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Once upon a time : behind the fairy tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier / J. Randy Taraborelli.

Van Pelt Library DC943.A1 T37 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Taraborrelli, J. Randy.
Contributor:
Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982--Family.
Grace.
Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, 1923-2005.
Families.
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, 1923-2005--Family.
Rainier.
Grimaldi family.
Princesses--Monaco--Biography.
Princesses.
Monaco.
Princes--Monaco--Biography.
Princes.
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
United States.
Genre:
Biographies.
Penn Provenance:
Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
Physical Description:
14 unnumbered pages, 498 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
[New York] : Warner Books, [2003]
Summary:
From the New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the candid and moving story of one of the world's most fascinating royal families... When Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III, she crowned her career with an ending even Hollywood would have never dared to script. Even without a title, the slim, goddess-like blonde radiated a queenly air of purity and unshakable serenity. When the Academy Award-winning actress took on the role of Princess of Monaco, it looked like a dream come true. Now master biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli gently draws back the curtains of secrecy. Based on hundreds of exclusive interviews with friends and relatives, Once Upon a Time reveals the very real -- and less than picture perfect -- men and women of the Kelly and Grimaldi families. Here are honest and full portrayals of Grace and Rainier, not only as prince and princess, but as a married couple and as parents struggling with the conflicts that can challenge any household. Perhaps for the first time, we see Grace in all her complexity: the daughter whose heartbreaking relationship with her father colored her every decision, the down-to-earth young woman who accepted a proposal from a man she barely knew and leapt into an unknown culture and destiny. Once Upon a Time unveils her thoughts and feelings on the wedding that captured the imagination of the world, the royal family's shocking prenuptial requests, and the sacrifice of her career. From scandals in the family generations before Caroline and Stephanie, to the strange behavior of Grace's mother, to tensions within the Grimaldi marriage, to the dramatic and mysterious death of Grace herself, Once Upon a Time proves that no polished image reflects the truth. Even in what appears to be a fairy tale, the players are always flesh-and-blood human beings. You will be entranced by the ones you meet in this book.
Contents:
Part 1 Courtship 1
The Kellys 3
A Complex Family 8
Actress 18
Star 24
A Fateful Telephone Call 28
A Comedy of Errors 34
The Palace 37
The Grimaldis 41
Rainier 45
Grace Meets Rainier 50
Home-Wrecker? 56
Oleg Cassini 59
Father Figure 63
Principality at a Crossroads 68
A Prayer for a Princess 72
The Swan 75
"It Must Be a Sign" 77
"Just Like Cinderella" 80
"The Book" 86
Prince Rainier Meets the Kellys 88
Part 2 Engagement 93
Love at First Sight? 95
The Proposal 100
"I Have Made My Destiny" 105
The "Fertility Test" 110
The Dowry 115
The Marriage Agreement 120
The Announcement 125
His Highness Lays Down the Law 132
Grace under Pressure 134
"Look What I'm Giving Up" 141
Father Tucker to the Rescue 145
Part 3 Marriage 151
Taking to the High Seas 153
The Arrival of a Princess 160
Grace's New Family 165
Locusts! 174
The Civil Ceremony 177
The Wedding 182
Part 4 Life at the Palace 187
Transition: Grace's 189
Transition: Rainier's 195
Strengthening a Marriage 197
Rainier Stages a "Coup" 201
Grace Banishes Antoinette from the Palace 213
The Lonely Princess 215
The Stubborn Prince 222
"More Palace Drama" 229
Rainier Encourages Grace's Comeback 234
"Don't Tell Father" 240
"God Help Us, When This News Gets Out" 242
"How Dare They Do This to Me?" 247
"The Sound of Hope, Dying" 251
A Crisis in Monaco 255
Grace's Tortured Inner Life 260
Father Tucker Leaves the Palace 265
Coming to Terms 269
The Most Important Choice 275
Part 5 Children Born Royal 279
Caroline and Albert 281
Grace's Work 286
Tiv's Writings 289
Stephanie 290
Freedom from Onassis 292
Happy Times (1966-1970) 295
Princess Grace Turns Forty 302
Royal Parenting 303
Tough Love 305
Exodus from the Palace 311
Rainier's Jubilee 316
Whatever Happened to the Old "Gracie"? 320
Crossing the Line 325
What to Do about the Past? 328
Rebellion 334
Grace's Brother in Trouble 340
Philippe Junot 344
Show Business ... but Not Really 350
An Official Ban of Caroline's Wedding? 355
Part 6 Life Changes 363
"What Happens to a Marriage?" 365
Caroline's Wedding 372
The Inevitable Divorce 376
Stephanie's Turn 380
Princesses: Grace and Diana 384
"While We Dream, Time Flies" 389
Rainier's Change of Heart 395
"So Little Time" 400
September 13, 1982 404
The "Stephanie Theory" 408
"The Unthinkable Has Happened" 416
Calling Her to Glory 419
Life after Grace 424
Epilogue: Rainier 427
Prince Rainier's Monaco Today 435
A Note about Succession 440
Princess Caroline 441
Prince Albert 448
Princess Stephanie 450
A Note about the Royal Fortune 458
A Note about Royal Status 460.
Notes:
"First Printing: April 2003."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
ISBN:
0446531642 :
OCLC:
52004025

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