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The Grimaldi family has ruled Monaco for more than 700 years. The country gained its current constitution in 1911 during the reign of Prince Albert I. He was succeeded in 1922 by his son, French army general Prince Louis II. Shortly before his death in 1949, Louis was succeeded by his grandson, Rainier III, who died in April 2005. No mere figurehead, the monarch wields a great deal of power in Monaco.
The tiny principality became world famous in 1956 when Prince Rainier married American movie star Grace Kelly. Their only son, Prince Albert II, inherited the throne after his father's death. Prince Albert is not married. He has acknowledged having 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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The tiny principality became world famous in 1956 when Prince Rainier married American movie star Grace Kelly. Their only son, Prince Albert II, inherited the throne after his father's death. Prince Albert is not married. He has acknowledged having 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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Their romance captivated the world — an American movie queen, a European prince, and their enchanted life in a hilltop palace overlooking the Mediterranean.
The mystique of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly endured the two decades since her tragic death, in part because the 81-year-old ruler never remarried and filled his tiny principality with countless memorials to the woman he loved.
Correspondent Jerry Bowen examines their lives, on CBS News Sunday Morning.
Some saw Rainier's ailing health as the final chapter in the fairy tale of Monaco — a subject that draws a mixture of sadness and smiles in the place where it all started.
"Princess Grace is still here. I can't explain it," said Nathalie Ponsenard, 40, who teaches at a nursery school not far from the royal palace. "She was just magical, full of warmth and generosity and humanity."
Here in Monaco, those of a certain age recount fondly how Princess Grace would take her children biking along the seaside or would wave and say, "Bonjour," in reply to passersby.
Though she never returned to the screen after her 1956 marriage to Rainier, the actress brought her elegance and charm to the role of princess. And the world took note.
"The day Prince Rainier married Princess Grace — one of the world's most famous and beautiful women — was the day Monaco was born on the international stage," said Vincent Weylan, chief editor of the royalty division of Point de Vue magazine, a French weekly that focuses on Europe's royalty.
Many here speak of 1982, the year of her tragic car accident and death, as a time of national sadness. The fact that Rainier remained alone all these years is seen by some of his subjects as a testament to his love. Experts agree.
"He never really got over her death. It was an irreparable loss," said Philippe Delorme, a French biographer of Rainier. "It would have been very hard to replace her."
On the 20th anniversary of her death in 2002, the royal palace published a glossy book in honor of the late princess, filled with pictures of the royal couple. Rainier himself penned the preface.
"Twenty years after her disappearance, Princess Grace is always present in our hearts and in our thoughts," the prince wrote. He praised her for "carrying out to perfection her role as spouse and mother."
Grace's widower helped to keep her memory alive.
Along the coast by the elegant Monte Carlo casino is Princess Grace Avenue; down by Monaco's yacht-filled harbor is the Princess Grace Library; and, outside the hospital where Rainier was clinging to life on a respirator Friday is the Princess Grace Theater.
At the 19th century Monaco Cathedral, where Princess Grace was laid to rest beside Rainier's three predecessors, hers is the only grave permanently honored with fresh flowers.
It was at the cathedral on April 18, 1956, that the couple was married, in what was called at the time the "wedding of the century."
Precisely where the fairy tale began is where it will end. Beside her tomb is an empty slab of marble waiting to be engraved with the prince's name.
"The end of Prince Rainier will certainly be the end of an era for Monaco. But it is larger than that," said Weylan. Most of Europe's royal elders who witnessed the historic events of the last century have died, including the queen mothers of England and Denmark, the father and mother of the king of Spain.
"It will also be the end of an era for Europe," he said.
The heir to Rainier's throne is his son, 47-year-old Prince Albert, who is unmarried and has no children. He took over Monaco's royal powers on Thursday, assuming all but the throne in the tiny principality after a royal commission decided his critically ill father was too sick to perform his duties.
It is the first time since 1949 that Rainier has not been in control of the Mediterranean realm famous as a playground for the rich and famous.
Monaco changed its succession law in 2002 to allow power to pass from a reigning prince who has no descendants to his siblings. Both of Albert's sisters — Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie — have children.
Rainier assumed the throne in 1949, seven years before he married. Some see in Albert the hope for a new fairy tale.
"What I hear," said 22-year-old Sandrine Negre, "is that he's not married yet because he's looking for someone like Grace Kelly."
"You never know," she said, peering through sunglasses on a walk near Princess Grace Avenue. "Maybe Monaco will have another American princess."
With his father in serious condition, Albert appeared on a palace balcony Friday afternoon, looking on as many supporters in the street below prayed for the prince's life.
It was Albert's first appearance since Rainier entered an intensive care unit with heart, kidney and breathing problems.
At Monaco's cathedral, Archbishop Bernard Barsi offered prayers for the ill, "in particular our prince ... and our pope," a reference to Pope John Paul II.
Ironically, Monaco, a Roman Catholic principality widely portrayed as a haven of high-end happiness, faced the prospect on Friday of two misfortunes, due to the illnesses of Rainier and the Pope.
Rainier, 81, was Europe's longest-serving monarch.
Catholicism is the state religion in the Mediterranean principality no larger that New York's Central Park, a realm ruled for more than seven centuries by Rainier's family — the Grimaldis. Monaco is the world's second-smallest independent state after Vatican City.
Some of Monaco's 32,000 citizens were preparing for either outcome.
"Today (Friday), we don't know who will be the first to go, the pope or the prince," said Patrick Tosello, 52, as he sat in a cafe. "I think that both are in their final hours."
Life went on much as usual in Monaco. Tourists gawked at high-priced cars parked near the Monte Carlo casino. Construction workers erected grandstands near the port for the upcoming Grand Prix.
Albert's smiling face greeted Monaco on the front page of Monaco-Matin newspaper, replacing gloomy headlines that have tracked Rainier's deteriorating health.
"Monaco placed under the regency of Albert," the paper said, describing the event as both "painful and historic."
Some in Monaco said the change of power was long overdue.
"My personal opinion is he should have passed power to Albert five years ago, when he still had his health," said Julien Thomas, a 25-year-old waiter. The hand-over was "very, very good for Monaco."
"Monaco is not only rich people — Rainier didn't see that. I hope Albert is more aware of it," he said while cleaning tables at a restaurant near the port. "When I go out at night, I go to France or Italy. It's too expensive here."
Their romance captivated the world — an American movie queen, a European prince, and their enchanted life in a hilltop palace overlooking the Mediterranean.
The mystique of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly endured the two decades since her tragic death, in part because the 81-year-old ruler never remarried and filled his tiny principality with countless memorials to the woman he loved.
Correspondent Jerry Bowen examines their lives, on CBS News Sunday Morning.
Some saw Rainier's ailing health as the final chapter in the fairy tale of Monaco — a subject that draws a mixture of sadness and smiles in the place where it all started.
"Princess Grace is still here. I can't explain it," said Nathalie Ponsenard, 40, who teaches at a nursery school not far from the royal palace. "She was just magical, full of warmth and generosity and humanity."
Here in Monaco, those of a certain age recount fondly how Princess Grace would take her children biking along the seaside or would wave and say, "Bonjour," in reply to passersby.
Though she never returned to the screen after her 1956 marriage to Rainier, the actress brought her elegance and charm to the role of princess. And the world took note.
"The day Prince Rainier married Princess Grace — one of the world's most famous and beautiful women — was the day Monaco was born on the international stage," said Vincent Weylan, chief editor of the royalty division of Point de Vue magazine, a French weekly that focuses on Europe's royalty.
Many here speak of 1982, the year of her tragic car accident and death, as a time of national sadness. The fact that Rainier remained alone all these years is seen by some of his subjects as a testament to his love. Experts agree.
"He never really got over her death. It was an irreparable loss," said Philippe Delorme, a French biographer of Rainier. "It would have been very hard to replace her."
On the 20th anniversary of her death in 2002, the royal palace published a glossy book in honor of the late princess, filled with pictures of the royal couple. Rainier himself penned the preface.
"Twenty years after her disappearance, Princess Grace is always present in our hearts and in our thoughts," the prince wrote. He praised her for "carrying out to perfection her role as spouse and mother."
Grace's widower helped to keep her memory alive.
Along the coast by the elegant Monte Carlo casino is Princess Grace Avenue; down by Monaco's yacht-filled harbor is the Princess Grace Library; and, outside the hospital where Rainier was clinging to life on a respirator Friday is the Princess Grace Theater.
At the 19th century Monaco Cathedral, where Princess Grace was laid to rest beside Rainier's three predecessors, hers is the only grave permanently honored with fresh flowers.
It was at the cathedral on April 18, 1956, that the couple was married, in what was called at the time the "wedding of the century."
Precisely where the fairy tale began is where it will end. Beside her tomb is an empty slab of marble waiting to be engraved with the prince's name.
"The end of Prince Rainier will certainly be the end of an era for Monaco. But it is larger than that," said Weylan. Most of Europe's royal elders who witnessed the historic events of the last century have died, including the queen mothers of England and Denmark, the father and mother of the king of Spain.
"It will also be the end of an era for Europe," he said.
The heir to Rainier's throne is his son, 47-year-old Prince Albert, who is unmarried and has no children. He took over Monaco's royal powers on Thursday, assuming all but the throne in the tiny principality after a royal commission decided his critically ill father was too sick to perform his duties.
It is the first time since 1949 that Rainier has not been in control of the Mediterranean realm famous as a playground for the rich and famous.
Monaco changed its succession law in 2002 to allow power to pass from a reigning prince who has no descendants to his siblings. Both of Albert's sisters — Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie — have children.
Rainier assumed the throne in 1949, seven years before he married. Some see in Albert the hope for a new fairy tale.
"What I hear," said 22-year-old Sandrine Negre, "is that he's not married yet because he's looking for someone like Grace Kelly."
"You never know," she said, peering through sunglasses on a walk near Princess Grace Avenue. "Maybe Monaco will have another American princess."
With his father in serious condition, Albert appeared on a palace balcony Friday afternoon, looking on as many supporters in the street below prayed for the prince's life.
It was Albert's first appearance since Rainier entered an intensive care unit with heart, kidney and breathing problems.
At Monaco's cathedral, Archbishop Bernard Barsi offered prayers for the ill, "in particular our prince ... and our pope," a reference to Pope John Paul II.
Ironically, Monaco, a Roman Catholic principality widely portrayed as a haven of high-end happiness, faced the prospect on Friday of two misfortunes, due to the illnesses of Rainier and the Pope.
Rainier, 81, was Europe's longest-serving monarch.
Catholicism is the state religion in the Mediterranean principality no larger that New York's Central Park, a realm ruled for more than seven centuries by Rainier's family — the Grimaldis. Monaco is the world's second-smallest independent state after Vatican City.
Some of Monaco's 32,000 citizens were preparing for either outcome.
"Today (Friday), we don't know who will be the first to go, the pope or the prince," said Patrick Tosello, 52, as he sat in a cafe. "I think that both are in their final hours."
Life went on much as usual in Monaco. Tourists gawked at high-priced cars parked near the Monte Carlo casino. Construction workers erected grandstands near the port for the upcoming Grand Prix.
Albert's smiling face greeted Monaco on the front page of Monaco-Matin newspaper, replacing gloomy headlines that have tracked Rainier's deteriorating health.
"Monaco placed under the regency of Albert," the paper said, describing the event as both "painful and historic."
Some in Monaco said the change of power was long overdue.
"My personal opinion is he should have passed power to Albert five years ago, when he still had his health," said Julien Thomas, a 25-year-old waiter. The hand-over was "very, very good for Monaco."
"Monaco is not only rich people — Rainier didn't see that. I hope Albert is more aware of it," he said while cleaning tables at a restaurant near the port. "When I go out at night, I go to France or Italy. It's too expensive here."
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It's twilight in Harlem. Pedestrians making their way home on this warm May night are blithely unaware that a prince is in their midst.
His Serene Highness Crown Prince Albert of Monaco has not yet ended his visit to New York's famed Uptown, a visit that began with a cocktail reception at world renowned Sylvia?s restaurant, where 150 VIP guests were treated to down-home Southern cooking. Less than five blocks away at the Apollo Theater, opening night jitters are heightened, as preparations are under way to welcome this very special guest to the season-opening performance of the Dance Theater of Harlem.
Exiting Sylvia's, Prince Albert eschews his chauffeured limousine and takes to the Harlem streets, waving back to passersby who acknowledge the unusual entourage of men in dress suits and ladies in gracious evening attire snaking their way to the Apollo Theater.
Prince Albert marks yet another day as vice chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. After the death of Princess Grace of Monaco in 1982, the Foundation, a public charity, was created by HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco, his family, and her friends as a tribute to Princess Grace's memory and her private philanthropy to the arts.
Left: HSH Princess Grace of Monaco and HSH Prince Rainier III
"Our grants are made specifically to recognize the emergence of extraordinary talent and to encourage these artists to pursue their dreams during the critical formative years of their growth and training," explains Prince Albert. Supported by many friends and benefactors from around the world, the Foundation provides financial incentives in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships to young artists in the United States in the fields of dance, theatre, and film.
In addition to Prince Albert, the Foundation is overseen by the Hon. John F. Lehman, who serves as its chairman. Mr. Lehman, a former Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan, has been a board member of the Foundation since its inception, having been asked by Prince Rainier to help lead the organization when it was first established. Lehman describes his involvement as emanating from simply being “family.”
“My grandmother and Grace’s father were brother and sister, and my mother was Princess Grace’s babysitter when she was growing up,” he reveals. Lehman’s friendship with the Prince grew closer when, during his holidays while a student at Cambridge University, he often passed the time at the Princely Palace.
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA truly is a family affair. While Prince Albert is its most visible face, Prince Rainier is its honorary trustee; HRH The Princess of Hanover is chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation, Monaco; and HSH Princess Stephanie of Monaco helped to establish the Princess Grace Foundation-USA Junior Committee.
Prince Albert recalls, “As a youngster, I witnessed Nureyev and Fonteyn dancing Sleeping Beauty in the Palace courtyard. Growing up, I spent many hours in the Palace’s screening room, where we would relax and watch movies.” His love of film was cemented by a visit to California he made with his mother, during which he met the legendary auteur, Alfred Hitchcock.
Prince Albert helps to oversee a Foundation with a dedicated and expert staff of four. Led by executive director Toby E. Boshak, the Foundation operates out of its Midtown Manhattan headquarters and relies on an advisory board of renowned professionals in the arts, including Placido Domingo, Suzanne Farrell, and Harold Prince, to select the winners of the Foundation’s awards in theatre, dance, and film. Special awards were created by close friends of the Foundation to honor Princess Grace of Monaco’s legacy. These include the Robert and Gloria Hausman Theatre Award, the Fabergé Theatre Award, the Pierre Cardin Theatre Award, the Grace Le Vine Theatre Award, the Cary Grant Film Award, the John H. Johnson Film Award, and the Chris Hellman Dance Award.
Each October, the winners are recognized at the annual Princess Grace Awards Gala at New York’s landmark Waldorf-Astoria hotel. The Gala brings together trustees, advisory board members, and benefactors to celebrate and honor the year’s award winners. In 2003, the festivities began with an elegant Perrier Jouët Champagne reception. In the hotel’s decorated Grand Ballroom, some 500 guests looked on as Prince Albert and John Lehman presented awards and honors to this year’s class of 31 emerging artists. Famed dancer and choreographer Ann Reinking helped open the festivities, and actor Michael C. Hall was on hand to present a Princess Grace Statue Award to Kate Robin, a writer and producer of HBO’s “Six Feet Under.”
Attendees dined on lobster mango salad and filet mignon, participated in a silent auction, enjoyed a performance by two of the evening’s honored dancers, and later, took to the dance floor to the big band jazz rhythms of the Count Basie Orchestra. The Gala also brought to New York Lynn Wyatt, a close friend of Princess Grace and longtime Foundation trustee. Mrs. Wyatt, who hails from Houston, Texas, has hosted presidents, prime ministers, premiers, and plenipotentiaries from around the world. Prince Albert calls Wyatt, “an enchanting lady,” and praises her commitment to the Foundation. “Lynn was a true and loyal friend to my mother. She very kindly extends that loyalty and devotion to the Foundation.”
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It's twilight in Harlem. Pedestrians making their way home on this warm May night are blithely unaware that a prince is in their midst.
His Serene Highness Crown Prince Albert of Monaco has not yet ended his visit to New York's famed Uptown, a visit that began with a cocktail reception at world renowned Sylvia?s restaurant, where 150 VIP guests were treated to down-home Southern cooking. Less than five blocks away at the Apollo Theater, opening night jitters are heightened, as preparations are under way to welcome this very special guest to the season-opening performance of the Dance Theater of Harlem.
Exiting Sylvia's, Prince Albert eschews his chauffeured limousine and takes to the Harlem streets, waving back to passersby who acknowledge the unusual entourage of men in dress suits and ladies in gracious evening attire snaking their way to the Apollo Theater.
Prince Albert marks yet another day as vice chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. After the death of Princess Grace of Monaco in 1982, the Foundation, a public charity, was created by HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco, his family, and her friends as a tribute to Princess Grace's memory and her private philanthropy to the arts.
Left: HSH Princess Grace of Monaco and HSH Prince Rainier III
"Our grants are made specifically to recognize the emergence of extraordinary talent and to encourage these artists to pursue their dreams during the critical formative years of their growth and training," explains Prince Albert. Supported by many friends and benefactors from around the world, the Foundation provides financial incentives in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships to young artists in the United States in the fields of dance, theatre, and film.
In addition to Prince Albert, the Foundation is overseen by the Hon. John F. Lehman, who serves as its chairman. Mr. Lehman, a former Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan, has been a board member of the Foundation since its inception, having been asked by Prince Rainier to help lead the organization when it was first established. Lehman describes his involvement as emanating from simply being “family.”
“My grandmother and Grace’s father were brother and sister, and my mother was Princess Grace’s babysitter when she was growing up,” he reveals. Lehman’s friendship with the Prince grew closer when, during his holidays while a student at Cambridge University, he often passed the time at the Princely Palace.
The Princess Grace Foundation-USA truly is a family affair. While Prince Albert is its most visible face, Prince Rainier is its honorary trustee; HRH The Princess of Hanover is chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation, Monaco; and HSH Princess Stephanie of Monaco helped to establish the Princess Grace Foundation-USA Junior Committee.
Prince Albert recalls, “As a youngster, I witnessed Nureyev and Fonteyn dancing Sleeping Beauty in the Palace courtyard. Growing up, I spent many hours in the Palace’s screening room, where we would relax and watch movies.” His love of film was cemented by a visit to California he made with his mother, during which he met the legendary auteur, Alfred Hitchcock.
Prince Albert helps to oversee a Foundation with a dedicated and expert staff of four. Led by executive director Toby E. Boshak, the Foundation operates out of its Midtown Manhattan headquarters and relies on an advisory board of renowned professionals in the arts, including Placido Domingo, Suzanne Farrell, and Harold Prince, to select the winners of the Foundation’s awards in theatre, dance, and film. Special awards were created by close friends of the Foundation to honor Princess Grace of Monaco’s legacy. These include the Robert and Gloria Hausman Theatre Award, the Fabergé Theatre Award, the Pierre Cardin Theatre Award, the Grace Le Vine Theatre Award, the Cary Grant Film Award, the John H. Johnson Film Award, and the Chris Hellman Dance Award.
Each October, the winners are recognized at the annual Princess Grace Awards Gala at New York’s landmark Waldorf-Astoria hotel. The Gala brings together trustees, advisory board members, and benefactors to celebrate and honor the year’s award winners. In 2003, the festivities began with an elegant Perrier Jouët Champagne reception. In the hotel’s decorated Grand Ballroom, some 500 guests looked on as Prince Albert and John Lehman presented awards and honors to this year’s class of 31 emerging artists. Famed dancer and choreographer Ann Reinking helped open the festivities, and actor Michael C. Hall was on hand to present a Princess Grace Statue Award to Kate Robin, a writer and producer of HBO’s “Six Feet Under.”
Attendees dined on lobster mango salad and filet mignon, participated in a silent auction, enjoyed a performance by two of the evening’s honored dancers, and later, took to the dance floor to the big band jazz rhythms of the Count Basie Orchestra. The Gala also brought to New York Lynn Wyatt, a close friend of Princess Grace and longtime Foundation trustee. Mrs. Wyatt, who hails from Houston, Texas, has hosted presidents, prime ministers, premiers, and plenipotentiaries from around the world. Prince Albert calls Wyatt, “an enchanting lady,” and praises her commitment to the Foundation. “Lynn was a true and loyal friend to my mother. She very kindly extends that loyalty and devotion to the Foundation.”
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With the death of Prince Rainier Grimaldi III, in April this year, another look is bestowed on the legendary union between one of American's greatest beauties and a monarch hoping for the survival of his kingdom.
A 1918 treaty between Monaco and France stipulated that Monaco would be recognized as an independent principality as long as the throne was occupied, otherwise the country would revert to France. Ending his six year long love affair with French actress Gisele Pascal, who was said to be barren, Rainier sought to marry and produce an heir to the throne of Monaco.
Grace met Rainier at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1955. Her friends thought it would be spectacular if she and Monaco's Prince could pose for photographs, which would later be published in Paris Match. A meeting at the Palace was arranged but, on the day, the electricity in Grace's hotel went down. All of her dresses needed ironing except one large floral number made of non-wrinkle material. Grace hated that dress, which she obviously had along for exactly such emergencies. Having no other choice, she pulled up her still wet, unset hair, and donned the dress.
The Prince, attending to official duties, was 45 minutes late for the meeting, which was considerably uncomfortable for everyone present. The photographer suggested that that they all go out onto the Palace grounds, which broke the ice. Rainier took Grace for a tour of his private zoo beside the pink 235 room hilltop palace.
Rainier is first said to have impressed her by the amicableness with which he petted and played with his tigers. The animals seemed to love him – and this may have been the moment when Grace first loved the Prince.
Though Grace had dated a serious number of Hollywood's leading men as well as fashion designer Oleg Cassini, she had often told friends that she wanted to marry and have children. When Prince Rainier proposed it was first through his trusted and long time friend Father Tucker, who traveled to America to ask Grace if she would accept Rainier's hand in marriage.
This was not an act of shyness of the part of Rainier, but a royal custom as Princes did not directly arrange their own marriages. Rainier soon traveled to spend Christmas at the Kellys' home in Philadelphia; the engagement was made public on January 5th, 1956.
Seventeen years after Grace Kelly's fatal car accident on the winding hill roads of Monaco, Rainier said, "I still feel her absence. It was a marriage of love."
From rumors and tabloids, the world has heard about the less-than-easy life assumed by Princess Grace. Trading her film career for royal duties to a foreign kingdom, Grace was said to have suffered from loneliness and a longing for her American lifestyle.
Alfred Hitchcock invited her to film Marnie (1964), and Rainier conceded, but the people of Monaco did not want to see their princess playing a thief and kissing a strange man--Sean Connery. Her films had been banned in Monaco by order of the Prince and after the outcry from the Monegasques, she did not make another movie until Rearranged in 1982, the year of her death.
Despite the hardships of her royal station, Grace's image put little-known Monaco on the map. Not only was her wedding to Prince Rainier filmed and broadcast by MGM studios, in exchange for release from her acting contract, but through her Hollywood connections to the likes of Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant, Grace brought limelight and glamour to the small principality, transforming it into a playground for the world's wealthiest.
No other incident speaks as loudly of Grace Kelly as that at the Stork Club in Manhattan. Josephine Baker, who was black, had been refused service. Grace was at the club when this happened and stormed out with her entire party, vowing to never return, and never did.
Grace went on to become a close lifelong friend of Josephine Baker, until her death in 1975, and helped support her orphanage of Rainbow Coalition Children. When Josephine Baker suffered from abuse, Grace Kelly coached Josephine's return to the stage.
Grace Kelly's own philanthropic work speaks most directly about her role as a Princess. She was an avid supporter of the Red Cross, though most of her efforts were poured into Monaco's orphans for whom she established an orphanage. Every year, the Princess would have a Christmas party with presents for the children. No adults were invited.
The eyes of the world have not tired of Princess Grace of Monaco. She leaves with us her beauty, style, and of course unmatched grace.
With the death of Prince Rainier Grimaldi III, in April this year, another look is bestowed on the legendary union between one of American's greatest beauties and a monarch hoping for the survival of his kingdom.
A 1918 treaty between Monaco and France stipulated that Monaco would be recognized as an independent principality as long as the throne was occupied, otherwise the country would revert to France. Ending his six year long love affair with French actress Gisele Pascal, who was said to be barren, Rainier sought to marry and produce an heir to the throne of Monaco.
Grace met Rainier at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1955. Her friends thought it would be spectacular if she and Monaco's Prince could pose for photographs, which would later be published in Paris Match. A meeting at the Palace was arranged but, on the day, the electricity in Grace's hotel went down. All of her dresses needed ironing except one large floral number made of non-wrinkle material. Grace hated that dress, which she obviously had along for exactly such emergencies. Having no other choice, she pulled up her still wet, unset hair, and donned the dress.
The Prince, attending to official duties, was 45 minutes late for the meeting, which was considerably uncomfortable for everyone present. The photographer suggested that that they all go out onto the Palace grounds, which broke the ice. Rainier took Grace for a tour of his private zoo beside the pink 235 room hilltop palace.
Rainier is first said to have impressed her by the amicableness with which he petted and played with his tigers. The animals seemed to love him – and this may have been the moment when Grace first loved the Prince.
Though Grace had dated a serious number of Hollywood's leading men as well as fashion designer Oleg Cassini, she had often told friends that she wanted to marry and have children. When Prince Rainier proposed it was first through his trusted and long time friend Father Tucker, who traveled to America to ask Grace if she would accept Rainier's hand in marriage.
This was not an act of shyness of the part of Rainier, but a royal custom as Princes did not directly arrange their own marriages. Rainier soon traveled to spend Christmas at the Kellys' home in Philadelphia; the engagement was made public on January 5th, 1956.
Seventeen years after Grace Kelly's fatal car accident on the winding hill roads of Monaco, Rainier said, "I still feel her absence. It was a marriage of love."
From rumors and tabloids, the world has heard about the less-than-easy life assumed by Princess Grace. Trading her film career for royal duties to a foreign kingdom, Grace was said to have suffered from loneliness and a longing for her American lifestyle.
Alfred Hitchcock invited her to film Marnie (1964), and Rainier conceded, but the people of Monaco did not want to see their princess playing a thief and kissing a strange man--Sean Connery. Her films had been banned in Monaco by order of the Prince and after the outcry from the Monegasques, she did not make another movie until Rearranged in 1982, the year of her death.
Despite the hardships of her royal station, Grace's image put little-known Monaco on the map. Not only was her wedding to Prince Rainier filmed and broadcast by MGM studios, in exchange for release from her acting contract, but through her Hollywood connections to the likes of Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant, Grace brought limelight and glamour to the small principality, transforming it into a playground for the world's wealthiest.
No other incident speaks as loudly of Grace Kelly as that at the Stork Club in Manhattan. Josephine Baker, who was black, had been refused service. Grace was at the club when this happened and stormed out with her entire party, vowing to never return, and never did.
Grace went on to become a close lifelong friend of Josephine Baker, until her death in 1975, and helped support her orphanage of Rainbow Coalition Children. When Josephine Baker suffered from abuse, Grace Kelly coached Josephine's return to the stage.
Grace Kelly's own philanthropic work speaks most directly about her role as a Princess. She was an avid supporter of the Red Cross, though most of her efforts were poured into Monaco's orphans for whom she established an orphanage. Every year, the Princess would have a Christmas party with presents for the children. No adults were invited.
The eyes of the world have not tired of Princess Grace of Monaco. She leaves with us her beauty, style, and of course unmatched grace.
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NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer in Monaco and this fall in New York, a series of glamorous exhibits will celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Her passing, activities and events include an unprecedented exhibit this summer at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum followed this fall by a special tribute exhibit and a first-ever auction of some of Her personal belongings at Sotheby's New York to benefit the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, this year celebrating its 25th anniversary.
The Grace Kelly Years at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum explores Her life, personality, passions and legacy. Tracing a path from Philadelphia to New York to Hollywood and beyond, the exhibit was crafted by noted curator Frederic Mitterrand and exhibition designer Nathalie Criniere in cooperation with the Prince's Palace.
NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer in Monaco and this fall in New York, a series of glamorous exhibits will celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Her passing, activities and events include an unprecedented exhibit this summer at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum followed this fall by a special tribute exhibit and a first-ever auction of some of Her personal belongings at Sotheby's New York to benefit the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, this year celebrating its 25th anniversary.
The Grace Kelly Years at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum explores Her life, personality, passions and legacy. Tracing a path from Philadelphia to New York to Hollywood and beyond, the exhibit was crafted by noted curator Frederic Mitterrand and exhibition designer Nathalie Criniere in cooperation with the Prince's Palace.
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