Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:07,280
Grace Kelly, Oscar winner and one of
the world's best loved movie stars,
2
00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,400
her films watched by millions.
3
00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,520
Let's start from the beginning
again, Jeff.
4
00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:15,920
Tell me everything you saw.
5
00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,880
Her Hollywood movies have stood
the test of time,
6
00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,500
but her screen career
lasted just five years.
7
00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:25,560
I think of amazing performances
like High Noon,
8
00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,360
the Hitchcock films...
9
00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,640
Grace had this brief
and remarkable career.
10
00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,360
Grace Kelly projected onto
the screen
11
00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:39,960
this kind of untouchable image and,
at the same time, she's available.
12
00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,200
Tabloid rumours pursued Grace Kelly
throughout her life.
13
00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,840
She had to issue a public statement
to Hollywood saying,
14
00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,480
"I never meant to have an affair
with a married man."
15
00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,080
At the height of her fame,
she surprised everybody,
16
00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:00,320
swapping her Hollywood
royalty for real royalty.
17
00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,520
ARCHIVE: Now by civil authority
and by the church, Prince Rainier
18
00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,160
and his film star bride have been
pronounced man and wife.
19
00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:11,080
When the wedding did come,
it really was an unparalleled event
20
00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,680
in terms of glamour
and significance.
21
00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,160
Her star quality transformed
the fortunes of Monaco,
22
00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,440
the tiny principality
on the French Riviera.
23
00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,800
ARCHIVE: A future queen
greets her new subjects
24
00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,920
and is greeted by them in turn.
25
00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:32,200
But was Princess Grace the one role
she didn't enjoy playing?
26
00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:37,200
She did not really understand
exactly how much of a bubble
27
00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,160
you live in, like Diana did not,
28
00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,840
like Meghan Markle did not.
29
00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:48,400
Princess Grace gave Diana a piece
of advice - "Don't worry, dear.
30
00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,200
"It will only get worse."
31
00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:51,800
And, of course, it did.
32
00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,120
What's the truth behind the rumours?
33
00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,440
As well as an heir,
34
00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:00,520
did Prince Rainier demand a dowry
payment from Grace?
35
00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:06,080
Grace had to show up with not only
her glamour and her cachet
36
00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,320
but with her cheque-book.
37
00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,080
Those close to the story reveal
the truth about her life.
38
00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,560
A lot of fairy tales do have
a dark side to them
39
00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,240
and perhaps her life did too.
40
00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,880
And the story behind her
fatal car crash.
41
00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,000
The car was simply going too fast
ever to have a chance
42
00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,720
of getting round that bend.
43
00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,720
And so, Grace Kelly has died.
44
00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:34,840
This, of course, was the end of the
romance and it was terribly tragic.
45
00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:47,120
In 1956, the tiny principality
of Monaco was to have a new princess
46
00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,760
and the world's media went wild.
47
00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,960
When news broke that Grace Kelly was
to marry
48
00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,800
this European prince,
49
00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,400
to become a bona fide princess,
50
00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,160
I think Hollywood was enchanted.
51
00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,720
It was one of the first truly global
media events.
52
00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,120
ARCHIVE: The bride drives with
her father through the streets
53
00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,720
on her way to the Cathedral
of Saint Nicholas.
54
00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,680
An estimated 30 million people
tuned in to watch the marriage
55
00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,840
of American beauty Grace Kelly
and Prince Rainier of Monaco.
56
00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,680
Some of this wedding footage
is newly unearthed.
57
00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,200
It's thought
it's not been seen for years.
58
00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,920
It turns out to be
one of the world spectaculars
59
00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:34,080
of the mid-20th century.
60
00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,040
600 people in the Monaco Cathedral,
61
00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,520
a lot of Hollywood greats there -
62
00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,120
Ava Gardner,
63
00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,560
Cary Grant,
64
00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,160
David Niven,
65
00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,080
Aristotle Onassis is there.
66
00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,640
Hollywood just loved it.
67
00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,280
It was notable that MGM
68
00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:56,520
made Grace Kelly a present
of the wedding dress.
69
00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:00,760
It was designed by a Hollywood
designer, Helen Rose,
70
00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,800
with a huge amount of work
and a huge amount of fabric.
71
00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,920
ARCHIVE: Now, by civil authority
and by the church, Prince Rainier
72
00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,880
and his film star bride have been
pronounced man and wife.
73
00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,840
Grace was just 26 when she stepped
down from Hollywood
74
00:04:16,840 --> 00:04:19,000
to marry her very own
Prince Charming.
75
00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:24,520
Rainier had taken the throne
seven years previously,
76
00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,760
but the Grimaldi royal family
had ruled for 700 years.
77
00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,680
It's easy to think of the marriage
to Rainier as this attractive
78
00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,080
fairy tale package, but actually,
it was a monumental decision.
79
00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:42,280
She left the country of her birth
where her family lived
80
00:04:42,280 --> 00:04:44,480
in order to marry this man
81
00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,800
and it's an incredibly strong
and brave decision to make.
82
00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,960
ARCHIVE: An international
playground,
83
00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,480
this coastline along
the blue Mediterranean
84
00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,880
has become the Mecca for those who
have been captivated by its charms.
85
00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:03,640
Monaco - a glamorous destination
for the world's elite.
86
00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,000
Smaller than New York's
Central Park,
87
00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,880
it's one of the most densely
populated sovereign states
88
00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,360
in the world.
89
00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,240
Monaco had no income tax.
90
00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,720
Its principle revenue came
from Monte Carlo's
91
00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,040
famed gambling casino.
92
00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,640
The income more than covered
the tiny country's needs.
93
00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,920
It nestles between
the Mediterranean and France.
94
00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,080
Monaco is a country in
its own right.
95
00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,360
It's defended by the French
government militarily,
96
00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,320
but for that to continue,
97
00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,240
there had to be an heir
from the reigning prince.
98
00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:43,480
There was this clause that
if he didn't have an heir,
99
00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:47,640
then Monaco would go
to the French Republic.
100
00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:56,080
The actress was now Her Serene
Highness Princess of Monaco,
101
00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,800
but before her marriage,
she'd been the queen of pictures
102
00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,240
and ahead of her time.
103
00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,640
We've seen with Meghan Markle how
difficult it is for somebody
104
00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,640
from Hollywood to adapt
to a country in Europe,
105
00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,640
but if you can imagine going back
all those years to somebody
106
00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,920
who was one of the biggest
names in Hollywood,
107
00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:23,880
moving to a tiny principality where
she was a member of a royal family
108
00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:29,520
that literally lived in a bubble, it
must have been quite extraordinary.
109
00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:33,760
ARCHIVE: In town and present for
the premiere is Grace Kelly.
110
00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,080
The beautiful leading lady joins
Paramount Pictures president
111
00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:38,920
Barney Balaban and Mrs Balaban.
112
00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,480
Hollywood in the 1950s was
in its heyday.
113
00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:52,040
Run by the big studios,
it sold a glamorous dream
114
00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,840
as it churned out pictures
for the silver screen
115
00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:56,320
full of beauty and style.
116
00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,960
Grace's was not the usual showbiz
rags to riches story.
117
00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,360
She was from a wealthy family
from Philadelphia.
118
00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,800
She'd modelled before being spotted
on Broadway
119
00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:15,080
and landing her big break in the
iconic genre-defining Western
120
00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:16,080
High Noon.
121
00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,960
Now, well the bride
and groom kindly step forward?
122
00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:25,360
Grace Kelly was cast as the wife
of Gary Cooper in High Noon
123
00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,080
and you look on the screen
and you can see she's at least 20,
124
00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,360
25 years younger than he is.
125
00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,640
Please, Will, if you'd just tell me
what this is all about.
126
00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,080
What Grace Kelly embodies
with that Puritan look,
127
00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,560
the bonnet on her head,
128
00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:45,760
the kind of Quaker cleanness is the
moral compass of the town itself.
129
00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,600
Rumours of on-set romances with her
sometimes married leading men
130
00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,080
became commonplace in the tabloids.
131
00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,880
Hollywood tended to cast her
opposite actors twice her age.
132
00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:07,640
Grace Kelly was the opposite
of the image that she projected
133
00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,840
and a lot of Hollywood wives
were not happy with that,
134
00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:13,640
but she did what she wanted to do.
135
00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:19,080
In the '50s, women had to be pure
and untarnished.
136
00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:23,320
Grace was a bit of a rebel,
but took her craft seriously.
137
00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,520
Director Alfred Hitchcock would
cement her
138
00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:30,480
in the public's consciousness
forever as the cool, icy blonde.
139
00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:34,720
He liked the fact that Grace Kelly
projected onto the screen
140
00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:41,080
this kind of untouchable image and,
at the same time, she's available.
141
00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:45,560
Alfred Hitchcock would say,
with a brunette and a redhead,
142
00:08:45,560 --> 00:08:49,800
you kind of expected explosions,
you expected something to happen,
143
00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,520
but not with an icy blonde.
144
00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:56,400
They embody suspense, which is what
Hitchcock was all about,
145
00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,320
so Grace Kelly was his ideal.
146
00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,320
Hello?
147
00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,400
Hitchcock tested this theory
in their first film together,
148
00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:08,680
the tightly wound thriller
Dial M For Murder.
149
00:09:08,680 --> 00:09:10,120
Hello?
150
00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,080
Grace gives an electrifying
performance as an unfaithful wife
151
00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:18,240
who is stalked by a crook
hired by her cuckolded husband.
152
00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,120
Hitchcock loved necks
153
00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,200
and a rope around the neck was
the ultimate thing,
154
00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,200
the strangulation, so in this scene,
155
00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,440
the guy throws her backwards
156
00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,920
in her negligee over the desk,
157
00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,640
strangling her,
158
00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:42,560
on top of her, basically he's raping
her, you know, without doing it.
159
00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,280
And she then gets to kill him.
160
00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:51,760
HE YELLS
161
00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,360
That's Hitchcock in a nutshell
162
00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,920
and Grace knew exactly
what he was doing.
163
00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:02,960
SHE SOBS
164
00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:09,440
This is Hitchcock's most blatant
statement about her as his muse.
165
00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,880
Despite her icy image
and strict Catholic upbringing,
166
00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,840
the actress could happily banter
away with the director.
167
00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,400
He used to try and shock her by
telling bawdy jokes
168
00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,240
and he loved how she responded.
169
00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,920
Famously, he said, "Do I shock you,
Miss Kelly?"
170
00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,600
She said, "Oh, no, I went to a
girls' convent school, Mr Hitchcock.
171
00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,840
"I heard all those things
by the time I was 13."
172
00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:40,280
Grace was always seen as this
perfect 1950s lady,
173
00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,880
but deep down, she was a very
independent
174
00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,080
and driven person and, you know,
175
00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,840
she wasn't afraid of having
a sex life,
176
00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,040
she wasn't afraid of having affairs,
177
00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,320
she wasn't afraid
of following her heart.
178
00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,760
Grace followed her heart
during filming on Dial M For Murder
179
00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,360
and had an affair with her
on-screen husband, Ray Milland,
180
00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,760
that put her fledgling
career in jeopardy.
181
00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:08,240
She really messed up
when she had an affair with him.
182
00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,960
She had to issue a public statement
to Hollywood saying,
183
00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,800
"I never meant to have an affair
with a married man."
184
00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,560
Growing up, Grace was said
to have had
185
00:11:19,560 --> 00:11:22,080
a difficult relationship
with her family.
186
00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,000
She had defied her father
to become an actress.
187
00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,120
He didn't see her as having
any of the star quality
188
00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:29,480
that everybody else could see.
189
00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:35,040
Grace Kelly always had to prove
something to her father.
190
00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,960
She was the third child of four,
191
00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,840
so it wasn't
that Grace wasn't loved,
192
00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:41,400
but she maybe wasn't noticed.
193
00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,680
Intelligent and from
a wealthy family,
194
00:11:45,680 --> 00:11:48,680
her background certainly
drove her on to succeed.
195
00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,000
If her hard work with Hitchcock had
boosted her career,
196
00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,680
her next film, the modest romance
The Country Girl,
197
00:11:56,680 --> 00:11:58,640
would be the making of it.
198
00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,560
Oh, no, not me, thank you.
199
00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:03,240
I'm just a girl from the country.
200
00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,840
The theatre and the people in it
201
00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,960
have always been a complete
mystery to me.
202
00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,880
In minimal make-up
and unfashionable clothes,
203
00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,640
Grace was cast against her
icy blonde type
204
00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:19,360
as the wife of an alcoholic
singer played by Bing Crosby.
205
00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:20,960
When did you get these, Frank?
206
00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,160
Last night, after you fell asleep.
207
00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,400
No more, Frank.
208
00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,880
It was rumoured they carried
the relationship off screen, too.
209
00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,440
When we get to Boston,
I'll get you some sleeping pills.
210
00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,960
Even in The Country Girl, playing
in those incredibly dowdy clothes,
211
00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,000
Grace made it look good and classy.
212
00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,160
Whether you like it or not,
Frank's weak.
213
00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:42,960
He's a leaner.
214
00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,440
And I happen to be the one
he leans on.
215
00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,560
Hollywood loves to reward
216
00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:52,800
actors and actresses who gain weight
or lose weight for pictures
217
00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,960
or who look very dowdy and very much
against their elegant image.
218
00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:03,520
Grace's steely determination
to land the role paid off.
219
00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,720
She was just 25 and one of the
youngest ever Oscar winners
220
00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,640
when she lifted the coveted trophy.
221
00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:15,960
The Oscar was presented by rumoured
former flame William Holden.
222
00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,600
I can only say thank you
with all my heart
223
00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,960
to all who made this possible
for me. Thank you.
224
00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,680
After just four years in film,
she was the toast of Hollywood.
225
00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,880
The success of The Country Girl
was a pivotal moment
226
00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,080
that not only changed her
professional life,
227
00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:36,600
but personal life, too.
228
00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,040
It was through the film
she met Prince Rainier of Monaco.
229
00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,880
It's a strange series
of coincidences
230
00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,520
that brings Grace
and Rainier together.
231
00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,440
She was asked to go to the Cannes
Film Festival
232
00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,640
to promote The Country Girl
233
00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,120
and then Paris Match wanted to
do a photo shoot
234
00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:57,800
so they were thinking, "How can we
have an interesting photo shoot?
235
00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:02,040
"How about Hollywood royalty
with actual royalty?"
236
00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,000
The magazine arranged for
a PR shoot with Rainier
237
00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,840
at his palace in the principality.
238
00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,920
He'd ascended the throne in 1949.
239
00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,200
a dashing war hero,
he'd seen action
240
00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,920
and was awarded the French
Croix de Guerre with bronze star.
241
00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,040
Six years Grace's senior,
242
00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,600
their meeting didn't get off
to the best of starts.
243
00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,560
The electricity was
out in her hotel,
244
00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:33,520
so she had to wear a frumpy dress
and style her hair herself.
245
00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,680
She had to pull it back in a bun.
246
00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,080
She also didn't have a hat -
247
00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,520
she didn't know she was supposed
to wear a hat,
248
00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,720
so she borrowed a friend's really
hideous floral headdress.
249
00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,880
He was about an hour late,
which she was quite frustrated by,
250
00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,840
but when he did turn up,
he was extremely charming to her.
251
00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,720
He showed her around the
Disney World-like palace
252
00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,680
that is Monte Carlo
and they did hit it off.
253
00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,760
He was educated at a number
of British boarding schools,
254
00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:08,640
so he did have that kind of
cosmopolitan and, of course,
255
00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:12,880
English-speaking background that,
again, may have helped.
256
00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:16,720
She sent a thank you note to Rainier
and they began corresponding.
257
00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:23,080
She would make 11 films in five
years and found Hollywood ruthless.
258
00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,560
After numerous unhappy romances
and an Oscar win...
259
00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:32,120
.. Was she looking for an out
and a new life?
260
00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,720
You know, there he was, handsome,
eligible bachelor
261
00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:40,800
living in a palace in the south of
France, in Monaco, I don't think...
262
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,880
I think she was in love with
the idea of being in love.
263
00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,840
I think she fell in love
through his letters
264
00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,280
or she fell in like through
his letters.
265
00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,480
I don't know
if she ever really loved him.
266
00:15:55,480 --> 00:16:00,120
I think she chose her destiny.
267
00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:05,960
A year earlier, Grace's destiny had
taken her to the south of France
268
00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,800
for Hitchcock's To Catch A Thief.
269
00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,760
During filming, she'd fallen
in love with the area
270
00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:13,360
which would later shape her future.
271
00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:18,680
To Catch A Thief is an incredibly
glamorous Riviera caper.
272
00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,120
I mean, is really qualifies as one
of the most beautiful films
273
00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:22,480
ever made, I think.
274
00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,640
We have Grace Kelly playing
the beautiful American heiress,
275
00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:29,360
Frances Stevens,
who spies Cary Grant on the beach
276
00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,000
and decide that this is
the man for her.
277
00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,200
The film is not regarded as one
of Hitchcock's best,
278
00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,280
but it's well remembered for the
sparkling interplay
279
00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:39,680
between Grant and Kelly.
280
00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:45,160
Her part in the film appeared
to mirror her own life.
281
00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,600
You're here in Europe
to buy a husband, aren't you?
282
00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,320
The man I want doesn't have a price.
283
00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,120
Well, that eliminates me.
284
00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,040
Grace would, indeed, catch
a husband on the French Riviera
285
00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,040
when she later married Rainier.
286
00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,520
It's strange to encapture her
life in that we see
287
00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:08,240
in the car with Cary Grant with
the whole of the Mediterranean
288
00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:13,240
and below Monaco spilt
out in front of us.
289
00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,040
Oh! Lovely day.
290
00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,800
Have you ever seen any place
in the world more beautiful?
291
00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:22,360
Well, she doesn't know at this time
that she's pointing to
292
00:17:22,360 --> 00:17:27,880
the beautiful, pink Palace of Monaco
where she would become the princess.
293
00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:31,120
At 26, Grace had it all.
294
00:17:31,120 --> 00:17:35,680
She was a style icon, rich,
beautiful, an Oscar winner
295
00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,000
and had dated some of the most
handsome leading men in film.
296
00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,320
The whole of Hollywood was stunned
when she left, really.
297
00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,320
She arrived like a meteorite.
298
00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:49,760
She was a shining star -
six years, she was gone.
299
00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:52,280
She turned her back on Hollywood
when she landed
300
00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:56,160
the biggest role of her life
as Princess Grace of Monaco.
301
00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:00,120
But was it a part
she would later regret playing?
302
00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:05,080
When you see her as a bride
in the famous outfit,
303
00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,200
I think she does look like a bit of
a caged bird,
304
00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,000
trapped behind the veil.
305
00:18:13,820 --> 00:18:16,020
ARCHIVE: The principality of Monaco.
306
00:18:16,020 --> 00:18:19,300
An independent state with its own
rulers and its own laws.
307
00:18:19,300 --> 00:18:23,500
Monica was already well-known for
attracting the jet-set.
308
00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:25,420
An international playground,
309
00:18:25,420 --> 00:18:29,340
this coastline along the blue
Mediterranean has become the Mecca
310
00:18:29,340 --> 00:18:32,300
for those who have been captivated
by its charms.
311
00:18:32,300 --> 00:18:35,740
It's new ruler, Prince Rainier,
was the only son.
312
00:18:35,740 --> 00:18:39,700
He'd become the direct heir
on his 21st birthday.
313
00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:43,780
He now wanted to make his
principality the ultimate paradise,
314
00:18:43,780 --> 00:18:47,420
not just for millionaires,
but wealthy tourists, too.
315
00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:52,140
Cameras are not allowed to show
the faces of gamblers in the casino.
316
00:18:52,140 --> 00:18:55,580
Greek shipping tycoon
Aristotle Onassis
317
00:18:55,580 --> 00:18:59,060
was one of the principality's
big players.
318
00:18:59,060 --> 00:19:03,460
After a third purchase,
Mr Onassis now controls Monte Carlo.
319
00:19:03,460 --> 00:19:04,980
Is that true?
320
00:19:04,980 --> 00:19:09,020
His headquarters for his ships and
all that are here in Monte Carlo,
321
00:19:09,020 --> 00:19:11,740
but he never runs Monaco or
anything like it.
322
00:19:11,740 --> 00:19:13,740
Is he friendly with Prince Rainier?
323
00:19:13,740 --> 00:19:14,980
Why, yes.
324
00:19:17,020 --> 00:19:20,140
It's rumoured the prince's friend
hatched a plan
325
00:19:20,140 --> 00:19:23,820
to enhance Rainier's
and the principality's fortunes.
326
00:19:26,740 --> 00:19:29,540
Ari Onassis was a showman.
327
00:19:29,540 --> 00:19:34,500
He said, "What you really need to do
is marry a movie star
328
00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:39,460
"and that will bring back all
the glamour to Monaco."
329
00:19:39,460 --> 00:19:46,420
So Onassis himself created a
shortlist of actresses
330
00:19:46,420 --> 00:19:48,620
for Rainier to marry.
331
00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:55,260
Was Grace Kelly just one of a number
of candidates in the mix?
332
00:19:56,580 --> 00:20:01,180
Screen goddess Marilyn Monroe,
one of Grace's contemporaries,
333
00:20:01,180 --> 00:20:04,420
was supposedly on the shortlist
but turned him down.
334
00:20:06,180 --> 00:20:13,420
Marilyn Monroe kept referring to
Prince Rainier as Prince Reindeer.
335
00:20:13,420 --> 00:20:17,660
Whether she did it because she was
playing dumb
336
00:20:17,660 --> 00:20:21,740
or whether she really did
not want to
337
00:20:21,740 --> 00:20:24,540
give up her movie career, who knows?
But she kept saying,
338
00:20:24,540 --> 00:20:27,860
"Well, I don't know
if I want to marry Prince Reindeer."
339
00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:31,700
Rainier had been in a long affair
which had broken up.
340
00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:33,700
He found it very, very difficult
341
00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,900
to sort of meet a woman
on equal terms
342
00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:39,180
without being harassed
and speculated about.
343
00:20:39,180 --> 00:20:42,980
It was rumoured Prince Rainier
wanted a glamorous and rich wife
344
00:20:42,980 --> 00:20:45,580
for another reason, too.
345
00:20:45,580 --> 00:20:49,980
There is a law in Monaco that if the
Prince dies without a male heir,
346
00:20:49,980 --> 00:20:52,100
Monaco becomes part of France.
347
00:20:53,540 --> 00:20:57,980
At their first meeting in Monaco in
the spring, Rainier had been charmed
348
00:20:57,980 --> 00:21:01,540
by the beautiful, witty and
successful Grace Kelly.
349
00:21:01,540 --> 00:21:04,340
Around eight months
after their photo shoot,
350
00:21:04,340 --> 00:21:06,980
he set sail for America
to meet her family.
351
00:21:08,420 --> 00:21:13,100
Within three days, he had proposed
to Grace and, in that time,
352
00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:16,340
according to her sister,
they fell very much in love.
353
00:21:16,340 --> 00:21:19,820
ARCHIVE: And then a press conference
was told that the Prince of Monaco
354
00:21:19,820 --> 00:21:24,220
had chosen his princess and his
bride-to-be never looked lovelier.
355
00:21:25,980 --> 00:21:29,660
But behind the cameras, there was
said to be a tough business deal
356
00:21:29,660 --> 00:21:31,220
Rainier wanted thrashed out.
357
00:21:32,300 --> 00:21:37,140
In line with royal custom,
he allegedly wanted a large dowry,
358
00:21:37,140 --> 00:21:40,940
but to the American Kelly family,
this seemed bizarre.
359
00:21:40,940 --> 00:21:44,340
Grace Kelly was expected to bring
to the marriage
360
00:21:44,340 --> 00:21:47,700
not only her high-profile glamour,
361
00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:51,140
but also quite a large cash dowry,
362
00:21:51,140 --> 00:21:52,380
$2 million.
363
00:21:53,780 --> 00:21:57,260
When this was first put to Jack
Kelly, her father, he said,
364
00:21:57,260 --> 00:22:00,740
"My daughter Grace doesn't have
to pay anyone to marry her."
365
00:22:00,740 --> 00:22:03,140
And when Rainier came to visit him,
366
00:22:03,140 --> 00:22:06,300
he was like, "Hey,
I'm the king of Philadelphia.
367
00:22:06,300 --> 00:22:08,260
"You're in my kingdom now, Mister."
368
00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:12,700
Grace was determined, despite her
father's reservations.
369
00:22:12,700 --> 00:22:18,780
There was this sense, in a way,
that this was the ultimate role.
370
00:22:18,780 --> 00:22:22,020
The information about the money
remains unclear.
371
00:22:22,020 --> 00:22:26,580
Full financial details of any dowry
have never been disclosed.
372
00:22:26,580 --> 00:22:28,620
But it's rumoured
the wealthy actress
373
00:22:28,620 --> 00:22:31,700
may have stumped up some of
the cash herself.
374
00:22:31,700 --> 00:22:35,780
Grace had to show up
with not only her glamour
375
00:22:35,780 --> 00:22:39,700
and her cachet
as an Oscar-winning actress,
376
00:22:39,700 --> 00:22:44,140
not only with her catholic womb,
but with her cheque-book.
377
00:22:44,140 --> 00:22:46,340
ARCHIVE: The people of Monaco
received the news
378
00:22:46,340 --> 00:22:49,300
of Prince Rainier's engagement
with joyful enthusiasm.
379
00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:51,500
After her wedding,
this delightful actress
380
00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:54,460
will be known as Her Serene Highness
Princess of Monaco.
381
00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:57,980
With the marriage brokered,
382
00:22:57,980 --> 00:23:01,060
Grace was still under contract
with the studio,
383
00:23:01,060 --> 00:23:03,460
and had one more film to do -
a musical.
384
00:23:03,460 --> 00:23:06,260
She was going out on a top note.
385
00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:09,180
Grace's final film was High Society,
386
00:23:09,180 --> 00:23:12,540
by which time she was engaged
to Prince Rainier,
387
00:23:12,540 --> 00:23:14,060
and everyone really knew
388
00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:16,540
that this was the last film
before her wedding.
389
00:23:20,340 --> 00:23:22,940
In the best tradition
of Hollywood musicals,
390
00:23:22,940 --> 00:23:26,620
High Society combines witty
and energetic songs
391
00:23:26,620 --> 00:23:28,900
with a feel-good storyline.
392
00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:32,700
In an echo of Grace Kelly's true
life romance with Prince Rainier,
393
00:23:32,700 --> 00:23:36,660
the film revolves around Bing
Crosby's attempts to win her heart.
394
00:23:36,660 --> 00:23:38,060
I would like to talk to you...
395
00:23:38,060 --> 00:23:42,780
Rainier visited the set as their own
wedding was only weeks away.
396
00:23:42,780 --> 00:23:45,140
You've lost a little weight,
haven't you, Sam?
397
00:23:45,140 --> 00:23:47,340
She's very thin in High Society.
398
00:23:47,340 --> 00:23:50,540
It was a very stressful
whirlwind time for her.
399
00:23:50,540 --> 00:23:52,700
I just wanted to know
what you are doing here
400
00:23:52,700 --> 00:23:54,180
the day before my wedding.
401
00:23:54,180 --> 00:23:59,620
It's quite extraordinary to think
of Rainier being around the set.
402
00:24:00,860 --> 00:24:05,260
He was this world-famous prince,
and they were going to get married.
403
00:24:05,260 --> 00:24:08,620
It was all romance, and they were
able to spend a bit of time together
404
00:24:08,620 --> 00:24:10,580
as a result,
getting to know each other.
405
00:24:10,580 --> 00:24:11,940
Get in.
406
00:24:15,180 --> 00:24:18,980
Did Rainier also want to keep
an eye on Grace?
407
00:24:18,980 --> 00:24:23,620
Her other co-star, Frank Sinatra,
was a renowned womaniser,
408
00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:26,380
while Crosby was apparently
an old flame,
409
00:24:26,380 --> 00:24:30,060
constantly wooing her in the movie
with romantic ballads.
410
00:24:30,060 --> 00:24:37,980
# While I give to you
and you give to me
411
00:24:39,380 --> 00:24:41,860
# True love... #
412
00:24:41,860 --> 00:24:44,500
Grace is on the yacht
with Bing Crosby
413
00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:46,660
and they're singing True Love,
414
00:24:46,660 --> 00:24:48,620
and I guess people were thinking
415
00:24:48,620 --> 00:24:51,900
that, really, is mirroring
what is going on with her -
416
00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:55,020
and, of course, it would
have been wonderful fodder
417
00:24:55,020 --> 00:24:57,020
for the gossip columns.
418
00:24:57,020 --> 00:25:00,100
Miss Lord,
would you please lift your chin?
419
00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:02,700
In a publicity coup for the studio,
420
00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:05,740
the actress wears Rainier's
ring in the film.
421
00:25:05,740 --> 00:25:07,540
Hey, that's some rock you
got there, Sam.
422
00:25:07,540 --> 00:25:09,140
Did you mine that yourself, George?
423
00:25:09,140 --> 00:25:13,420
It was a stunning
emerald cut diamond
424
00:25:13,420 --> 00:25:16,700
that rapidly became one of the most
famous engagement rings in the
world.
425
00:25:18,220 --> 00:25:22,180
She was wearing this great
gift from the man in her life
426
00:25:22,180 --> 00:25:25,060
while she was leaving her
old world behind.
427
00:25:25,060 --> 00:25:28,100
Sort of couldn't write
it in a fairy tale,
428
00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:30,780
because nobody would believe it -
but it did happen.
429
00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:36,540
# But you're sensational... #
430
00:25:36,540 --> 00:25:40,020
There's also the idea that she's
kind of sending herself up
431
00:25:40,020 --> 00:25:42,660
a little bit in High Society.
432
00:25:42,660 --> 00:25:45,340
# "The Fair Miss Frigid Air"... #
433
00:25:45,340 --> 00:25:48,820
There's the number
You're Sensational,
434
00:25:48,820 --> 00:25:53,620
when Frank Sinatra serenades her.
It's a very sexy number, actually,
435
00:25:53,620 --> 00:25:58,100
and, in that, he is suggesting to
her that although she is deemed
436
00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:03,300
to be a bronze goddess,
this icy Fair Miss Frigid Air,
437
00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:05,500
he can see beneath that,
and beyond that,
438
00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:10,780
that actually she is sensational and
that she is warm and sexy and fun.
439
00:26:12,020 --> 00:26:16,300
# Cos you're sensational... #
440
00:26:16,300 --> 00:26:19,100
As Grace left Hollywood,
441
00:26:19,100 --> 00:26:22,500
she might have hoped she would be
back on a film set one day...
442
00:26:23,740 --> 00:26:26,020
..but this was before women's lib,
443
00:26:26,020 --> 00:26:30,500
and now her career was out of her
hands and in her fiance's.
444
00:26:30,500 --> 00:26:33,180
You said that whether or not you
continued your career
445
00:26:33,180 --> 00:26:35,940
after your marriage would
depend in part on Prince Rainier.
446
00:26:35,940 --> 00:26:38,580
Yes, that is the...
On the Prince approving.
447
00:26:38,580 --> 00:26:40,900
Has it already been discussed,
may I ask?
448
00:26:40,900 --> 00:26:42,820
Oh, yes.
449
00:26:42,820 --> 00:26:45,820
I think, probably,
Rainier was controlling.
450
00:26:45,820 --> 00:26:48,140
He was older than Grace.
451
00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:51,900
He had come from that
social background
452
00:26:51,900 --> 00:26:55,220
where girls were girls, decorative,
453
00:26:55,220 --> 00:26:57,940
and men ran everything.
454
00:26:57,940 --> 00:27:02,100
The marriage would be the end of her
incredible, award-winning career.
455
00:27:03,780 --> 00:27:07,100
Within weeks, Grace was
leaving her old life behind.
456
00:27:08,660 --> 00:27:14,260
It was an amazingly short period
between the end of High Society
457
00:27:14,260 --> 00:27:18,460
and the time when she had to
leave for Monaco.
458
00:27:18,460 --> 00:27:19,900
Roughly a month.
459
00:27:19,900 --> 00:27:24,380
Grace and her family sailed to
Monaco on an eight-day voyage.
460
00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:29,460
The move to Monaco is a very,
very dramatic change in her life,
461
00:27:29,460 --> 00:27:32,180
and a slightly terrifying step.
462
00:27:32,180 --> 00:27:35,420
So, she surrounds herself with lots
and lots of activity.
463
00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:38,940
It's a very exciting thing,
and I'm very, very happy.
464
00:27:38,940 --> 00:27:41,940
Of course, I'm a little sad
to be leaving home,
465
00:27:41,940 --> 00:27:43,540
but I hope to be back quite often.
466
00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:51,180
Here was the Princess coming into
this amazing port in Monte Carlo,
467
00:27:51,180 --> 00:27:55,580
and it seemed everybody who lived
in Monaco was out in the streets.
468
00:27:55,580 --> 00:27:59,780
It was...
It was the stuff of fairy tale.
469
00:27:59,780 --> 00:28:03,100
It made headlines around the world.
470
00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:08,220
The shot was picture perfect -
but was the fairy tale real?
471
00:28:08,220 --> 00:28:11,020
Would Grace miss the old life
she left behind,
472
00:28:11,020 --> 00:28:13,940
and which she soon come to
tire of her new role?
473
00:28:15,180 --> 00:28:18,300
A lot of fairy tales
do have a dark side to them,
474
00:28:18,300 --> 00:28:20,420
and perhaps her life did, too.
475
00:28:31,420 --> 00:28:33,460
In little more than five years,
476
00:28:33,460 --> 00:28:37,260
Grace Kelly had grown from obscurity
on the New York stage
477
00:28:37,260 --> 00:28:40,860
to being a world-famous
Oscar-winning movie star -
478
00:28:40,860 --> 00:28:45,140
and now her life story was
about to take a more romantic twist,
479
00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:48,140
as she became a real-life princess.
480
00:28:48,140 --> 00:28:50,780
ARCHIVE: The joyous
day of the religious wedding.
481
00:28:50,780 --> 00:28:53,780
It's 10:30,
and the morning sun shines brightly.
482
00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:57,780
Grace married Prince Rainier
in Monaco
483
00:28:57,780 --> 00:29:00,740
over the course of two
days in April 1956,
484
00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:03,740
in both civil and
religious ceremonies -
485
00:29:03,740 --> 00:29:06,420
an event now dubbed
the Wedding of the Century.
486
00:29:06,420 --> 00:29:10,660
Solemnly, on her father's arm,
she enters the cathedral.
487
00:29:10,660 --> 00:29:14,180
All eyes are on her - an entrancing
picture in her magnificent gown,
488
00:29:14,180 --> 00:29:17,420
as she takes her
place before the high altar.
489
00:29:17,420 --> 00:29:22,020
The ceremony was filmed by MGM
and by TV companies
490
00:29:22,020 --> 00:29:26,940
who broadcast it to 30 million
viewers around the world.
491
00:29:26,940 --> 00:29:29,140
There was the civil
ceremony one day,
492
00:29:29,140 --> 00:29:32,700
then the religious
ceremony at the cathedral the next,
493
00:29:32,700 --> 00:29:37,340
attended by so many guests,
including Hollywood royalty -
494
00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:40,660
Cary Grant, David Niven,
Ava Gardner.
495
00:29:40,660 --> 00:29:42,940
We are now out of the '40s.
496
00:29:42,940 --> 00:29:46,740
The world has settled down after
the Second World War,
497
00:29:46,740 --> 00:29:48,940
and this is glamour.
498
00:29:48,940 --> 00:29:52,980
This was the stuff that,
you know, dreams are made of,
499
00:29:52,980 --> 00:29:55,700
and I can still see that picture,
500
00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:59,260
black and white, of course,
in my mind's eye.
501
00:29:59,260 --> 00:30:04,500
This was Hollywood with bells on.
502
00:30:04,500 --> 00:30:06,820
Couldn't have been any more
exciting.
503
00:30:06,820 --> 00:30:11,220
When the wedding did come,
it really was an unparalleled event
504
00:30:11,220 --> 00:30:15,380
in terms of glamour
and significance, newsworthiness.
505
00:30:16,740 --> 00:30:19,300
Grace's wedding dress
is one of the best remembered
506
00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:21,620
and most elegant bridal
gowns of all time.
507
00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:25,100
She didn't order
it from a fashion house.
508
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:30,380
It was a gift from her former
studio, MGM, and created by Helen
Rose,
509
00:30:30,380 --> 00:30:31,820
the chief costume designer
510
00:30:31,820 --> 00:30:34,260
who had worked on two
of Grace's previous films.
511
00:30:36,220 --> 00:30:40,660
It's notable that MGM
would make Grace a present
512
00:30:40,660 --> 00:30:43,340
of the wedding dress,
the staggering dress
513
00:30:43,340 --> 00:30:46,220
involving vast amounts of fabric,
514
00:30:46,220 --> 00:30:49,220
vast amounts - you know,
hours and hours of work.
515
00:30:50,980 --> 00:30:54,300
The dress had been the subject
of intense press interest.
516
00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:57,980
Miss Kelly, we understand
that you changed the idea
517
00:30:57,980 --> 00:30:59,260
about your gown already.
518
00:30:59,260 --> 00:31:01,740
Was that your decision,
or Helen Rose's at MGM?
519
00:31:01,740 --> 00:31:03,500
Oh, no,
I don't know where you heard that.
520
00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:05,700
It's... It's always been the same.
521
00:31:07,460 --> 00:31:10,980
And it's still the original
dress that we planned.
522
00:31:10,980 --> 00:31:17,980
I understand it took three dozen
seamstresses three weeks,
523
00:31:17,980 --> 00:31:22,740
with an estimated cost,
back then, of $7,200.
524
00:31:22,740 --> 00:31:25,020
Can you imagine how
much it would cost today?
525
00:31:25,020 --> 00:31:29,220
It was the beginning
of the iconic wedding dress
526
00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:30,700
that people dreamed about.
527
00:31:31,820 --> 00:31:34,100
ARCHIVE: Now, by civil authority
and by the church,
528
00:31:34,100 --> 00:31:36,300
Prince Rainier
and his film star bride
529
00:31:36,300 --> 00:31:38,180
have been pronounced man and wife.
530
00:31:39,860 --> 00:31:43,700
Princess Grace's wedding dress seems
to have inspired bridal fashions
531
00:31:43,700 --> 00:31:45,780
for more than six decades.
532
00:31:45,780 --> 00:31:48,940
Many royal watchers believe that it
influenced the design
533
00:31:48,940 --> 00:31:52,300
of Kate Middleton's wedding dress
in 2011
534
00:31:52,300 --> 00:31:55,460
for her marriage to Prince William.
535
00:31:55,460 --> 00:31:57,660
I was reporting
for Catherine's wedding,
536
00:31:57,660 --> 00:31:59,580
the Duchess of Cambridge's dress,
537
00:31:59,580 --> 00:32:03,060
and as soon as I saw it,
I thought, "Princess Grace."
538
00:32:03,060 --> 00:32:04,860
I can see the similarity.
539
00:32:04,860 --> 00:32:09,380
I can see, slightly,
the high collar. Lots of lace.
540
00:32:09,380 --> 00:32:11,580
I'm sure, with Catherine, you know,
541
00:32:11,580 --> 00:32:15,460
it's a very tight bond with your
designer, so I wouldn't be surprised
542
00:32:15,460 --> 00:32:17,620
if she references
Grace Kelly's dress.
543
00:32:17,620 --> 00:32:19,420
Wouldn't be surprised at all.
544
00:32:19,420 --> 00:32:23,180
Instead of the conventional,
for royals, tiara,
545
00:32:23,180 --> 00:32:25,700
which perhaps she didn't possess,
546
00:32:25,700 --> 00:32:29,700
she wore this little sort of
Juliet cap,
547
00:32:29,700 --> 00:32:32,580
beautifully embroidered
and decorated,
548
00:32:32,580 --> 00:32:37,180
which, again, allowed a sight
of that very beautiful face.
549
00:32:41,180 --> 00:32:44,780
Grace and Rainier had invited
many VIP guests
550
00:32:44,780 --> 00:32:47,340
such as the Aga Khan of India
551
00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:50,300
and the Greek shipping magnate
Aristotle Onassis,
552
00:32:50,300 --> 00:32:54,340
who first came up with the idea of
Rainier marrying a Hollywood star,
553
00:32:54,340 --> 00:32:56,780
to raise the profile of Monaco...
554
00:32:57,860 --> 00:33:02,140
..but the restrained European
monarchs of the 1950s stayed away.
555
00:33:02,140 --> 00:33:06,420
It's said that Queen Elizabeth II,
in England,
556
00:33:06,420 --> 00:33:08,300
said, "No, no, I'm not going,"
557
00:33:08,300 --> 00:33:10,700
you know,
"Far too many celebrities.
558
00:33:10,700 --> 00:33:12,380
"Far too many Hollywood types."
559
00:33:13,420 --> 00:33:15,140
Maybe they were slightly sniffy -
560
00:33:15,140 --> 00:33:17,820
and, in fact, later Grace became
very, very friendly
561
00:33:17,820 --> 00:33:20,020
with members of the British
royal family,
562
00:33:20,020 --> 00:33:23,500
but, certainly, they didn't seem to
be rushing to Monaco.
563
00:33:23,500 --> 00:33:25,780
ARCHIVE: Yes, indeed,
it certainly was a great day
564
00:33:25,780 --> 00:33:28,060
in the long history
of the principality.
565
00:33:28,060 --> 00:33:30,460
A great day for the loyal
people of Monaco.
566
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:40,900
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace's
first child, Caroline,
567
00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:44,340
was born on the 23rd of January
1957,
568
00:33:44,340 --> 00:33:47,260
prompting Monegasques
to ring church bells.
569
00:33:47,260 --> 00:33:51,180
The couple went on to have two more
children, Albert and Stephanie.
570
00:33:53,060 --> 00:33:54,940
Caroline, their eldest child,
571
00:33:54,940 --> 00:33:58,820
was born nine months,
four days after their wedding -
572
00:33:58,820 --> 00:34:01,180
so, they were very keen
to be parents,
573
00:34:01,180 --> 00:34:03,740
and very keen to provide an heir.
574
00:34:03,740 --> 00:34:09,020
So, from, really, before they had
even celebrated a year together,
575
00:34:09,020 --> 00:34:13,700
they were already mother
and father to somebody.
576
00:34:13,700 --> 00:34:17,740
They then had to live every day,
like all of us do,
577
00:34:17,740 --> 00:34:20,340
with the ups and downs of everyday.
578
00:34:20,340 --> 00:34:22,540
ARCHIVE: At the moment,
the little principality
579
00:34:22,540 --> 00:34:24,900
is waiting for news of another
birth at the palace -
580
00:34:24,900 --> 00:34:27,660
news which will be proclaimed
by a gun salute.
581
00:34:27,660 --> 00:34:30,700
21 for a girl, 101 for a boy.
582
00:34:33,020 --> 00:34:35,620
Grace had been an ambitious
film star,
583
00:34:35,620 --> 00:34:39,420
but, as a commoner who
married into a royal family,
584
00:34:39,420 --> 00:34:42,660
she found herself working hard
to fit into her new role,
585
00:34:42,660 --> 00:34:46,060
even hiring a private French tutor.
586
00:34:46,060 --> 00:34:48,500
She would have had to learn
the accent,
587
00:34:48,500 --> 00:34:51,060
she would have had to have learned
the ways people speak,
588
00:34:51,060 --> 00:34:54,580
how they eat,
what they did on Sundays -
589
00:34:54,580 --> 00:34:57,460
because it's a very conservative
Catholic country.
590
00:34:57,460 --> 00:35:00,420
She would have been called
Her Serene Highness,
591
00:35:00,420 --> 00:35:02,660
and she would have had to be serene.
592
00:35:02,660 --> 00:35:05,700
So, all of that must have taken
a toll on her.
593
00:35:07,180 --> 00:35:10,300
Whatever the stresses of her
new royal life,
594
00:35:10,300 --> 00:35:14,780
Princess Grace continued to be a
role model for generations to come.
595
00:35:14,780 --> 00:35:20,100
She became a style icon, perhaps,
because of her own personal style,
596
00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:24,060
her figure,
those very beautifully cut suits,
597
00:35:24,060 --> 00:35:29,020
the dresses with the narrow waist
and the huge flaring skirt.
598
00:35:29,020 --> 00:35:31,220
When I was growing up, in the '60s,
599
00:35:31,220 --> 00:35:35,660
there were two paper dolls that I
had, and every girl had.
600
00:35:35,660 --> 00:35:39,340
It was one of Grace Kelly
and one of Jackie Kennedy.
601
00:35:39,340 --> 00:35:41,580
These were the ideals.
602
00:35:41,580 --> 00:35:44,500
You are meant to be a mom,
that was your duty,
603
00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:46,860
but you never were supposed
to gain weight.
604
00:35:46,860 --> 00:35:50,700
You are supposed to make it all look
flawless and beautiful -
605
00:35:50,700 --> 00:35:53,140
and that's what
we were meant to grow up to be.
606
00:35:54,940 --> 00:35:57,620
Perhaps the most enduring
fashion statement
607
00:35:57,620 --> 00:35:59,620
associated with Princess Grace
608
00:35:59,620 --> 00:36:02,300
is the Hermes bag that was named
in her honour.
609
00:36:03,980 --> 00:36:07,140
When you saw Grace Kelly travelling,
apart from the luggage,
610
00:36:07,140 --> 00:36:11,140
she always had with her
an Hermes handbag.
611
00:36:11,140 --> 00:36:15,380
Some would say -
some would say to hide, perhaps,
612
00:36:15,380 --> 00:36:18,140
her pregnancy from the public -
but it was always there,
613
00:36:18,140 --> 00:36:20,100
and it was quite a significant look.
614
00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:24,980
It became so popular
that Hermes turned round
615
00:36:24,980 --> 00:36:30,140
and called it the Kelly bag, which,
today - today - costs a fortune.
616
00:36:30,140 --> 00:36:34,780
She liked dark brown and navy -
and crocodile,
617
00:36:34,780 --> 00:36:36,460
which is a little controversial.
618
00:36:38,820 --> 00:36:40,140
On their engagement,
619
00:36:40,140 --> 00:36:43,340
Grace and Rainier had announced
that she would stop making films
620
00:36:43,340 --> 00:36:46,220
after the wedding,
but rumours circulated
621
00:36:46,220 --> 00:36:48,180
of tensions in the marriage,
622
00:36:48,180 --> 00:36:51,620
that Rainier banned Grace's
films from being shown in Monaco,
623
00:36:51,620 --> 00:36:54,140
and tried to buy up all the copies.
624
00:36:54,140 --> 00:36:56,740
As with so much about Grace
and Rainier,
625
00:36:56,740 --> 00:36:59,700
there's rumours that Rainier
banned the films -
626
00:36:59,700 --> 00:37:03,980
but I'm not sure
that's convincingly the case,
627
00:37:03,980 --> 00:37:05,620
because the films were out there.
628
00:37:05,620 --> 00:37:09,100
I mean, she made some of the
greatest films in movie history.
629
00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:15,100
It's like, it's great in a story
that somebody's made up third-hand.
630
00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:20,380
The idea that he's going to ban
Mogambo or To Catch A Thief,
631
00:37:20,380 --> 00:37:22,580
or whatever, is sort of ridiculous.
632
00:37:23,820 --> 00:37:26,820
It seems that she hadn't
quite realised
633
00:37:26,820 --> 00:37:30,780
how completely she would have to
give up her career,
634
00:37:30,780 --> 00:37:33,580
because it wasn't that long
into the marriage
635
00:37:33,580 --> 00:37:39,180
that Alfred Hitchcock came calling,
with a very, very spectacular role.
636
00:37:41,420 --> 00:37:45,060
In 1962, Alfred Hitchcock offered
Grace the chance
637
00:37:45,060 --> 00:37:47,620
to make a fourth film together.
638
00:37:47,620 --> 00:37:49,820
The title character, Marnie,
639
00:37:49,820 --> 00:37:52,140
would have been her greatest
acting challenge yet -
640
00:37:52,140 --> 00:37:56,380
but when news broke of her casting,
it caused an outcry.
641
00:37:56,380 --> 00:37:59,780
The Monegasques didn't
want their beloved
642
00:37:59,780 --> 00:38:03,300
Princess in a Hollywood film.
643
00:38:03,300 --> 00:38:05,580
They certainly wouldn't have,
I suspect,
644
00:38:05,580 --> 00:38:08,300
if they had known that there was
a rape scene in the film.
645
00:38:11,620 --> 00:38:13,700
Despite the controversial script,
646
00:38:13,700 --> 00:38:17,940
Rainier was apparently
relaxed about his wife taking part -
647
00:38:17,940 --> 00:38:21,940
but Grace was forced to withdraw
after suffering a miscarriage,
648
00:38:21,940 --> 00:38:26,740
the second since the birth
of their son Albert in 1958.
649
00:38:26,740 --> 00:38:29,700
She wrote to her friend
saying that it was a catastrophe
650
00:38:29,700 --> 00:38:31,740
and she was very, very shaken.
651
00:38:31,740 --> 00:38:33,620
She also then wrote to Hitch
652
00:38:33,620 --> 00:38:36,820
and said, "I'm terribly sorry,
I can't do the film."
653
00:38:36,820 --> 00:38:40,900
He said, "It's only a movie,
I entirely understand why."
654
00:38:40,900 --> 00:38:45,580
Alfred Hitchcock eventually cast
Tippi Hedren in Grace's role.
655
00:38:45,580 --> 00:38:48,860
The devout Monegasques might have
found the traumatic rape scene
656
00:38:48,860 --> 00:38:52,580
too disturbing to handle
if their Princess had been involved.
657
00:38:54,340 --> 00:38:59,140
Sean Connery rapes
Tippi Hedren in this film.
658
00:38:59,140 --> 00:39:02,460
It's in a marriage,
and, in those days,
659
00:39:02,460 --> 00:39:06,420
that rape didn't exist,
legally, in marriage -
660
00:39:06,420 --> 00:39:08,660
but that's what happens.
661
00:39:08,660 --> 00:39:11,740
Of course, we can't see it,
but it is implied.
662
00:39:20,820 --> 00:39:23,940
The day after that, she
attempts to kill herself.
663
00:39:23,940 --> 00:39:29,660
So, this is an incredibly dark
and disturbing storyline.
664
00:39:29,660 --> 00:39:33,900
It's very hard to see the Princess
of Monaco playing that role.
665
00:39:33,900 --> 00:39:38,380
I'm sure Rainier didn't want
Grace to take part in that.
666
00:39:40,460 --> 00:39:43,260
Biographers later contradicted
the rumours
667
00:39:43,260 --> 00:39:47,260
that Rainier had effectively killed
off Grace's acting career.
668
00:39:47,260 --> 00:39:50,300
I think it was a great source
of sadness to Grace
669
00:39:50,300 --> 00:39:52,340
that she wasn't able to play Marnie,
670
00:39:52,340 --> 00:39:54,700
and I think she then had to accept,
really,
671
00:39:54,700 --> 00:39:56,580
that she wasn't going to go back
to Hollywood
672
00:39:56,580 --> 00:39:58,340
and make Hollywood films again.
673
00:40:00,540 --> 00:40:03,820
Gossip was rife about Rainier's
controlling nature,
674
00:40:03,820 --> 00:40:06,260
and the rumours
about their relationship
675
00:40:06,260 --> 00:40:07,820
continued in the years ahead.
676
00:40:08,900 --> 00:40:13,180
There were rumours of various -
what they used to call toy boys,
677
00:40:13,180 --> 00:40:15,940
and she had a flat in Paris,
678
00:40:15,940 --> 00:40:20,180
and there were all kinds of stuff
about affairs and all of this.
679
00:40:20,180 --> 00:40:23,300
She was a good person,
and she didn't hurt anybody.
680
00:40:31,980 --> 00:40:36,700
After turning down the role of
Marnie in Alfred Hitchcock's 1962
film,
681
00:40:36,700 --> 00:40:40,940
Princess Grace never again
returned to screen acting.
682
00:40:40,940 --> 00:40:43,900
She balanced her
time as the wife of Prince Rainier,
683
00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:47,740
the mother of three children
and her various state duties.
684
00:40:47,740 --> 00:40:51,540
During the 1970s,
she made tours of Europe and
America,
685
00:40:51,540 --> 00:40:56,220
performing classics of literature
to sell-out audiences.
686
00:40:56,220 --> 00:41:00,420
Grace was continually looking for
ways to express herself creatively.
687
00:41:00,420 --> 00:41:02,500
She had hobbies.
688
00:41:02,500 --> 00:41:05,260
She created pressed flower
arrangements -
689
00:41:05,260 --> 00:41:07,500
these are actually published
in a book -
690
00:41:07,500 --> 00:41:10,500
and she also did poetry readings.
691
00:41:10,500 --> 00:41:14,820
Princess Grace gave a revealing
interview to Desert Island Discs
692
00:41:14,820 --> 00:41:18,980
in 1981, admitting how much pleasure
the readings were giving her.
693
00:41:20,700 --> 00:41:22,540
You've been giving poetry recitals.
694
00:41:23,660 --> 00:41:26,100
Yes, this is something
I started a few years ago,
695
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:28,180
and I've enjoyed it very much.
696
00:41:28,180 --> 00:41:32,220
It's been very pleasant,
and it's something that I can do
697
00:41:32,220 --> 00:41:37,860
without being away from Monaco for,
you know, any long period of time.
698
00:41:37,860 --> 00:41:43,140
People still realise that she
had an innate talent and ability,
699
00:41:43,140 --> 00:41:46,020
and that they really
wanted to still see her,
700
00:41:46,020 --> 00:41:49,020
and, you know, she was a great
supporter of the arts,
701
00:41:49,020 --> 00:41:52,980
of ballet and the performing arts,
in her role as Princess.
702
00:41:54,860 --> 00:41:58,900
In 1977, Grace's love of ballet
gave her the opportunity
703
00:41:58,900 --> 00:42:01,460
to make one last return to cinema,
704
00:42:01,460 --> 00:42:04,460
as the presenter of
an enchanting documentary
705
00:42:04,460 --> 00:42:06,580
about a renowned
Russian ballet school.
706
00:42:07,740 --> 00:42:09,140
The film you're going to see
707
00:42:09,140 --> 00:42:12,260
is about the children
of Theatre Street in Leningrad.
708
00:42:14,060 --> 00:42:16,700
Grace had wanted to be
a dancer in her teens,
709
00:42:16,700 --> 00:42:19,900
and ballet was still very
close to her heart.
710
00:42:19,900 --> 00:42:23,580
This touching film was among the
nominees for best documentary
feature
711
00:42:23,580 --> 00:42:25,900
at the 1978 Oscars.
712
00:42:28,140 --> 00:42:30,860
This is where all that
effortless grace began.
713
00:42:31,980 --> 00:42:33,940
Only years of study and practice
714
00:42:33,940 --> 00:42:37,460
can make the ballet movements
look unstudied and natural,
715
00:42:37,460 --> 00:42:39,580
and perfectly confident.
716
00:42:42,460 --> 00:42:45,140
Grace brought real
prestige to the film
717
00:42:45,140 --> 00:42:49,020
and is said to have donated her fee
and a portion of the takings
718
00:42:49,020 --> 00:42:53,540
to support an academy of dance
in Monaco which still bears her
name.
719
00:42:55,020 --> 00:42:57,620
Grace understood
that she was privileged.
720
00:42:57,620 --> 00:43:02,660
She got that - and
so she tried to use her privilege
721
00:43:02,660 --> 00:43:07,060
as best she could in helping
children, in particular,
722
00:43:07,060 --> 00:43:09,620
and being a patron of the arts -
723
00:43:09,620 --> 00:43:12,780
and I think, in that,
she was a good person.
724
00:43:12,780 --> 00:43:15,540
She was never able
to satisfy herself
725
00:43:15,540 --> 00:43:18,900
on the scale, anything remotely
like the scale
726
00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:20,900
that she was used to in Hollywood.
727
00:43:22,380 --> 00:43:25,900
Grace's creative pursuits
were often framed in the press
728
00:43:25,900 --> 00:43:29,220
as her desperate attempts to
escape from a controlling husband.
729
00:43:30,460 --> 00:43:31,860
I think there's no question
730
00:43:31,860 --> 00:43:35,620
that there were undoubtedly ups
and downs,
731
00:43:35,620 --> 00:43:40,660
because she was trapped in a gilded
cage by the very nature of the job.
732
00:43:40,660 --> 00:43:43,060
You could think of it
as a gilded cage -
733
00:43:43,060 --> 00:43:45,340
I don't think her life
was like that at all,
734
00:43:45,340 --> 00:43:48,020
and I think she was actually
a very hard-working
735
00:43:48,020 --> 00:43:50,940
and professional person
all her life.
736
00:43:52,580 --> 00:43:56,660
There were reports that Rainier and
Grace endured a loveless marriage,
737
00:43:56,660 --> 00:43:59,500
and rumours that both were
having affairs,
738
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:02,700
which had been repeated in numerous
books and tabloid articles.
739
00:44:03,820 --> 00:44:05,100
It's a shame, in a way,
740
00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:07,660
that if you're a famous
and beautiful person,
741
00:44:07,660 --> 00:44:09,860
any time you're photographed
with somebody,
742
00:44:09,860 --> 00:44:12,380
it's assumed that you're being
intimate with them.
743
00:44:12,380 --> 00:44:14,300
They're often just friendships.
744
00:44:14,300 --> 00:44:18,540
There were rumours of various -
what they used to call toy boys,
745
00:44:18,540 --> 00:44:21,180
and she had a flat in Paris,
746
00:44:21,180 --> 00:44:25,620
and there were all kinds of stuff
about affairs and all of this.
747
00:44:25,620 --> 00:44:28,580
She was a good person,
and she didn't hurt anybody.
748
00:44:31,300 --> 00:44:35,180
In her lifetime, Princess Grace was
aware of all these unproven stories,
749
00:44:35,180 --> 00:44:37,900
and felt powerless to stop them.
750
00:44:37,900 --> 00:44:41,900
She understood that public figures
are subject to press speculation,
751
00:44:41,900 --> 00:44:46,140
but sometimes she pointed out
the excesses of tabloid invention,
752
00:44:46,140 --> 00:44:48,900
as in this frank interview from
1982.
753
00:44:48,900 --> 00:44:50,820
You know, if you believe
some of the things,
754
00:44:50,820 --> 00:44:52,700
I would have
had at least 52 babies by now.
755
00:44:52,700 --> 00:44:55,140
For many years,
I was always expecting a baby,
756
00:44:55,140 --> 00:44:57,460
according to the press,
or that my husband
757
00:44:57,460 --> 00:45:01,460
and I are constantly being divorced,
which also is not the case.
758
00:45:01,460 --> 00:45:06,580
To put words in our mouths
that are not true or to quote us
759
00:45:06,580 --> 00:45:12,540
on things that we have never said,
then I resent that and, er...
760
00:45:12,540 --> 00:45:15,300
..unfortunately, there's
very little one can do about it.
761
00:45:16,500 --> 00:45:18,980
Even if their relationship had
been strained,
762
00:45:18,980 --> 00:45:21,260
it's thought that in the contract
grace signed with
763
00:45:21,260 --> 00:45:26,260
Rainier in 1956, she agreed that
if their marriage should ever end,
764
00:45:26,260 --> 00:45:29,460
it would result in her losing
access to their children.
765
00:45:29,460 --> 00:45:33,820
Divorce was an impossibility
because if she had divorced,
766
00:45:33,820 --> 00:45:36,940
the children would stay with her
husband, that she
767
00:45:36,940 --> 00:45:40,500
wouldn't even necessarily have
access to them, because
768
00:45:40,500 --> 00:45:46,340
they would be regarded as part
of Monaco's royal establishment.
769
00:45:46,340 --> 00:45:50,020
After a lifetime of facing down
colourful tabloid stories,
770
00:45:50,020 --> 00:45:53,340
Princess Grace was
a veteran of handling the press.
771
00:45:53,340 --> 00:45:57,820
In 1981, she read poetry at a gala
event in London in front
772
00:45:57,820 --> 00:46:00,580
of Prince Charles
and Lady Diana Spencer.
773
00:46:00,580 --> 00:46:02,740
ARCHIVE: The charity concert at £50
a ticket
774
00:46:02,740 --> 00:46:04,300
was in aid of the Royal Opera House
775
00:46:04,300 --> 00:46:07,060
and one of the performers was
Princess Grace of Monaco.
776
00:46:08,540 --> 00:46:11,780
She, of course, is very experienced
at this sort of occasion.
777
00:46:11,780 --> 00:46:14,420
She also knows how to give
a helping hand to a newcomer.
778
00:46:15,620 --> 00:46:18,900
This was Diana's first public event
since her engagement
779
00:46:18,900 --> 00:46:22,740
before the intimidating
glare of paparazzi cameras.
780
00:46:22,740 --> 00:46:26,460
David Emanuel designed the dress
she wore that night.
781
00:46:26,460 --> 00:46:29,620
I think it was possibly, at that
stage, a bit too much for Diana,
782
00:46:29,620 --> 00:46:34,140
and Princess Grace gave
Diana a piece of advice,
783
00:46:34,140 --> 00:46:37,460
and apparently, I quote,
784
00:46:37,460 --> 00:46:40,700
"Don't worry, dear.
It'll only get worse."
785
00:46:40,700 --> 00:46:42,180
And, of course, it did.
786
00:46:42,180 --> 00:46:45,580
I think that Grace was a
very maternal person.
787
00:46:45,580 --> 00:46:50,500
Her eldest daughter, Caroline, was
close in age to Diana herself.
788
00:46:50,500 --> 00:46:54,220
Grace is still an actor so
she would've known,
789
00:46:54,220 --> 00:46:56,940
intuition and instinctively,
790
00:46:56,940 --> 00:46:59,820
what Diana needed to hear.
791
00:46:59,820 --> 00:47:02,420
Because Diana made some
comment about the attention,
792
00:47:02,420 --> 00:47:08,060
it's really quite a moving
set of footage to see this woman who
793
00:47:08,060 --> 00:47:13,380
knows exactly what's ahead of Diana,
to meet her at this stage when Diana
794
00:47:13,380 --> 00:47:15,820
really has no idea what's ahead of
her.
795
00:47:16,980 --> 00:47:19,940
She made the news and when she
didn't make the news,
796
00:47:19,940 --> 00:47:23,940
in her mind,
the news was made up about her.
797
00:47:23,940 --> 00:47:27,220
She did not really understand
798
00:47:27,220 --> 00:47:30,220
exactly how much of a bubble
you live in,
799
00:47:30,220 --> 00:47:33,740
like Diana did not,
like Meghan Markle did not.
800
00:47:35,620 --> 00:47:38,460
Away from the rumours about her
unhappy marriage,
801
00:47:38,460 --> 00:47:41,700
Princess Grace was also said to have
faced health issues
802
00:47:41,700 --> 00:47:45,940
during her later years, especially
migraines, possibly connected
803
00:47:45,940 --> 00:47:48,700
to her lifelong issue of poor
eyesight.
804
00:47:48,700 --> 00:47:50,820
She also had a minor car crash.
805
00:47:51,940 --> 00:47:57,660
She had been involved in an accident
driving a black London taxi cab,
806
00:47:57,660 --> 00:48:00,900
which was owned by the
royal family in Monaco.
807
00:48:00,900 --> 00:48:05,580
It wasn't a major accident - she hit
another car - but that led to the
808
00:48:05,580 --> 00:48:07,940
theory that she was never
comfortable
809
00:48:07,940 --> 00:48:09,540
behind the wheel of a car.
810
00:48:11,940 --> 00:48:17,220
Later, tabloids like the National
Enquirer would go much further.
811
00:48:17,220 --> 00:48:19,660
In its famously salacious style,
812
00:48:19,660 --> 00:48:23,020
the paper claimed that, before her
death, Grace was trapped in a
813
00:48:23,020 --> 00:48:26,460
nightmare world of tranquillisers,
depression and loneliness.
814
00:48:27,660 --> 00:48:31,100
But do we believe
the National Enquirer?
815
00:48:31,100 --> 00:48:34,900
Surely the headaches actually could
also have been
816
00:48:34,900 --> 00:48:37,900
a sign of other health issues.
817
00:48:37,900 --> 00:48:42,500
She was in her early 50s,
perhaps the time of the menopause.
818
00:48:42,500 --> 00:48:45,060
There were stories that she
was lonely,
819
00:48:45,060 --> 00:48:47,980
there were stories that she was
depressed.
820
00:48:47,980 --> 00:48:51,500
I think trying to keep three kids in
order
821
00:48:51,500 --> 00:48:53,500
and trying to make sure they're
happy
822
00:48:53,500 --> 00:48:56,900
and they're not doing things they
shouldn't do, it's going to be hard.
823
00:48:58,220 --> 00:49:02,540
Perhaps the most surprising story
of all was that Grace allegedly
824
00:49:02,540 --> 00:49:06,100
joined a cult - the Order of the
Solar Temple,
825
00:49:06,100 --> 00:49:09,420
which had branches all over Europe
and Canada.
826
00:49:09,420 --> 00:49:12,620
They filmed their rituals in grainy,
poor-quality videos.
827
00:49:12,620 --> 00:49:17,580
Film-maker David Cohen dug deep into
the story of Grace's involvement.
828
00:49:17,580 --> 00:49:21,820
Grace Kelly had gotten mixed up with
an order that was into all
829
00:49:21,820 --> 00:49:26,460
kinds of criminality under
the disguise of spiritual wisdom.
830
00:49:26,460 --> 00:49:29,940
When we first got this story
allegation,
831
00:49:29,940 --> 00:49:32,140
we were, of course, sceptical.
832
00:49:32,140 --> 00:49:34,860
In exchange for the promise
of enlightenment,
833
00:49:34,860 --> 00:49:40,020
devotees were expected to hand over
substantial membership fees.
834
00:49:40,020 --> 00:49:42,820
The cult was run by Luc Jouret,
a doctor,
835
00:49:42,820 --> 00:49:47,180
and Joseph Di Mambro, a businessman
convicted of fraud.
836
00:49:47,180 --> 00:49:49,420
In their hands, the Order had become
a front
837
00:49:49,420 --> 00:49:52,260
for money laundering and
arms dealing.
838
00:49:52,260 --> 00:49:57,060
We traced the abbey where Grace was
inducted into the Order
839
00:49:57,060 --> 00:50:01,260
in a ceremony which was
semi-sexual at least.
840
00:50:03,300 --> 00:50:08,060
The Order made news in the 1990s
when disturbing reports showed
841
00:50:08,060 --> 00:50:12,740
several of their temples destroyed
by fire and 74 devotees dead,
842
00:50:12,740 --> 00:50:17,060
including the Order's leaders,
Jouret and Di Mambro.
843
00:50:17,060 --> 00:50:19,660
ARCHIVE: As theories shift between
murder and suicide,
844
00:50:19,660 --> 00:50:22,060
police can confirm they're
investigating an
845
00:50:22,060 --> 00:50:25,540
international money-laundering
operation by certain cult members.
846
00:50:26,780 --> 00:50:31,020
When the story of Grace
and the cult was broadcast in 1997,
847
00:50:31,020 --> 00:50:34,540
a spokesman for the furious Prince
Rainier described it as a
848
00:50:34,540 --> 00:50:37,740
"cheap shot at someone who couldn't
answer back".
849
00:50:37,740 --> 00:50:42,220
One of the things that I learned in
many, many years as a reporter,
850
00:50:42,220 --> 00:50:47,620
particularly covering the royal
family, is that when journalists
851
00:50:47,620 --> 00:50:50,260
get together in large numbers,
852
00:50:50,260 --> 00:50:53,860
any number of bizarre stories can
come out.
853
00:50:53,860 --> 00:50:58,380
Was Princess Grace
part of some bizarre cult?
854
00:50:58,380 --> 00:51:04,340
Personally I would regard stories
like that as most likely nonsense,
855
00:51:04,340 --> 00:51:08,540
most likely fabrications,
but who knows?
856
00:51:08,540 --> 00:51:11,660
On the 13th of September 1982,
857
00:51:11,660 --> 00:51:14,100
Princess Grace and her daughter
Stephanie
858
00:51:14,100 --> 00:51:18,340
set off to Monaco from their hilltop
home in France.
859
00:51:18,340 --> 00:51:22,180
Grace had vowed not to drive again
after her previous crash,
860
00:51:22,180 --> 00:51:25,060
but she took the wheel and followed
a route that one of her
861
00:51:25,060 --> 00:51:27,860
movie characters had driven
more than 25 years earlier.
862
00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:32,260
In Alfred Hitchcock's rousing
thriller, To Catch a Thief,
863
00:51:32,260 --> 00:51:34,620
Kelly gave a thrilling performance
864
00:51:34,620 --> 00:51:36,820
while also giving Cary Grant
a scare.
865
00:51:38,620 --> 00:51:40,300
Slow down! And let them catch us?
866
00:51:41,540 --> 00:51:44,660
In the film, their white-knuckle
ride was achieved with clever
867
00:51:44,660 --> 00:51:49,180
back projection, but now Grace was
racing down the hairpin bends
868
00:51:49,180 --> 00:51:52,140
for real, to ensure that Stephanie
made it onto a train
869
00:51:52,140 --> 00:51:53,700
back to school in Paris.
870
00:51:55,660 --> 00:51:57,820
She'd had accidents before,
871
00:51:57,820 --> 00:52:00,300
maybe didn't drive that frequently.
872
00:52:00,300 --> 00:52:02,140
It's very sad that she seems to have
873
00:52:02,140 --> 00:52:04,460
been driving the day of the terrible
accident.
874
00:52:05,540 --> 00:52:09,260
So they go over the hill
and it's catastrophic.
875
00:52:11,340 --> 00:52:16,060
As Princess Grace and her daughter
Stephanie were rushed to hospital,
876
00:52:16,060 --> 00:52:18,660
a rumour mill of wild
conspiracy theories was
877
00:52:18,660 --> 00:52:20,980
already running up to full speed.
878
00:52:20,980 --> 00:52:23,580
The mafia was supposed to
run Monaco,
879
00:52:23,580 --> 00:52:28,380
so they did something to the
brakes as a message to Rainier.
880
00:52:28,380 --> 00:52:33,940
It couldn't just be as
simple as driver error.
881
00:52:33,940 --> 00:52:36,860
There had to be some
kind of meaning in it.
882
00:52:42,300 --> 00:52:45,700
Princesse Grace and her 17-year-old
daughter Stephanie had
883
00:52:45,700 --> 00:52:51,380
plunged more than 120 feet down a
cliff face in France and crashed.
884
00:52:51,380 --> 00:52:52,780
They were rushed to hospital
885
00:52:52,780 --> 00:52:55,300
and initial reports suggested
both were stable.
886
00:52:58,140 --> 00:53:02,820
Television news reporter Tim Ewart
was sent to cover the accident.
887
00:53:02,820 --> 00:53:05,100
Immediately after the crash,
888
00:53:05,100 --> 00:53:09,420
the royal spokesman in Monaco said
very, very little about it.
889
00:53:09,420 --> 00:53:13,260
They carried on almost as
if nothing had happened.
890
00:53:13,260 --> 00:53:17,260
They did not want to cause panic or
alarm and royal press officers
891
00:53:17,260 --> 00:53:21,340
in that situation always
steer a more cautious path.
892
00:53:21,340 --> 00:53:27,180
First, the opinion given not only
to the public, but to her family in
893
00:53:27,180 --> 00:53:32,300
the States was that, while injured,
she was expected to recover.
894
00:53:32,300 --> 00:53:36,220
It was confirmed that, fortunately,
Stephanie was in a stable condition.
895
00:53:37,580 --> 00:53:40,020
Princess Stephanie has
a broken vertebrae,
896
00:53:40,020 --> 00:53:44,460
but she's fully conscious, sitting
up in bed and eating normally.
897
00:53:44,460 --> 00:53:48,860
If you look at the pictures of that
car after the crash,
898
00:53:48,860 --> 00:53:51,500
it really is, actually,
quite extraordinary
899
00:53:51,500 --> 00:53:53,500
that Stephanie survived.
900
00:53:54,820 --> 00:53:58,460
Locals waited desperately outside
the palace for news about Grace.
901
00:53:59,940 --> 00:54:03,780
The day after the accident,
the announcement came.
902
00:54:03,780 --> 00:54:08,620
Princess Grace of Monaco had died,
aged 52.
903
00:54:08,620 --> 00:54:11,940
A palace spokeswoman in Monte Carlo
904
00:54:11,940 --> 00:54:13,780
said that when the Princess died,
905
00:54:13,780 --> 00:54:15,940
her husband, Prince Rainier, and her
906
00:54:15,940 --> 00:54:18,060
three children were at her bedside.
907
00:54:22,380 --> 00:54:24,260
Well, Monaco was in a state of
shock.
908
00:54:24,260 --> 00:54:26,420
A total state of shock.
909
00:54:26,420 --> 00:54:29,420
She was a hugely popular figure.
910
00:54:29,420 --> 00:54:33,900
This nation went into a complete
state of mourning.
911
00:54:33,900 --> 00:54:36,340
She was beloved.
912
00:54:36,340 --> 00:54:39,180
Nobody could believe it was over.
913
00:54:39,180 --> 00:54:41,420
ARCHIVE: Her death has stunned
the principality.
914
00:54:41,420 --> 00:54:43,220
Businesses closed out of respect.
915
00:54:43,220 --> 00:54:45,300
Everywhere flags flew at half-mast.
916
00:54:45,300 --> 00:54:48,380
Even the famous casino locked
its doors until tomorrow.
917
00:54:51,220 --> 00:54:55,660
Princess Grace's funeral was
broadcast around the world.
918
00:54:55,660 --> 00:55:00,460
This emotional footage was watched
by an estimated 100 million people.
919
00:55:01,780 --> 00:55:04,860
It captured the grief as
hundreds in Monaco mourned
920
00:55:04,860 --> 00:55:06,540
the loss of Princess Grace.
921
00:55:08,260 --> 00:55:10,900
The principality
of Monaco has been in mourning
922
00:55:10,900 --> 00:55:13,180
since Princess Grace died on
Tuesday,
923
00:55:13,180 --> 00:55:16,780
and today only the people who live
here were allowed onto the streets
924
00:55:16,780 --> 00:55:20,980
around the royal palace to watch her
funeral procession go by.
925
00:55:20,980 --> 00:55:23,260
It was a morning of intense emotion.
926
00:55:23,260 --> 00:55:25,900
The Princess was an enormously
popular figure.
927
00:55:25,900 --> 00:55:28,540
Her death has come as a
painful blow.
928
00:55:28,540 --> 00:55:32,460
Just as her wedding had been
beamed round the world, of course,
929
00:55:32,460 --> 00:55:37,780
her funeral those years later
was beamed around the world.
930
00:55:37,780 --> 00:55:40,940
This, of course,
was the end of the romance,
931
00:55:40,940 --> 00:55:44,620
the end of the Cinderella effect,
932
00:55:44,620 --> 00:55:46,740
and it was terribly tragic.
933
00:55:48,500 --> 00:55:51,260
Whatever mystery may surround
the death of Princess Grace is,
934
00:55:51,260 --> 00:55:53,180
for the moment,
overshadowed by grief.
935
00:55:54,540 --> 00:55:58,540
Doing the job that I was doing
and I did for many, many years,
936
00:55:58,540 --> 00:56:02,540
you're frequently exposed to
extremes of emotion,
937
00:56:02,540 --> 00:56:04,180
people in distress.
938
00:56:04,180 --> 00:56:10,180
I think that trip to Monaco was
one of the more intense that I did
939
00:56:10,180 --> 00:56:12,860
because there was, genuinely there,
940
00:56:12,860 --> 00:56:15,980
a quite extraordinary sense of
grief.
941
00:56:15,980 --> 00:56:18,380
Many, many places that I went to
942
00:56:18,380 --> 00:56:23,060
and events that I reported on
I've forgotten, but not this one.
943
00:56:23,060 --> 00:56:27,260
Over 400 people attended the
funeral at the same cathedral where
944
00:56:27,260 --> 00:56:30,620
she was married 26 years earlier.
945
00:56:30,620 --> 00:56:32,580
For Rainier, Grace had been
absolutely
946
00:56:32,580 --> 00:56:35,660
the centre of both his private and
his public life
947
00:56:35,660 --> 00:56:38,860
so, whatever difficulties
there may have been in the marriage,
948
00:56:38,860 --> 00:56:41,460
I think it was a strong union.
949
00:56:41,460 --> 00:56:44,100
I think he was pretty much,
certainly at the time of her death,
950
00:56:44,100 --> 00:56:45,340
a broken man.
951
00:56:47,180 --> 00:56:51,180
The news reports from the day
captured the family's heartbreak.
952
00:56:51,180 --> 00:56:55,500
As Rainier walked alongside his
daughter, Caroline, and son, Albert,
953
00:56:55,500 --> 00:57:00,940
they were caught in the full media
glare, unable to hide their anguish.
954
00:57:00,940 --> 00:57:03,540
You only have to see the pictures
955
00:57:03,540 --> 00:57:07,780
to see how distressed the members of
the family were.
956
00:57:07,780 --> 00:57:10,740
Prince Rainier was distraught.
957
00:57:10,740 --> 00:57:14,820
There were rumours that he would
abdicate in favour of Albert,
958
00:57:14,820 --> 00:57:16,820
who was still, of course,
quite young,
959
00:57:16,820 --> 00:57:18,940
because he couldn't go on without
Grace.
960
00:57:20,820 --> 00:57:25,020
Princess Grace's global impact
was clear to see.
961
00:57:25,020 --> 00:57:27,220
Family, royalty, celebrities
962
00:57:27,220 --> 00:57:31,060
and people the world over
were united in the loss.
963
00:57:31,060 --> 00:57:35,300
A number of her old friends
from Hollywood came -
964
00:57:35,300 --> 00:57:38,900
Cary Grant, James Stewart
gave the eulogy,
965
00:57:38,900 --> 00:57:42,140
saying that she was the
nicest person he'd ever known.
966
00:57:43,340 --> 00:57:46,820
Grace's life of Hollywood stardom,
royalty and tragedy
967
00:57:46,820 --> 00:57:49,420
continued to play out even after her
death.
968
00:57:51,540 --> 00:57:56,620
And apparently it was Princess Diana
herself who was very insistent with
969
00:57:56,620 --> 00:58:01,140
the Buckingham Palace establishment
that she should be allowed to go.
970
00:58:01,140 --> 00:58:09,060
Diana herself was to die in a car
crash 15 years after Princess Grace.
971
00:58:09,060 --> 00:58:14,380
The connection was, I think,
looking back on it, almost eerie.
972
00:58:14,380 --> 00:58:17,500
Of course, one of the most tragic
elements of the funeral is
973
00:58:17,500 --> 00:58:19,940
that Stephanie was
still in hospital
974
00:58:19,940 --> 00:58:22,220
and not able to attend her
own mother's funeral.
975
00:58:27,460 --> 00:58:31,340
Following Grace's death, important
questions were being asked -
976
00:58:31,340 --> 00:58:32,780
was it an accident?
977
00:58:32,780 --> 00:58:36,620
And what really caused the crash
that claimed her life?
978
00:58:36,620 --> 00:58:41,380
The big rumour at the time was that
her younger daughter, Stephanie,
979
00:58:41,380 --> 00:58:45,220
was at the wheel, actually,
and she lost control of the car.
980
00:58:46,540 --> 00:58:49,260
Stephanie eventually said,
981
00:58:49,260 --> 00:58:53,140
"I've actually lived through
the last moments of her life.
982
00:58:53,140 --> 00:58:55,460
"Can I please be left alone?"
983
00:59:02,860 --> 00:59:06,780
Following the death of Princess
Grace, Monaco was in mourning,
984
00:59:06,780 --> 00:59:10,660
but immediately questions were being
asked about what caused the
985
00:59:10,660 --> 00:59:14,140
accident that claimed her life
and speculation spiralled.
986
00:59:15,820 --> 00:59:20,660
When someone that famous dies young
and that suddenly,
987
00:59:20,660 --> 00:59:24,900
there's almost a feeling, as with
the death of Princess Diana
988
00:59:24,900 --> 00:59:29,740
or of James Dean - you know, both
also car crashes - that it couldn't
989
00:59:29,740 --> 00:59:34,140
just be as simple as driver error.
990
00:59:35,500 --> 00:59:37,980
Oh, there were all
sorts of rumours like, you know,
991
00:59:37,980 --> 00:59:40,580
the mafia was supposed to run Monaco
992
00:59:40,580 --> 00:59:44,820
so they did something to the brakes,
and then some kind of cult
993
00:59:44,820 --> 00:59:47,700
she was supposed to have been a
part of
994
00:59:47,700 --> 00:59:50,340
and she was going to blow the
whistle on them
995
00:59:50,340 --> 00:59:53,100
and so they took care of her,
stuff like that.
996
00:59:53,100 --> 00:59:56,820
The palace insisted brake failure
had caused the crash,
997
00:59:56,820 --> 01:00:00,260
but questions were asked as to why
Grace was driving at all.
998
01:00:01,700 --> 01:00:05,500
Rainier did not want Grace
to drive, not just then,
999
01:00:05,500 --> 01:00:07,100
but for a long time before that
1000
01:00:07,100 --> 01:00:12,100
because she had terrible eyesight
and wouldn't wear her glasses,
1001
01:00:12,100 --> 01:00:15,860
and because she had been having
these debilitating headaches
1002
01:00:15,860 --> 01:00:18,700
and because he knew she didn't like
driving.
1003
01:00:18,700 --> 01:00:20,980
Normally a chauffeur would have
driven them,
1004
01:00:20,980 --> 01:00:24,740
but on this occasion, because there
was so much luggage to
1005
01:00:24,740 --> 01:00:27,540
put in the car, covering the back
seat,
1006
01:00:27,540 --> 01:00:30,820
there was only room for two people
in the car.
1007
01:00:30,820 --> 01:00:36,900
The chauffeur offered to take them
and to go back and get the clothing,
1008
01:00:36,900 --> 01:00:39,420
but Princess Grace
insisted that she should drive.
1009
01:00:41,340 --> 01:00:44,100
There were rumours that
Grace's daughter Stephanie was
1010
01:00:44,100 --> 01:00:46,780
driving at the time of the accident.
1011
01:00:46,780 --> 01:00:50,460
The big rumour that actually
survived at the time was that
1012
01:00:50,460 --> 01:00:55,500
her younger daughter Stephanie
was at the wheel, actually, and she
1013
01:00:55,500 --> 01:01:00,140
lost control of the car, but she was
underage and so they covered it up.
1014
01:01:01,300 --> 01:01:05,340
The suggestion that Stephanie was
driving came out very quickly
1015
01:01:05,340 --> 01:01:09,300
after the crash because when the car
landed on its roof,
1016
01:01:09,300 --> 01:01:12,460
the first people to get there,
to help,
1017
01:01:12,460 --> 01:01:17,260
saw Stephanie emerging
from the driver's door of the car.
1018
01:01:17,260 --> 01:01:19,540
However, a witness came forward
confirming
1019
01:01:19,540 --> 01:01:21,660
he saw Grace at the wheel
that morning.
1020
01:01:22,740 --> 01:01:23,820
For many years,
1021
01:01:23,820 --> 01:01:28,420
Stephanie did not want to talk to
anyone about the accident.
1022
01:01:28,420 --> 01:01:30,020
She didn't want to
talk to the press,
1023
01:01:30,020 --> 01:01:31,500
she didn't want to discuss it.
1024
01:01:31,500 --> 01:01:34,460
It's an incredible trauma to
go through,
1025
01:01:34,460 --> 01:01:38,340
to have your mother beside you,
and she was blamed for it.
1026
01:01:38,340 --> 01:01:41,780
It was revealed in the press that
Stephanie attempted to stop the car.
1027
01:01:43,060 --> 01:01:45,860
ARCHIVE: So the mystery of what
happened on the twisting mountain
1028
01:01:45,860 --> 01:01:48,460
road into Monaco appears, at last,
to have been cleared up.
1029
01:01:48,460 --> 01:01:51,500
Princess Grace, according to
tonight's medical reports,
1030
01:01:51,500 --> 01:01:55,420
was driving. As the car careered out
of control, her 17-year-old
1031
01:01:55,420 --> 01:01:58,980
daughter Stephanie desperately tried
to reach the steering wheel.
1032
01:01:58,980 --> 01:02:00,620
There was nothing she could do
1033
01:02:00,620 --> 01:02:03,100
and the Rover plunged over
a steep ravine.
1034
01:02:03,100 --> 01:02:04,460
Did the brakes fail?
1035
01:02:04,460 --> 01:02:06,260
Well, that was one theory.
1036
01:02:06,260 --> 01:02:12,220
There were no skid marks in the road
where the accident happened.
1037
01:02:12,220 --> 01:02:15,380
Engineers who came over from
Rover in the United Kingdom
1038
01:02:15,380 --> 01:02:17,980
insisted that there was no
brake failure.
1039
01:02:19,780 --> 01:02:21,300
Doctors revealed that Grace
1040
01:02:21,300 --> 01:02:24,420
had suffered a brain haemorrhage
whilst driving.
1041
01:02:24,420 --> 01:02:27,420
It's thought that, although she
thought she had her
1042
01:02:27,420 --> 01:02:32,300
foot on the brake, it could have
well been on the accelerator.
1043
01:02:32,300 --> 01:02:36,940
Stephanie and Grace got in without
putting their safety belts on.
1044
01:02:36,940 --> 01:02:41,940
The car, the fall had pushed her
mother towards the back seat
1045
01:02:41,940 --> 01:02:45,540
and Stephanie had not been able
to get out of her own seat,
1046
01:02:45,540 --> 01:02:50,500
which had been bashed, so she had to
wriggle out of the driver's seat
1047
01:02:50,500 --> 01:02:53,980
and she tried to shout,
"Please take us to Monaco."
1048
01:02:55,500 --> 01:02:58,860
Princess Grace suffered a second
haemorrhage in hospital,
1049
01:02:58,860 --> 01:03:01,060
most likely caused by the accident.
1050
01:03:02,380 --> 01:03:04,900
ARCHIVE: The medical staff led by
the hospital director,
1051
01:03:04,900 --> 01:03:06,500
Professor Louis Chatelaine,
1052
01:03:06,500 --> 01:03:08,660
finally had to tell Prince Rainier
his wife
1053
01:03:08,660 --> 01:03:10,420
had no hope of recovery.
1054
01:03:10,420 --> 01:03:12,940
The Prince asked for the machine
to be switched off.
1055
01:03:15,180 --> 01:03:20,780
The doctors have said, had she been
at home sitting on a sofa, she might
1056
01:03:20,780 --> 01:03:24,540
have been fine five minutes later
and nothing happened.
1057
01:03:24,540 --> 01:03:28,300
Unfortunately, she was at the wheel
of a car, and that car
1058
01:03:28,300 --> 01:03:31,660
was on these very bendy roads
1059
01:03:31,660 --> 01:03:35,420
on the side of these very, very
steep cliffs.
1060
01:03:37,500 --> 01:03:40,260
Stephanie eventually said,
1061
01:03:40,260 --> 01:03:45,100
"I've actually lived through the
last moments of her life, really.
1062
01:03:45,100 --> 01:03:47,540
"Can I please be left alone?"
1063
01:03:47,540 --> 01:03:52,100
And Rainier himself said,
"It's tragic enough on its own
1064
01:03:52,100 --> 01:03:54,340
"without repeating these
terrible stories."
1065
01:03:56,980 --> 01:04:00,420
After losing his beloved
wife of 26 years,
1066
01:04:00,420 --> 01:04:03,420
Prince Rainier never remarried.
1067
01:04:03,420 --> 01:04:07,660
After the funeral,
Rainier was really not to be seen
1068
01:04:07,660 --> 01:04:11,420
and he lived on over 20 years
more as a widower.
1069
01:04:13,620 --> 01:04:16,580
Prince Rainier died aged 81.
1070
01:04:16,580 --> 01:04:18,900
He was buried next to his late
wife
1071
01:04:18,900 --> 01:04:21,020
in the Grimaldi royal family vault.
1072
01:04:23,900 --> 01:04:27,460
Grace Kelly embraced her role
as princess, but could never
1073
01:04:27,460 --> 01:04:32,140
escape the goldfish bowl she existed
in, fuelled by her Hollywood fame.
1074
01:04:33,500 --> 01:04:36,740
Her movie career may have lasted
just five years,
1075
01:04:36,740 --> 01:04:39,620
but her legacy remains one of the
most enduring
1076
01:04:39,620 --> 01:04:41,180
of all Hollywood actresses.
1077
01:04:43,660 --> 01:04:48,060
She's absolutely continued to be a
legend.
1078
01:04:48,060 --> 01:04:51,180
Her star power has never diminished.
1079
01:04:52,540 --> 01:04:55,220
In a sense, an awful sense,
1080
01:04:55,220 --> 01:05:02,700
her terrifying death actually just
gave another element to her legend.
1081
01:05:05,420 --> 01:05:06,980
She had an extraordinary life.
1082
01:05:06,980 --> 01:05:08,900
She had the best of Hollywood,
1083
01:05:08,900 --> 01:05:11,340
she had the best of royalty,
1084
01:05:11,340 --> 01:05:15,740
and she actually contributed
so much to the small country
1085
01:05:15,740 --> 01:05:18,660
who will remember her forever.
1086
01:05:18,660 --> 01:05:21,180
Her presence is felt everywhere,
1087
01:05:21,180 --> 01:05:23,740
whether it's the
Princesse Grace Theatre
1088
01:05:23,740 --> 01:05:28,180
or her patronage of the arts,
and, clearly, I think
1089
01:05:28,180 --> 01:05:32,940
it's fair to say that her name will
forever be associated with Monaco.
1090
01:05:34,340 --> 01:05:36,900
Grace rarely gave interviews,
1091
01:05:36,900 --> 01:05:41,100
but less than three months before
her death, she spoke publicly.
1092
01:05:41,100 --> 01:05:43,060
In the revealing conversation,
1093
01:05:43,060 --> 01:05:45,820
she answered personal
questions about her legacy.
1094
01:05:47,060 --> 01:05:52,180
I would like to be remembered
as trying to do my job well,
1095
01:05:52,180 --> 01:05:56,420
of being understanding and kind.
1096
01:05:56,420 --> 01:06:00,780
I'd like to be remembered
as a decent human being.
1097
01:06:00,780 --> 01:06:06,500
When we say that Princess Grace was
the ultimate fairy-tale heroine,
1098
01:06:06,500 --> 01:06:12,100
perhaps we remember that fairy tales
do have a darker side to them, too.
1099
01:06:12,100 --> 01:06:16,540
It does really seem as though she is
someone for whom all
1100
01:06:16,540 --> 01:06:20,820
the fairies aligned to give her
all the gifts that,
1101
01:06:20,820 --> 01:06:24,180
whether or not they gave her
a perfectly happy life,
1102
01:06:24,180 --> 01:06:28,860
gave her the kind of iconic
status that lasts.
1103
01:06:51,820 --> 01:06:54,820
Subtitles by Red Bee Media
96496
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.