The Late Princess Grace

[Julia]

Ok, again we have discussed the Paris Match, cabbage rose dress that Grace wore for the photo shoot at the palace....here is a pic...

-Julia



Pic from www.worldroots.com

 

[Jacqueline]

Okay, I know that we already declared this particular dress as hideous, but I must admit that only Grace could wear such an ugly thing and still look like a normal human being. A true testament to classic beauty.

P.S. Being that we are on the subject of this dress, did anyone ever hear in passing who designed it? I am just wondering as I am also wondering why they did that?

 

[Julia]

It is a fairly amazingly unattractive dress! And Jacqueline, you are absolutely on the money when you say that only a classic beauty like Grace could pull that thing off! She manages to make it look somewhat attractive!
I have no idea who created the "dress"...Cassini couldn't be guilty of something that horrid, you think????

-Julia

 

[Jacqueline]

Oh goodness, I hope not. That seems so out of character for him. Maybe Brandy will know.

 

[Brandy]

I have no idea who made the dress. Cassini never made anything ugly.........he would have told Grace not to wear that.

 

[galisteo]

Wow, I guess I'm alone here, but I don't think the dress is so bad. Would it have been my first choice for meeting a prince? Probably not, but still it's ok. She had the right figure for it. I have sort of a love of things from the 50s. "Grease" is my all time favorite film.

 

[Kelly B]

I think the style of the dress is nice, the cut is very classic for its time.
I think for me, the fabric is what kills it. That fabric just says "Grandma's curtains" to me.
But leave it to Grace to still look amazing in it.

 

[Julia]

I agree Kelly. The cut isn't bad at all...it's a very typical tea dress. The print is HUGE and looks like a bedspread, but Grace pulls it off!

Julia

 

[Lorraine]

Hey Everyone,

Some old Princess Grace photos from : http://members.tripod.com/~gracepage/pics/gk2.jpg

 

[Lorraine]

The happy family together.*Sigh* Albie looks so addoooorable.

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4726/grace.html

 

[Lorraine]

Even in middle age, Princess Grace NEVER lost her beauty, style and elegance.

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4726/grace.html

 

[Lorraine]

Thanks Jacqueline for the pictures

http://members.tripod.com/~onepersons/gpkpage.html

 

[Lorraine]

Hey Javqueline,

How are you? Thank you so much for the gorgeous pictures of Princess Grace. She is absolutely lovely and yes, I second to the red dress and really suits her too. Simply very elegant.

Have fun and take care.

 

[Lorraine]

http://hem.passagen.se/byskogen/index.family.html

 

[Lorraine]

http://hem.passagen.se/byskogen/index.family.html

 

[Lorraine]

http://hem.passagen.se/byskogen/index.family.html

 

[Lorraine]

http://hem.passagen.se/byskogen/index.family.html

 

[Lorraine]

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[Lorraine]

Hey everyone,

How are you all? I have always loved Princess Grace's evening dresses as it has always been elegant, colorful and compliments her figure very well. Simply perfect!!!

http://hem.passagen.se/byskogen/index.princess.html

 

[Mary Anne]

I really don't think the dress is all that bad. The fabric is loud. But back then it would have been ok. What color was it does anyone know?

 

[Kelly B]

I think Grace makes the dress. I can't think of anyone in recent memory who pull this look off.
I love her, but I hate her. (DNA hog)

 

[Julia]

Ok, I am getting some pics of Grace and her sisters....fun to see how much they looked alike!!!

Ok, off to get them!!!

-Julia

 

[Julia]

Some pics from Corbis of Grace and her sisters (plus family)...

1. Grace's elder sister, Peggy and her children

Grace with her family on the day she and Rainier became engaged. Sister Peggy is on the far right and is seated. Sister Lizanne is standing in the back on the right...

Grace and her younger sister Lizanne on "Lizzie's" wedding day....

Grace, Peggy, Lizanne and her husband Don Levine...

Grace and Rainier at an event in Monte Carlo. Lizanne can be seen in the background on the right hand side. Grace and Lizanne were quite close.

 

[Lorraine]

Thank you so much Julia for starting the topic and for posting the pictures. I agree with you, I think all the sisters look the same, but Grace is the most beautiful and stands out. I love 1950's style black and white photographs. It is something about it which has always fascinated me, its like a bit of time traveliing to another era.

Hope you have an incredible day, Miss Julia! :grrr:

Lorissa

 

[Julia]

Hello Miss Lorissa! How are you??

I have read in several books that Peggy was John Kelly's favorite and he made no bones about hiding this fact. He was apparently pretty hard on Grace. The ironic thing is that of all the children Grace looks the most like her father! Peggy looks like her mother and Kell and Lizanne are a combination of the two.

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Julia

 

[Jacqueline]

Great photo Kelly! Thankyou. I will try to find some press about the event online. Thanks again.

 

[Julia]

Thanks Kelly and Jacqueline for the news! I wonder what the statue of Grace looks like? I am sure it is wonderful...lovely pics.

-Julia

 

[Grace]

Hi, I'm a new member and I enjoy very much your posts...I've got a question to ask: does anyone know anything about the american cousins of Caroline, Albert and Stephanie? I know Lizanne has a son Chris and a daughter, Grace who is very close to Caro? What about Peggy's and Kell's children? Thank you very much for your help...Kisses

 

[Julia]

Hi Grace and welcome! Glad that you enjoy the posts. We have a wonderful group of posters at LTR...they are always making things interesting.

Yes, Lizanne has a son Chris and a daughter Grace who was Caroline's Maid of Honor in her wedding to Philippe Junot.

Peggy had two daughters: Meg and Mary Lee. I believe that either Meg or Mary Lee visited Grace and family some when she/they were younger and (this is from Judith Balaban Quine's book "The Bridesmaids") one of the girls ran to Monaco to get help from Aunt Grace when she became pregnant out of wedlock. Peggy was married twice and an alcoholic.

Kell had two girls (if I am correct) and Grace was the godmother of one. There is a book (right now I cannot find it) called "Those Philadelphia Kelly's: with a Touch of Grace" and in it focuses on the other Kellys besides Grace. The author was quoted as saying that Grace's niece (Kell's daughter) was as beautiful as her aunt and quite bright.

I will post a pic of Meg and Mary Lee when they were flower girls in "Aunt Grace's" wedding and a pic of Grace attending the wedding of one of Kell's girls. I believe that Albert and Caroline spent a fair amount of time with their American Kelly cousins in the summers when they were younger. I don't know how much contact Caroline has with them now...

Julia

 

[Grace]

Julia, thanks a lot for the great information, I really appreciated it...As for the relationship between the Grimaldi and their cousins, Lizanne declared her daughter and Caroline are as close as she and her sister Grace were...I seem to remember Albert talking about his college years spent with his cousin...don't know anything else, thanks again