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Prince Albert of Monaco on Grace Kelly’s first meeting with Prince Rainier: ‘My father let his charm work’
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The meeting between Hollywood actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier was partially set up by "Gone with the Wind" star Olivia de Havilland.
On May 4, 1955, the couple was traveling by train to Cannes. When Galante heard that Kelly was a fellow passenger he was "struck" by the idea of the actress meeting Rainier. When the train arrived in Cannes, de Havilland ran over to Kelly and suggested the meeting.
At first, there was a conflict of schedules. After a series of phone calls, Galante rang up Kelly and told her that Rainier invited her to his palace at 4 p.m. the next day. However, she was required to attend a cocktail engagement for her film at 5:30 p.m. and declined. Rainier then moved their meeting to 3 p.m.
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