Grace Kelly

[Tony Fersen]

thanks for all !

 

[scriptgirl]

You are so welcome! Nice to hear from you!

hola

 

[kochie332]

reporters

 

[scriptgirl]

empas

 

[nmyngan]

gamma

 

[scriptgirl]

retna

 

[scriptgirl]

From the exhibit

polaris

 

[nmyngan]

bew

 

[scriptgirl]

flickr

 

[scriptgirl]

Gallery Label

From the crownlike wreath topping the headpiece to the bows down the back of the graceful train, Grace Kelly's wedding ensemble is simple but exquisitely detailed. Delicate rose point lace, a type of nineteenth-century Brussels needle lace that features elaborate floral motifs, forms the bodice, which appears seamless because the lace motifs were detached from their original ground and pieced together to follow the shaping of the dress. Touches of the lace, accented with lustrous seed pearls, unify the gown and accessories. The dress itself is constructed in four complex parts: the lace bodice with an attached underbodice, skirt support, and slip; a heavily pleated silk faille skirt that incorporates a smoothing petticoat, ruffled petticoat, and foundation petticoat; a triangular tulle and lace train insert; and a pleated silk faille cummerbund.
Philadelphia Museum of Art

 

[scriptgirl]

Grace Kelly Online

• <LI class=trivia>On the night before she met Rainier, the electrical workers of France went on strike. Most of Grace's clothing was still wrinkled from travel, so she wore a hideous black dress with large flowers in it, and stick some artificial flowers in her hair. <LI class=trivia>The entire adult population of Monaco—3,000—was invited to the celebration following the wedding. <LI class=trivia>Grace and Rainier had two weddings: a civil wedding (18 April 1956) and a religious wedding (19 April 1956). <LI class=trivia>After the civil ceremony, a gala was given for the couple and the entire Monegasque population was invited. Grace wore a Lanvin ballgown. <LI class=trivia>Rainier gave Grace "Deo Juvante II", a yacht, as a wedding present. The traveled around the Mediteranean on the yacht for their honeymoon. <LI class=trivia>The bridemaids' dresses were by Priscilla of Boston. They were made of yellow organdy.
• The people of Monaco gave Grace and Rainier a cream and black Rolls Royce convertible as a wedding gift. After the religious wedding ceremony, the couple drove through the streets of Monaco in it.

 

[scriptgirl]

Grace Kelly online
Grace Patricia Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 in two separate ceremonies: a civil ceremony on 18 April and in a Catholic Mass on 19 April. The wedding was called "The Wedding of the Century" and is still considered one of the most beautiful weddings ever.

 

[nmyngan]

kino

 

[scriptgirl]

about.com

Weddings:

Grace and Prince Rainier had two weddings: one was a civil wedding, and the other a religious ceremony.
Grace and her 65-member wedding party sailed to Monaco on the ocean liner Constitution on April 4, 1956. Prince Rainier gave Grace the yacht "Deo Juvante II" as a wedding gift.
April 18, 1956 was the civil ceremony in the palace's baroque throne room. Grace wore a pale pink taffeta dress with cream-colored Alencon lace, white kid gloves, and a Juliet cap. Rainier wore striped trousers, a white vest, gray tie, and a black morning coat. They exchanged their vows in French. There were only 80 guests at the civil ceremony. They held a reception for the citizens of Monaco after the ceremony so that each one could shake hands with the new princess. A gala celebration was held at the Opera House that evening.
April 19, 1956, at 9:30 a.m., 600 guests at the St. Nicholas Cathedral witnessed the religious wedding ceremony at a high mass that was celebrated by the Bishop of Monaco. The flowers decorating the altar and church included white lilacs, hydrangeas, lilies, and snapdragons. It was called "the wedding of the century" by the press. It is estimated that 30 million people watched the wedding on television.
The matron of Honor was Grace's sister, Peggy. There were six bridesmaids. They all wore yellow organdy dresses. The six junior attendants (4 girls and 2 boys) were all dressed in white.
Guests included Cary Grant, Aga Khan, David Niven, Gloria Swanson, Aristotle Onassis, Ava Gardner, heads of state, and diplomats.
The people of Monaco gave the couple a cream and black Rolls-Royce convertible. The luncheon reception was held in the Palace Court of Honor. They sliced the six-tier wedding cake with the Prince's sword.
Their honeymoon was a cruise aboard the "Deo Juvante II" with stops in Villegranche, Spain, and Corsica. Grace reportedly was frequently seasick.
Wedding Attire:

Prince Rainier wore a Napoleonic military type of uniform that he designed himself.
Grace's wedding gown was a gift from the MGM Studio and designed by Helen Rose. It was a high-necked, long-sleeved gown with a fitted torso and billowing skirt made of twenty-five yards of silk taffeta, one hundred yards of silk net, peau de soie, tulle and 125-year-old Brussels rose point lace. She wore a Juliet cap that was decorated with seed pearls, orange blossoms, and a veil of 90 yards of tulle. The chief hairstylist at MGM Studios, Sydney Guilaroff, styled Grace's hair for her wedding. Grace carried a small Bible and a bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. http://marriage.about.com/od/royalty/a/rainierkelly.htm

 

[scriptgirl]

about.com
Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly's Children:

Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite

She was born on January 23, 1957. Her official royal title is "Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline, The Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Royal Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, and by birth Princess of Monaco."

Princess Caroline has been married three times:

1. Phillipe Junot, married on June 29, 1978, and divorced on October 9, 1980.

1. Stefano Casiraghi, married on December 29, 1983. Marriage ended when he died on October 3, 1990 in a powerboat accident off Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat. They had three children, Andrea Albert Pierre, born on June 8, 1984; Charlotte Marie Pomeline, born August 3, 1986; and Pierre Stefano Rainier, born September 5, 1987.

1. Prince Ernst August of Hannover, married on January 23, 1999. They have one child, H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Sophia, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg, born on July 20, 1999.

More About H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover
Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi

He was born on March 14, 1958. He is also known as Prince Albert, Marquis of Baux. Prince Albert holds a brown belt in judo and has been a member of Monaco’s Olympic bobsleigh team three times.

Prince Albert has never married and is known as the most eligible prince in the world. When Prince Rainier died, Albert became Monaco's 32nd ruler.
Beginning with a solemn Mass led by the archbishop of Monaco, Monsignor Bernard Barsi, and ending with fireworks, on November 19, 2005, Prince Albert II formally ascended to the throne of Monaco. The Prince wore a royal ceremonial military uniform. He automatically received royal powers when his father, Prince Rainier III died.
Prince Albert has a son whose mother is Nicole Coste, a former flight attendant from Togo. Alexandre, born on Aug. 24, 2003, can never take the throne, nor will he have any claim to the Grimaldi name.
Prince Albert has acknowledged being the father of a daughter, Jazmin Grace Rotolo, who was born in 1992. Her mother is Tamara Rotolo, a former waitress. Tamara and Prince Albert met in 1991 on the French Riviera. Jazmin cannot claim the Grimaldi name, nor can she ever assume the throne of Monaco. Jazmin lives in Palm Desert, California.
More about H.S.H. Crown Prince Albert
Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth

She was born on February 1, 1965. She suffered minor neck injuries when she was 17 years of age and in the car wreck that killed her mother, Grace. Princess Stéphanie has been a model, pop singer, and fashion designer.

Princess Stéphanie has been married twice:

1. Daniel Ducruet, a bodyguard, married on July 1, 1995 and divorced on October 4, 1996. They had two children. Louis Robert paul, born November 26, 1992 and Pauline Grace Maguy, born May 4, 1994.

1. Adans Lopez Peres, a circus acrobat, married on September 12, 2003. They have reportedly filed for divorce. She also has a daughter, Camille Marie Kelly, born July 15, 1998. Father of Camille is Jean Raymond Gottlieb, a royal bodyguard. In 2002, Stéphanie was quoted as saying, “Not only did I go through the horrible trauma of losing my mother at a very young age, but also I was beside her at the moment of the accident. Nobody can imagine how much I’ve suffered and still suffer."

 

[scriptgirl]

about.com
Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly's Children:

Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite

She was born on January 23, 1957. Her official royal title is "Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline, The Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Royal Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, and by birth Princess of Monaco."

Princess Caroline has been married three times:

1. Phillipe Junot, married on June 29, 1978, and divorced on October 9, 1980.

1. Stefano Casiraghi, married on December 29, 1983. Marriage ended when he died on October 3, 1990 in a powerboat accident off Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat. They had three children, Andrea Albert Pierre, born on June 8, 1984; Charlotte Marie Pomeline, born August 3, 1986; and Pierre Stefano Rainier, born September 5, 1987.

1. Prince Ernst August of Hannover, married on January 23, 1999. They have one child, H.R.H. Princess Alexandra Sophia, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg, born on July 20, 1999.

More About H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover
Prince Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi

He was born on March 14, 1958. He is also known as Prince Albert, Marquis of Baux. Prince Albert holds a brown belt in judo and has been a member of Monaco’s Olympic bobsleigh team three times.

Prince Albert has never married and is known as the most eligible prince in the world. When Prince Rainier died, Albert became Monaco's 32nd ruler.
Beginning with a solemn Mass led by the archbishop of Monaco, Monsignor Bernard Barsi, and ending with fireworks, on November 19, 2005, Prince Albert II formally ascended to the throne of Monaco. The Prince wore a royal ceremonial military uniform. He automatically received royal powers when his father, Prince Rainier III died.
Prince Albert has a son whose mother is Nicole Coste, a former flight attendant from Togo. Alexandre, born on Aug. 24, 2003, can never take the throne, nor will he have any claim to the Grimaldi name.
Prince Albert has acknowledged being the father of a daughter, Jazmin Grace Rotolo, who was born in 1992. Her mother is Tamara Rotolo, a former waitress. Tamara and Prince Albert met in 1991 on the French Riviera. Jazmin cannot claim the Grimaldi name, nor can she ever assume the throne of Monaco. Jazmin lives in Palm Desert, California.
More about H.S.H. Crown Prince Albert
Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth

She was born on February 1, 1965. She suffered minor neck injuries when she was 17 years of age and in the car wreck that killed her mother, Grace. Princess Stéphanie has been a model, pop singer, and fashion designer.

Princess Stéphanie has been married twice:

1. Daniel Ducruet, a bodyguard, married on July 1, 1995 and divorced on October 4, 1996. They had two children. Louis Robert paul, born November 26, 1992 and Pauline Grace Maguy, born May 4, 1994.

1. Adans Lopez Peres, a circus acrobat, married on September 12, 2003. They have reportedly filed for divorce. She also has a daughter, Camille Marie Kelly, born July 15, 1998. Father of Camille is Jean Raymond Gottlieb, a royal bodyguard. In 2002, Stéphanie was quoted as saying, “Not only did I go through the horrible trauma of losing my mother at a very young age, but also I was beside her at the moment of the accident. Nobody can imagine how much I’ve suffered and still

 

[scriptgirl]

alfaqui

 

[scriptgirl]

photolink

 

[Ashcottmanor]

This last one is beautiful thank you!

 

[scriptgirl]

You are so welcome!

SC