Monaco

John B. Kelly shakes hands with Prince Rainier III of Monaco on Jan. 5, 1956.
His wife and his daughter, movie star Grace Kelly in Philadelphia country club,
where the Kellys announced the engagement of their daughter and the prince.
Kelly's last film, 1950's "High Society."

Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco during their April 19, 1956,
wedding ceremony in Monaco. The couple met in 1955 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Kelly had visited Monaco the year before to make "To Catch a Thief."

Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco meet the press on Sept. 16, 1956,
in Atlantic City, N.J. Grace Kelly, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her
portrayal of Georgie Elgin opposite Bing Crosby in "The Country Girl" (1954) gave up
her career upon her marriage.

Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace walk down a Lausanne street followed
by residents, March 13, 1957. The couple arrived in the Swiss city for a few days of
vacation shortly after the birth of their first child, Princess Caroline.

Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace, pregnant of their son Albert, play with their dog in an intimate moment surrounded by toys, in the Monaco Palace on Dec 1, 1957.

Prince Rainier of Monaco holds daughter Caroline and Princess Grace holds their newborn son Albert, as he is presented to residents of the principality from the balcony of the palace on April 19, 1958, a day before his baptism.

Princess Grace and her husband, Prince Rainier of Monaco, arrive at the
Monaco Sporting Club on July 19, 1958, for the annual Red Cross gala ball.

French President Charles de Gaulle chats with Prince Rainier of Monaco as wives
Yvonne de Gaulle and Princess Grace wait prior a dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris
on Oct. 13, 1959.

Princess Grace and Prince Rainier III of Monaco and their two children, Princess Caroline, 3, and 19-month-old Prince Albert, leave a hotel in Saulieu on route to Monaco on Oct. 29, 1959.

Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco and children Caroline and Albert
slide down a road in Switzerland during their winter vacation, Feb. 26, 1960.

Frank Sinatra stands with Prince Rainier of Monaco, Princess Grace, Princess Sophie of Spain and her husband, Prince Juan Carlos, following the singer's performance at the Sporting Club of Monaco, June 10, 1962. Sinatra and Grace Kelly starred together in the 1956 film "High Society. It was her last film before her marriage to Prince Rainier.

Shortly before Grace and Rainier marked their 10th wedding anniversary,
the family posed on the steps of the palace in 1966.

Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco during the Maestranza bullfight in Seville, Spain, on April 19, 1966, their 10th wedding anniversary. The couple spent several days at the Seville Fair, having the first dance a day before at the "Debutantes Ball."

Princess Stephanie, Prince Rainier III, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Princess Grace offer gifts to some Monte Carlo children during a Christmas party at the palace on Dec. 23, 1966.

Prince Rainier III of Monaco, his wife, Princess Grace, and their children
Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie pose for a family
picture in Monte Carlo on April 26, 1976, 20 years after Rainier's wedding
to U.S. movie star Grace Kelly.

Prince Rainier III of Monaco, his wife, Princess Grace, and their children Prince Albert,
Princess Caroline, as well as Princess Stephanie, stand at the balcony of the palace
in Monte Carlo Nov. 19, 1968, during the principality's national day.

By the time she was 17, Princess Caroline was occasionally accompanying her mother on official trips. Here, in July 1974, they are seen taking a stroll through a rose exhibition in Vienna.

Another big event in Monaco is the annual Red Cross Ball. Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Prince Rainier III are shown opening the ball on Aug. 7, 1976.

The union did not exactly have the royal seal of approval, but after a jet-setting
romance that whipped the paparazzi into a frenzy, Princess Caroline married French
businessman Philippe Junot on June 28, 1978. She was 21 and he was 38.
The marriage was over after 28 months.

Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace during a 1979 summer at Roc Agel, their summer residence near Monaco.

Prince Rainier and his eldest daughter, Princess Caroline, attend the funeral of Princess Grace in Monaco's cathedral on Sept. 18, 1982. Four days earlier, at the age of 52, Princess Grace suffered a stroke while driving.

On Dec. 29, 1983, a year after her mother's death, Princess Caroline married Stefano Casiraghi, a sportsman and heir to an Italian motor oil fortune. In this family photo taken in 1987, Caroline holds newborn son Pierre, Stefano holds daughter Charlotte, and Prince Albert holds the eldest Casiraghi child, Andrea.

Princess Caroline faced tragedy again when Stefano was killed during a speedboat race on Oct. 3, 1990, at the age of 30. Here, she is seen being comforted by fashion model Ines de la Bressange as they leave Caroline's Parisian home on their way to Monaco shortly after she received word of her husband's death.

As time passed, Caroline seemed increasingly inclined to step into her mother's shoes of duty. On Oct. 8, 1996, in New York, she posed with her brother at the annual Princess Grace Foundation awards, honoring aspiring dancers, filmmakers, playwrights and actors. Because of a stress-related illness, Caroline suffered hair loss and for a short time wore silk turbans in public.

Princess Grace of Monaco waves from the doorway of the plane
as she arrives in Boston, Mass., with her daughter, Stephanie, and
son, Albert, on Sept. 8, 1966. They were en route to her hometown.