Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly: Grace Patricia Kelly Princess of Monaco: Grace Kelly was a beautiful Oscar-winning actress, fashion icon, and princess of Monaco.

Yesterday, her only son Prince Albert II got married to Charlene Wittstock at the ripe old age of 53, but Irish American legend Grace Kelly has long departed this earth. Her death in a car crash in 1982 shocked the world. She was every bit as glamorous as Jackie Kennedy, with whom she was once compared.

Indeed, her influence has lasted down to the present day. The wedding gown of Catherine Middleton when she married Prince William was based on Grace's own stunning nuptial gown when she married Prince Rainier in 1956.

Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12th, 1929, and would have been only 82 on her only son’s wedding day if she had lived. She had two daughters also.

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