Grace Kelly
Even before Grace Kelly married a prince, she had the aura of a princess. Frank Sinatra once commented, "Grace was a princess from the moment she was born." She had remarkable elegance and sophistication that made her different from other Hollywood actresses. Some say she had an undertone of fire beneath her charm. Alfred Hitchcock, who directed her in three films, called her "a snow covered volcano". Grace was born into a family of fame and success. Her father was a wealthy bricklayer, her brother was a champion sculler, and her uncle, George Kelly was a famous playwright. They set a hard example to follow and Grace sometimes felt pressured by her family's reputation for prosperity. She lived up to and even surpassed the fame of her family members. Grace served many roles in her life as an actress, princess and mother. When Grace Kelly first walked on stage as Virgin Mary at age six, people knew she was magic. She had a passion for the stage that her father could not understand. He had a poor opinion of the acting profession, but then his daughter had always been a mystery to him. Being so energetic and outgoing himself, he found it hard to understand a daughter who enjoyed sitting still, reading or writing. Grace
Her marriage to a prince was described as "a fairy tale marriage" and was dubbed "The Wedding of the Century. For a long time, Monaco was waiting for such an event. They needed an heir to the throne to ensure the country's future, so a great deal of pressure was on Rainier to find a suitable mate. He found her at the Cannes Film Festival in 1954, where Grace was introduced to him. According to Father Francis Tucker, Rainier's private confidant, for the next few days Rainier was "all aglow". He was obviously taken by Grace's beauty and elegance. Russ Austin, an old friend of the Kellys, arranged for the Prince to spend Christmas with Grace and her family the following year. Two weeks later, Grace and Rainier announced their engagement. Grace admitted, "I barely know him. I don't know what will happen." She also announced that she would give up her film career so that she could spend more time with her family. As one of Grace's friend pointed out, "Grace took her experience as an actress and applied it to being a princess, a wife and a mother. She knew that life was not simple." Grace handled her struggles to fit into royalty, her children's rebellion and her loneliness in Monaco with remarkable emotional strength. Only after her sudden death did her subjects realize how much she meant to them. Grace had filled her role as princess with selfless devotion. She was know
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