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Grace of Monaco

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by Robinson, Jeffrey


  private apartments, 122–123

  sailing, 120–121, 179, 275

  sweets and, 217–218

  values/rules, 125, 128

  Rainier and Grace/press and photographers

  Allan and, 134–136

  Connaught Hotel, London, 139

  Grace and press, 134, 136, 137–138

  Grace at Monaco carnival, 141

  Grace on Ballet Festival, 137–138

  in Ireland, 139–140

  Lacoste and, 133–134, 136–138, 139, 141, 144–145, 265

  Rainier and press, 134–135, 136, 137, 141

  Roc Agel farm/home, 74, 75, 77, 78, 120, 154–155, 265–266

  romance and, 55, 58, 132

  their children and, 142–143, 145–146, 147–148

  wedding, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68–69, 73, 132–133, 205

  Rainier and Grace romance

  correspondence, 47–48

  engagement/announcement, 55–57

  meeting, 6, 38–39, 45–47

  official version, 42–45

  press and, 55, 58, 132

  proposal, 45, 49, 51

  Rainier’s trip to America (1955–1956), 40–41, 44–45, 49–52

  rumors/gossip on, 39, 40

  true story, 45–51

  See also Wedding of Rainier and Grace/preparations

  Rainier, I, Prince, 56

  Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

  ancestors history (summary), 78, 81–83

  attempts at his throne, 97, 302

  as bachelor/matchmakers,

  25–29

  birth/full name, 88

  childhood/education, 88–89, 91–93

  death, 312

  description/personality, 25, 28, 46, 72, 74–75, 134, 177, 194, 197, 285, 308

  50th anniversary of reign, 249, 250, 306

  on friends/friendship, 308–309

  Grace’s accident/death and, 268, 269–270, 271–272, 277–278, 279, 280, 305, 310, 321

  health problems, 257–258, 262, 306, 307–308, 311–312

  Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (continued)

  as heir to throne, 93

  on his faith, 293–295

  interests, 74–76, 77–78, 91, 228–229, 233–234

  justice in principality and, 231

  languages, 92, 94

  Mayo Clinic and, 53–54

  military, 93–94

  National Council and, 96–99, 107, 113

  offices/conference room, 289–290

  parents’ divorce and, 89, 91

  press/Furstenberg and, 286, 287–288

  as pro-American, 40, 113, 117

  public recognition and, 30, 285–286

  punching photographers, 320, 321

  on reign, 290–293

  on remarrying, 321–322

  remembrance and, 309

  retirement and, 232–234, 310–311

  role/responsibilities and balance, 78–80

  taking throne/rule span, 74, 83

  taxes and Monaco, 99, 112, 113–117, 163

  titles/medals, 303

  villa of, 25–26, 95–96

  visiting Stephanie in America, 255–256, 257

  zoo of, 27, 38–39, 46, 66,

  75–76

  Rains, Claude, 6

  Ratoff, Gregory, 19

  Reagan, Nancy, 273, 296–297

  Reagan, Ronald, 296–297

  Rear Window (movie), vii, 6, 23, 316, 318

  Rearranged (film by Princess Grace), 168

  Red Cross Ball, Monaco, 43, 185, 186–190, 287, 301, 310

  Red Cross, Monaco, 7, 154, 155, 168, 187, 250

  Red Dust (movie), 22

  Reed, Donna, 22

  Replay Cafe and Store, 260

  Revson, Charles, 105

  Rey, Jean Charles, 97–98

  Robinson, Jeffrey

  Aline and, 323, 324

  special memory of Caroline, 323–324

  special memory of Grace, 315–320

  special memory of Rainier, 320–322

  Roc Agel farm/home, 74, 75, 77, 78, 120, 154–155, 265–266

  Roosevelt, Franklin, 13

  Rose, Helen, 59, 71

  Rossellini, Robertino, 207

  Rostropovich, Mstislav, 299

  Safra, Edmond, 292

  Saint, Eva Marie, 6

  Sawyer, Diane, 260

  SBM

  description/power, 86, 89, 95, 102, 106

  Monaco’s gambling franchise and, 86, 102, 105, 107

  Onassis and, 102–105, 106–108, 109–110

  Rainier’s changes to, 108–109, 110

  Schary, Dore, 158

  Schweitzer, Albert, 184

  Sea Bathing Society and Foreigners’ Club. See SBM

  Shah of Iran, 177–179, 299–300

  Shakespeare Festival/readings, 166, 167, 169

  Sinatra, Frank, v, 70–71, 184, 187–188, 213, 309, 320

  Spellbound (movie), 6

  Spencer, Diana (Diana, Princess), 54, 64, 168–169

  Spiegel, Sam, 105

  Sporting Club, Monaco, 100, 101, 190, 310

  Stamps/collecting, 226–227

  Stanislavski, Constantin, 18

  Steinbeck, John, 6

  Stephanie, Princess

  attempted kidnapping of, 221–222

  birth, 121

  childhood, 14, 121–122, 123, 126–128, 158, 216–218

  children and, 260, 261, 282, 323

  children’s births, 257, 261

  description/personality, 146, 214–215, 219, 257, 305

  Ducruet marriage/divorce, 257–258

  education/schools, 216–218

  engagement to Le Fur, 256–257

  fashion courses/work, 218–219

  father’s death and, 312

  on friends/friendship, 221

  HIV/AIDS, charity work for, 282

  house in America/Bloom, 255–256

  languages and, 128–129

  living in America, 223, 224–225, 254–256

  modeling, 219–220

  music career, 221, 222–223, 254, 256–257, 258, 261

  official duties, 261–262, 282

  Peres marriage/end, 282

  press/paparazzi, 141, 142, 145–147, 149, 214, 222, 224, 260, 261, 265, 279–280, 281–282, 287

  public recognition, 223–224

  romantic interests, 218, 219, 224, 254–257, 261, 282

  swimsuit business, 220–221

  water skiing accident, 264–265, 276

  See also Grace, Princess of Monaco car accident (1982)

  Stewart, Jackie, 185–186

  Stewart, Jimmy, v, 6, 8, 23

  Stowe school, 91–92

  Strindberg, August, 19

  Summer Fields School at Leonard’s-on-Sea, 91

  Summer Sporting/Club, 103, 106, 190

  Suspicion (movie), 6

  Swan, The, 40–41

  Taxes and Monaco

  de Gaulle, Charles/Rainier and, 8, 112–114, 115–117, 163

  “tax haven” image, 194, 195–196, 197

  Taxi (movie), 19

  Taylor, Elizabeth, 160

  Taylor, Robert, 23

  Telegraph newspaper, 259–260

  Temple University, 14, 16, 316

  Terrorism in Italy, 195–196

  Time magazine, 205, 247, 248, 249

  To Catch a Thief (movie), vii, 6, 23, 33, 34, 318

  Topless craze and Monaco, 187

  Torch Bearers, The (play), 16, 18, 19

  Treaty of Paris (1814), 83

  Treaty of Versailles, 86, 114

  Treaty of Vienna (1815), 83

  Tucker, Francis, Father

  Grace and, viii, 42, 43

  as matchmaker, 42–45, 51, 62

  press and, 62, 69

  Rainier and, 28–29, 40

  Turner, Lana, 160

  University of Montpellier, 93

  USS Constitution, 60, 62

  Variety newspaper, 73

  Wedding of Rainier and Grace/r />
  preparations

  civil ceremony, 69

  days of festivities, 64–65

  dowry and, 53

  fertility check and, 53–55

  gifts, 62, 66–68

  Grace’s trip to Monaco, 60–63

  Grace’s trousseau, 58–59

  guest list/royalty and, 65–66

  honeymoon, 73

  marriage contract, 52–53

  MGM film rights and, 69

  Monaco’s National Council’s gift, 67–68

  opera and, 69–70

  perfume, 69

  permission from French government, 50–51

  press/photographers, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68–69, 73, 132–133, 205

  religious ceremony, 70–73

  wedding gown/veil, 59, 71–72

  See also Rainier and Grace romance

  “Wild Peaches” (poem), 166

  Wittstock, Charlene, 322

  World War II and Monaco, 94–95

  Zimbalist, Sam, 22

  Zinnemann, Fred, 5, 21

  Zoo of Monaco, 27, 38–39, 46, 66, 75–76

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