On September 14, 1982, Grace Kelly unfortunately suffered a car accident while driving at the age of 52.
After her death, whenever the people think of the dream-like Kingdom of Monaco, they feel that a bright light will be lost forever.
She is fascinating, and her every frown and smile has long become a classic image of a princess in the 20th century. After her death, her life was made into a movie " Princess Monaco ".
There is a line in the movie that says that the reason why Grace 's life is portrayed as a fairy tale is because it is really a fairy tale.
1. From the princess in the movie to the queen in reality
Grace Kelly's family conditions are very good. She was born in 1929 in a luxurious 15-bedroom residence in Philadelphia, USA.
Her father is the manager of a large construction company in Philadelphia, and her mother is a French beauty born in a model home. She also has a famous playwright who has won the Pulitzer Prize and .
When she was young, Grace was not outstanding at all. She was shy and shy, and often stayed alone in the corner to play. And in the eyes of parents and neighbors, Grace is the worst-looking among the children.
Until she was 12 years old, she first took the stage to participate in amateur performances at school, and her calm and comfortable performance surprised everyone. It was only then that she began to notice her appearance and demeanor.
It is said that women change every time they grow up. 18-year-old Grace is already a Peugeot girl with a height of 1.69m and a weight of 59kg.
At this time, Grace often looked at the beautiful female stars on the screen, experiencing various lives in different movies, and yearned for it, so she decided to go to New York alone.
's beautiful face and solid performance skills have made Grace's artistic career smooth. Her films have achieved great success from the second part.
html When she was 826 years old, she won the Oscar crown and became the youngest actress queen at that time.
But success is always accompanied by various rumors. Grace will have scandals with the protagonist of the movie almost every time she shoots a movie. Even her mother said that it seemed that as long as it was her present place, the men there would not be peace.
is this mysterious charm that has made Grace gain many favors, including the later US President Kennedy and Iran King Pahlavi.
It is said that when Grace was married, Kennedy blurted out after seeing the report: "It may have been me who married her!"
Maybe she was destined to be a princess. Although Grace rejected a future president and a king, she chose another king, Monaco King Lenier.
At the 1955 Cannes International Film Festival , Grace met King Lenier of Monaco, who invited the famous beauty to visit the palace in Monaco.
Grace at that time had a good impression of Monaco, thinking that it was a beautiful, rich and unique little kingdom. Moreover, this king with a charming personality but always singleness also attracted Grace, so she went there happily.
During several interactions, Grace was moved by Lenier, and she agreed to Lenier's proposal. From then on, the beautiful princess in the movie became the beautiful queen in reality.
2. The most perfect queen
In the film circle at that time, no actress could leave the film industry as decently as Grace, and could not be as lucky as the hostess of a country as she was.
In April 1956, King Lenier and Grace held a grand wedding ceremony in Monaco. Their wedding was like Grace played in the movie, with the beautiful bride walking into the church in a floor-dressed dress with the elegant king.
The night sky is shining fireworks, and the streets are filled with joyful people. There are also countless well-known people and onlookers from all over the world who also rushed to attend this unprecedented wedding of the century.
Monaco, originally a small country that was unknown, suddenly became a place of attention in the world with the arrival of Grace.
After getting married, Grace gave birth to two princesses and a prince for the royal family. From then on, there were successors to the throne of Monaco.
Grace is very competent, both as a princess and mother. She will personally supervise the children's studies, arrange all the housework properly, and is often busy with the work that the queen should do.
She often visits the Red Cross, pastoral club, Girl Scouts , etc. Her kind image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. To this day, many people still remember the scene of her greeting the people while riding a bicycle with her three children.
Grace is also generous. She personally participated in and founded more than a dozen charities, and those institutions are still bringing great benefits to the people of Monaco to this day.
As a movie actor, Grace also knows how to perfectly present elegance and talent in front of the camera. Although she is not in Hollywood , she is still a popular target in the fashion industry.
1956, when Grace appeared in front of the media, she brought a large Hermes bag to cover her erect belly.
Unexpectedly, this bag quickly triggered a sales boom and was renamed "Kelly Bag". It is still the classic "Queen" bag of Hermes .
In order to be the queen, she even gave up her love of film career. Because she knew that the people of Monaco were unwilling, her husband, King Lenier, was even more unwilling.
Her husband said he wanted to choose the only woman who was loyal to him as his wife. So he did not allow Grace to meet strangers, not allow Grace to interact with people from Hollywood, and not allow her to make movies again.
According to the biography of BBC, the king even specifically asked the maid to stare at the princess and reminded her to pay attention to the princess' identity at all times.
Grace once said that if she persists in the film industry for another 5 years, she will become more famous, not just as a princess.
The crown of the princess is indeed precious, but the "crown" of Hollywood is also very rare. It is difficult to get it, and it is even more difficult to let go.
However, Grace still compromised for the sake of marriage. She thought at least she would have a perfect marriage, but she didn't know that her marriage was a scheming from the beginning.
3. Behind the fairy tale
Many people envy Grace for marrying into the royal family and enjoying all her glory and wealth from then on, but what they don’t know is that Grace still has to pay for this marriage. It was also at that time that Grace realized that she married a poor royal family.
Before getting married, the Monaco royal family required Grace to pay a dowry fee of $2 million. This incident made Grace's father furious, and he believed that his daughter would not need to pay any men to marry her.
In the end, Grace used her own deposit and prepaid her inheritance before she could make up for the fee.
Grace also paid nearly half of the cost for the wedding, including the classic wedding dress designed by Helen Ross for her.
If love can be exchanged for, Grace's efforts will be rewarded, but what Grace doesn't know is that Lenier wants to marry her, in addition to love, is more for the benefit.
Monaco looks sunny and has a pleasant climate on the surface.
And relying on the two incomes of tourism and gambling, the whole country is living a very comfortable life. But since the 20th century, the country's various troubles have never been eliminated.
Among them, the biggest problem is the heirs. As early as 1918, in order to seek asylum from France, Monaco signed a treaty with France, that is, if the king of Monaco dies without heirs, then Monaco will become an autonomous country in France.
The second problem is income.At that time, the Monte Carlo Casino, the largest source of wealth in the Kingdom of Monaco, had fallen into the hands of the Greek ship king Orasses, and the people of Monaco lost huge income.
So, Lenier had to choose someone who could solve both problems at once to become his queen, and Grace was indeed a suitable one.
Before marriage, Lenier asked for a large amount of dowry to fill the treasury. After marriage, Grace brought huge economic benefits to the place.
People say that without Grace, it would take at least another hundred years to let the world know that Monaco would be there. It can be said that Grace really relied on her own to drive the tourism boom in Monaco. Later, the Monaco royal family had the money to redeem the Monte Carlo Casino.
But despite paying so much, Grace's husband still cheated on him. The double blow of losing career and love made Grace very painful for a while. She wanted to get a divorce, but she didn't want to lose the custody of her children, so she had to endure it.
The second half of his life, Grace, who is looking forward to a fairy tale life, has been depressed. What disappointed her most was that the child she gave up her freedom and used all her strength to love did not make her worry.
Her eldest daughter was just 18 years old and was chaotic because of her frivolous love. At the age of 19, she married a playboy and divorced quickly.
As the heir to the throne, her son spent money all day and wandered around the streets; her younger daughter often scattered in the dance field.
1982, when Grace was riding a bus with her little daughter through a mountain road on the border of Monaco, her car overturned the cliff due to excessive speed.
Later, Grace's youngest daughter was rescued, but Grace stopped breathing during the rescue process. Her 26-year-old legendary queen career ended in a hurry...
It is said that when she was filming a movie, she took the scene at the place where she had an accident. She said at that time that there would definitely be a car accident in this place, but unexpectedly, her words came true.
What is even more sad is that after the car accident, there have been rumors that Grace did not rescue her because her husband personally pulled out the instrument used to save her.
Her funeral, like the wedding that year, once again shocked the world, and countless people came to see her off for the last journey.
Maybe it was a coincidence, maybe it was fate. Among the people attending her funeral, there was a princess who could compete with her. The name of that princess was Diana .
