Marriage of Princess Grace Kelly was a civil ceremony 40 minutes which took place in the Throne Room, Palace of Monaco April 18, 1956, and was broadcast throughout Europe. To cap the ceremony, the 142 official titles (counterparts of Rainier) that Kelly acquired in the union were formally recited. The event ended the next day at the church ceremony at the Cathedral of Monaco, Saint-Nicolas. Kelly's wedding dress, designed by award-winning MGM Academy Helen Rose, was working on six weeks by three dozen seamstresses. The 600 guests included Hollywood stars, David Niven and his wife Hjordis, Gloria Swanson, Ava Gardner, the crowned head Aga Khan, and Conrad Hilton. Frank Sinatra, first accepted an invitation, but at the last minute decided otherwise, afraid of upstaging the bride on her wedding day. Queen Elizabeth II has categorically refused to attend the reason for the existence of "movie stars too." [Citation needed] The ceremony was attended by about 30 million people on television. The Prince and Princess left that night for their honeymoon seven weeks Mediterranean cruise on the yacht of Rainier, Deo Juvante II. Children and families Princess Grace gave birth to the couple's first child, Princess Caroline of nine months and four days after the wedding. 21 guns announced the event, a national holiday has been called, the game stopped, and the champagne flowed without all the Principality. A little over a year later, 101 guns announced the birth of their second child, Prince Albert. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace had three children:
Hereditary Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite, born January 23, 1957, and now heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco Albert II, Prince of Monaco, born March 14, 1958, current leader of the Principality of Monaco Princess Stephanie Marie Elisabeth, born February 1, 1965. Princess Grace at a press conference in Montreal during Expo 1967.After marriage, Prince Rainier banned the screening of Kelly Kelly films.Hitchcock offered the head of his 1962 film Marnie. She was eager, but a public outcry against her involvement made her reconsider and ultimately reject the project. Director Herbert Ross attempted to lure Princess Grace for his 1977 film The Turning Point, but Prince Rainier quashed the idea. Later that year, Kelly returned to art in a series of poetry readings on stage and the narration of the documentary The Children of Theatre Street. She also told ABC made for television film The poppy is a flower (1966).
As princess, Kelly has been active in improving the arts institutions of Monaco, and eventually the Princess Grace Foundation was formed to support local artisans. She was one of the first celebrities to support and speak for La Leche League, an organization that promotes breastfeeding and has planned an annual Christmas party for local orphans, and dedicated a Garden Club that reflects His love of flowers.
In 1981, the Prince and Princess celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary
On September 13, 1982, while driving with her daughter Stephanie to Monaco from their country home, Princess Grace suffered a stroke, causing him to drive his P6 serpentine road down a mountain Rover. Princess Grace was taken alive from the rubble, but had suffered serious injuries and was unconscious. She died the next day at the hospital in Monaco (now Princess Grace Hospital (in English - The Princess Grace Hospital) in 1958), Havi.
