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Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier show her engagement ring to her mother and father at the Kelly home in Philadelphia, 1956.
Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly at the announcement of their engagement, January 1956
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier arrive at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, the day after announcing their engagement, January 1956
Smiling in a brisk March wind and surrounded by photographers and fans, Grace Kelly poses just off of Fifth Avenue in New York, 1956.
Grace Kelly takes a momentary breather while packing her things before the wedding, 1956
Grace Kelly inside a New York jewelry store, where she perused possible gifts for her groom.
Grace Kelly packing for her trip to Monaco, March 1956
Grace Kelly and her poodle, Oliver 1956
Grace Kelly with her mother, Margaret, before leaving New York for Monaco in March 1956
Seamstresses work on Grace Kelly's wedding dress and veil, conceived by MGM's wardrobe designer, Helen Rose, Hollywood, Calif., 1956
A woman puts the finishing touches on the pearl-studded prayer book for Grace Kelly's wedding.
Grace Kelly leaves Hollywood for the last time before her marriage. MGM, the studio behind her final movie, "High Society," presented her with a dozen costumes she wore in the film.
On April 4, 1956, Grace Kelly -- her bridesmaids, her relatives, her dog, and about 80 pieces of luggage in tow -- left New York for Monaco aboard the liner, SS Constitution.
Grace Kelly in Monaco, April 1956.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier in Monaco, the day before their wedding, April 1956.
Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly ascend the steps of Monaco Palace. Kelly's dress required 25 yards of silk taffeta, 100 yards of silk net, 125-year-old rose-point lace bought from a museum, and thousands of tiny pearls.
The Bridal Party
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier kneel during Mass at their religious wedding, April 1956. That night, the new couple began their honeymoon, a seven-week cruise of the Mediterranean on Rainier's yacht.
Grace Kelly prays before her wedding to Prince Rainier III, April 1956. (England's Queen Elizabeth II reportedly refused to attend the wedding because there were “too many movie stars.”)
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier join hands as the Bishop of Monaco, Mgr. Gilles Barthe, administers the nuptial benediction at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, April 1956
Prince Rainier III and Her Serene Highness, Princess Gracia Patricia of Monaco, April 19, 1956.