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Once upon a time : behind the fairy tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier / J. Randy Taraborelli.
LIBRA Special DC943.A1 T37 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taraborrelli, J. Randy.
- 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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