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Known as the wealthiest bachelor in the world, Prince Rainier broke off plans to marry a girlfriend because she was infertile. Grace Kelly met Prince Rainier in May, 1955, when Grace was attending the Cannes Film Festival and had agreed to be photographed with the Prince for "Paris Match." She was 26 years old.
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While filming another Hitchcock movie, To Catch a Thief (1955), in the French Riviera, she met Prince Rainier of Monaco. It wasn't love at first sight for Kelly, but the prince initiated a long correspondence, which led to their marriage in 1956. She became Princess Grace of Monaco and retired from acting.
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She met Prince Rainier III of Monaco on a 1955 visit to the principality, and married him the next ... When they became formally engaged in January 1956, Prince Rainier III presented Grace Kelly with a platinum Cartier ring set with a 10.47-carat, emerald-cut diamond, which she wore in her final film "High Society."
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Rainier's Will ... Part of the super-rich Grimaldi dynasty, the prince famously romanced Hollywood star Grace Kelly when she was filming on the Med - and married her in 1956. ... The Prince's romance with Grace Kelly captivated the world. They met in 1955 when she was the 25-year-old star attraction of the Cannes Film Festival.
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LOS ANGELES -- Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who made movie star Grace Kelly his fairy-tale princess and transformed his tiny Riviera realm of casinos and resorts into a center of international banking and business during a half-century reign, died yesterday.
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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. ... [Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III at their engagement party]
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She starred in 11 motion pictures before abandoning a Hollywood career to marry Rainier III, prince de Monaco, in 1956. ... Grace Kelly was already a celebrated actress when she met Rainier III, prince de Monaco; they … [Credits : Stock footage courtesy The WPA Film Library]
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Movie news: ... While filming on the French Riviera, she met Prince Rainier III of Monaco, and the two began a romance which was soon making international headlines. After making High Society (1956), Kelly retired from the screen to marry Rainier, becoming Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco.
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As a movie star, ... Trivia about Grace Kelly's Wedding to Prince Rainier III ... 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.
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