American by birth, hugely popular and
credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality
into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly.
Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier
III, another US born princess had taken Monaco by storm and
transformed its fortunes. However, there was no fairytale ending
for Alice Heine, the first…
Looking back at the wedding of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace
11th November 2019
The royal wedding of Prince Rainier III
of Monaco to American actress, Grace Kelly was dubbed the “Wedding
of the Century” and took place on the 18th and19th of April 1956.
As one of the most respected and highly paid actresses in
Hollywood, Grace was…
Princess Haya's website taken offline as trial over custody of her children is set to start
11th November 2019
Update: The website is back online as of
Tuesday, 12 November. As the court hearings in London are set to
begin over the custody of the two children between Princess Haya of
Jordan, 45, and Rule of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
al-Maktoum, 70, today, Princess…
Having wrapped up filming To Catch a
Thief, Grace Kelly, travelled back to the South of France to
promote the movie and attend the Cannes Film Festival. [getty
src=”78951059″ width=”594″ height=”388″] As part of her promotional
duties, the French magazine, Paris Match arranged for the ‘Queen of
Hollywood’ to meet a real-life prince charming, Rainier…
Ippolita Trivulzio holds the distinction
of being the first woman to hold the title of Princess of Monaco.
Today, we are continuing our series by taking a look at the first
princess consort in Monaco. Ippolita Trivulzio was born in 1600 in
Palazzo Trivulzio, Duchy of…
On this remembrance weekend, Her Majesty
The Queen will once again lead the nation at the National Service
of Remembrance, held at the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance
Sunday. The service, which includes a two-minute silence at 11 am,
remembers British and Commonwealth…
The power on a chessboard lies with the
queen and now new research indicates the same goes for royal
history. Experts have found that European queens were more likely
to go to war and had greater success in expanding their realms than
any of their male counterparts. The investigation by Chicago
University and the College of William & Mary in Virginia studied
the reigns of monarchs in all…
Though her acting career was short-lived
compared to her role as the Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly was
certainly one of the top stars in Hollywood in the mid-1950s.
Starting in live television and transitioning to Hollywood
roles—and ultimately winding up as an…
Norway’s Crown Prince Couple, Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, reportedly could have
been involved in an ongoing spy case that has affected
Norwegian-Russian relations. This was reported by Norwegian state
television NRK on Thursday evening. The case…
Grace Patricia Kelly was born on 12
November 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was well-known as
an actress, starring in films like Dial M for Murder, To Catch a
Thiefand High Society. She became the Princess of Monaco 18 April
1956 when she wed Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. Success ran in the
family, as her father John Kelly was a three-time Olympic gold
medalist for the United…
