Grace Kelly

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Clip of Grace on the Today show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P33BpQz5dA&feature=related
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not entirely sure why, but that picture of her and clark gable basically radiates chemistry.

 

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Well, they had an affair while making that movie.

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haha, well that explains it, then.

 

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Notice in this pic, Grace is wearing a dress from High Society.

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What an amazlngly cool pose in #3442.

 

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Sketch of Grace's wedding dress

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Sketch of a dress for Grace's Trousseau

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Visitmonaco

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On a nearby slope to the FontvieillePark is the Princess Grace Rose Garden, inaugurated on June 18, 1984 by the Sovereign Prince and His family. It is a quiet spot fragrant with the scent of some 4,000 rose trees, more than 150 varieties, some of which are the work of leading European and American specialists.

 

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An extraordinary collection of roses beautifully displayed along a network of intersecting walkways. If you don’t already know the myriad sizes shapes colors and scents in which roses arise you’re in for a treat—there are 150 varieties represented (if you’re already a rose lover you’ll be in heaven). The gardeners keep things blossoming year round—when we visited in November there were only a few barren bushes. An expressionistic statue of Princess Grace is surrounded by particularly delicate blooms. Our only complaint: Though touted by the tourist board as “a quiet spot ” its proximity to the heliport is a serious detriment. (For a nation that takes pains to regulate the serenity of its parks and gardens they’ve got a serious conflict here.) It’s adjacent to Fontvieille Park which also includes a small duck and swan pond and is near the Chemin des Sculptures sculpture garden. Open sunrise to sunset. In Fontvieille.

 

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MonteCarlo Daily
Pic of the wrought iron archway that frames the entrance to the Princess Grace Memorial Garden.

 

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Plaque from the Princess Grace Rose Garden

 

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City of Monaco
The Fontvieille Landscape Garden and the Princess Grace Rose Garden

They cover an area of 40 hectares and contain a host of species of decorative plants from all over the world. The Rose Garden, dedicated to Princess Grace, holds 4,000 rose trees representing more than 180 varieties. It is place of meditation and rest which is open every day from sunrise to sunset.

 

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“...to have complete satisfaction from flowers you must have time to spend with them.
I talk to them and they talk to me...
Quote from My Book of Flowers by Princess Grace of Monaco(1980)

Though Her interests were many, Her true passions were few, and they did include a deep love and appreciation of flowers. She established the Garden Club of Monaco in 1968 to “...brighten the lives of people around us.” Of the club, She said, “We decorated chapels, churches, museums, old people’s homes at Christmas time and we participated in charity bazaars. Even the railroad station in Monte-Carlo and the airport at Nice receive a bouquet once a year. We also give courses for adults as well as schoolchildren and have a competition every two years for the youngsters of the principality.”
A major activity of this Club is to organize the International Flower Show which takes place annually in May. Following a visit to Amsterdam’s International Flower Show in the 1970s, the renowned Dutch lily breeder, Klaas de Jong, named a lily Lys Princess Grace (now called simply Monaco). With fragrant pale yellow blooms, this sturdy plant thrives in the warm Côte d’Azur climate. Princess Grace was said to be deeply honored. At the time of Her marriage to Prince Rainier in 1956, Antoine Meilland, a celebrated rose breeder named a highly scented, bright pink rose the Grace de Monaco. “It is a lovely experience for a woman to have a rose named after her, and I am especially delighted since mine is grown by a special nursery that was created by a very special man.” Princess Grace’s love of botany in all its forms led Her to become an acknowledged expert on flowers and accomplished judge of floral arrangements.

Her knowledge and skill soon evolved into an interest in pressed flower arrangements which She modestly signed "GPK" (Grace Patricia Kelly). Some of Her collages were exhibited at the renowned Galerie Drouant in Paris in 1977 and 1980 and others were displayed on Monaco’s postage stamps in the 1970s. She shared Her deep love of flowers and Her secrets of flower pressing in My Book of Flowers which She co-wrote in 1980 with Gwen Robyns.
In the summer of 1984, Her family dedicated a special parkland in the Principality to Her memory. The Princess Grace Rose Garden features some 4,000 rose bushes representing more than 180 varieties, the creations of leading European and American rose specialists. It is a serene, beautiful garden for strolling or meditation, and is open daily from sunrise to sunset.

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Inscription in the Rose Garden


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