood during which, in 1955, she was voted the second most popular box-office draw in the country. A year later came her engagement and marriage to Prince Rainier III and in spite of several attempts to woo her back, she renounced the cinema to become a full-time first lady of Monaco.
She was born in Philadelphia on November 12, 1929. Her father, John Kelly, the son of an Irish farm boy from county Mayo, in the Republic of Ireland, was a wealthy self-made businessman who had twice, in 1920 and 1924, been an Olympic sculling champion. Her interest in acting, however, may have come from an uncle, George Kelly, who was a popular playwright. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and was soon offered a film contract, which she turned down, preferring to concentrate on television and modelling.
After good parts in television plays and on Broadway, where she played in Strindberg's The Father, opposite Raymond Massey, she was again approached by Hollywood and made her film debut in 1951 in Fourteen Hours. It was a small role of a woman who tries to mend her marriage after seeing a man threatening to throw himself off an apartment block. The following year she played Gary Cooper's Quaker wife in the celebrated Western, High Noon, although she benefited little from the film's critical and box-office success and had to wait some time for her next part. It came in John Ford's African melodrama, Mogambo, as a reserved Englishwoman who entices Clark Gable away from the more animal attractions of Ava Gardner. Her performance brought an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress and her career had taken off.
Its subsequent development owed much to Alfred Hitchcock, who starred her in three of his films in succession. She probably best realized his idea of the woman who could radiate enormous sex appeal from a prim exterior.
A smaller part in The Bridges of Toko-Ri, with William Holden, failed to add to her reputation but after a battle between MGM, who was making the film, and Paramount, who had her under contract, she landed more promising material in Clifford Odets's The Country Girl. In fact, her performance as the wife of a man (Bing Crosby) fighting alcoholism won her the, 1954 Oscar for best actress and confirmed her standing as one of Hollywood's most sought-after stars.
Difficulty finding a suitable film to follow it led to temporary suspension by the studio but Hitchcock came to the rescue with an engaging comedy thriller set on the Riviera, To Catch a Thief. She played an aloof American girl who gradually succumbs to the charms of Cary Grant, signalling her conversion by planting a huge kiss on him. It was during the location shooting that she met Prince Rainier. Their engagement was announced in January 1956 and it was made clear that she would retire from the screen after their marriage.
Grace Kelly's wedding took place at Monte Carlo in April 1956, attracting more than 1,500 journalists and the world's television cameras. Not surprisingly, the bride seemed slightly overawed by such attention. In 1969 she said in an interview that she intended to return to acting, probably in the theatre, once her children had grown up. She did appear on radio and television from time to time to reminisce about her Hollywood days and former colleagues like Cooper, Gable and Crosby. In 1976 she took part in poetry readings at the Edinburgh Festival to mark the American bicentenary and she continued to appear on stage to read poetry and prose, most recently in Britain last March at Chichester to mark the Festival Theatre's twenty-first anniversary.
In Monaco Princess Grace founded the Garden Club, and she instituted an annual flower festival, which was extremely popular, as well as writing an attractive book about flower arranging. She also took a warm and personal interest in the Ballet School, and while preferring a private life could always be persuaded to extend her patronage to a charitable cause.
The public clamour over the unfortunate marriage of her elder daughter, Princess Caroline, greatly distressed her and the Prince. To bring up a family in the full and relentless glare of international publicity was a difficult feat, even for someone who had been accustomed to fame, first as a film star, then as a royal princess. She accomplished it with grace and charm, and her death will leave the people of Monaco quite stunned with grief and shock.
There were three children of the marriage: Princess Caroline, born 1957, Prince Albert, heir to the throne, born 1958, and Princess Stephanie, born in 1965.
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The Principality of Monaco is located in the French Riviera on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a tiny country, less than one square mile in size. In fact, no country is smaller except Vatican City (the Holy See).
The House of Grimaldi came to power in Monaco in the 13th century and still rules today. The principality became a constitutional monarchy in 1911 during the reign of Prince Albert I. No mere figurehead, the monarch wields a great deal of power in Monaco.
Monaco gained international fame in 1956 when its ruler, Prince Rainier III married American movie star Grace Kelly. They had three children: Caroline, Albert, and Stephanie. Princess Grace died in a car accident in 1982.
Rainier and Grace's only son, Albert II, became sovereign prince after his father's death in 2005. Prince Albert is not married. He has acknowledged two illegitimate children, a daughter and a son, by different mothers. According to changes made to the constitution in 2002, if Prince Albert does not have legitimate children, on his death the throne will pass to his sister Princess Caroline.
Next in the order of succession are Caroline's children, Andrea Casiraghi, Pierre Casiraghi, Charlotte Casiraghi, and Princess Alexandra of Hanover; followed by Caroline's younger sister, Princess Stephanie, and Stephanie's legitimate children, Louis Ducruet and Pauline Ducruet.
The Principality of Monaco is located in the French Riviera on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a tiny country, less than one square mile in size. In fact, no country is smaller except Vatican City (the Holy See).
The House of Grimaldi came to power in Monaco in the 13th century and still rules today. The principality became a constitutional monarchy in 1911 during the reign of Prince Albert I. No mere figurehead, the monarch wields a great deal of power in Monaco.
Monaco gained international fame in 1956 when its ruler, Prince Rainier III married American movie star Grace Kelly. They had three children: Caroline, Albert, and Stephanie. Princess Grace died in a car accident in 1982.
Rainier and Grace's only son, Albert II, became sovereign prince after his father's death in 2005. Prince Albert is not married. He has acknowledged two illegitimate children, a daughter and a son, by different mothers. According to changes made to the constitution in 2002, if Prince Albert does not have legitimate children, on his death the throne will pass to his sister Princess Caroline.
Next in the order of succession are Caroline's children, Andrea Casiraghi, Pierre Casiraghi, Charlotte Casiraghi, and Princess Alexandra of Hanover; followed by Caroline's younger sister, Princess Stephanie, and Stephanie's legitimate children, Louis Ducruet and Pauline Ducruet.
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Prince Rainier & Princess Grace of Monaco, Dublin, 1961 Chaos at Gresham Hotel as Monaco Royals arrive for ball...
On 12 June 1961, an estimated 30,000 people were in Dublin's O'Connell Street to try and get a glimpse of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco.
14 people were taken to hospital and 50 others treated for minor injuries, as crowds jammed the street outside the Gresham Hotel, where the royal couple were attending a ball. On her arrival at the hotel, Princess Grace was reported to be concerned that someone might get seriously hurt in the crush.
Grace Kelly, the Irish-American star of 'High Noon', 'Rear Window', 'To Catch a Thief' and 'High Society' became a princess on her marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier were in Ireland on an official visit and for a private holiday.
Although Telefis Éireann had not yet begun broadcasting, the visit was filmed and part of it was shown on the opening night of the television station on 31 December 1961.
Programme Title:
State Visit to Ireland by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco
1st Broadcast: 31 December 1961
Clip Duration: 1'54"
Prince Rainier & Princess Grace of Monaco, Dublin, 1961 Chaos at Gresham Hotel as Monaco Royals arrive for ball...
On 12 June 1961, an estimated 30,000 people were in Dublin's O'Connell Street to try and get a glimpse of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco.
14 people were taken to hospital and 50 others treated for minor injuries, as crowds jammed the street outside the Gresham Hotel, where the royal couple were attending a ball. On her arrival at the hotel, Princess Grace was reported to be concerned that someone might get seriously hurt in the crush.
Grace Kelly, the Irish-American star of 'High Noon', 'Rear Window', 'To Catch a Thief' and 'High Society' became a princess on her marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier were in Ireland on an official visit and for a private holiday.
Although Telefis Éireann had not yet begun broadcasting, the visit was filmed and part of it was shown on the opening night of the television station on 31 December 1961.
Programme Title:
State Visit to Ireland by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco
1st Broadcast: 31 December 1961
Clip Duration: 1'54"
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Princess Grace of Monaco captivated the world way before Diana did. The elegant Philadelphia-born blonde actress who married a prince was one of the world’s most beautiful and stylish women. Today marks the 25th anniversary of her tragic death (she died at the age of 52 from a stroke while driving, causing her car to plunge down of a mountainside) and to commemorate her death a wide variety of activities and events are planned across the United States. The events include a Sotheby’s exhibition, the annual Princess Grace Awards Gala, a Casino night, radio interviews with her friends, never before seen photographs to be published in Town & Country as well as a limited edition Estee Lauder lipstick.
Princess Grace of Monaco captivated the world way before Diana did. The elegant Philadelphia-born blonde actress who married a prince was one of the world’s most beautiful and stylish women. Today marks the 25th anniversary of her tragic death (she died at the age of 52 from a stroke while driving, causing her car to plunge down of a mountainside) and to commemorate her death a wide variety of activities and events are planned across the United States. The events include a Sotheby’s exhibition, the annual Princess Grace Awards Gala, a Casino night, radio interviews with her friends, never before seen photographs to be published in Town & Country as well as a limited edition Estee Lauder lipstick.
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