The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.
“Fairytales tell imaginary stories. Me, I’m a living person. I exist. If the story of my life as a real women were to be told one day, people would at last discover the real being that I am.”
As featured on the Today Show, NBC’s Kate Snow reports on superstar actress Grace Kelly that became famous for her roles in 3 Alfred Hitchcock movies, and became even more popular after she married Prince Rainier of Monaco. Now her wedding invitation, Oscar and costumes are on display in a new exhibit. See the NBC Today video, or read on for the interview with Prince Albert:
NBC Today Grace Kelly Transcipt interview with Prince Albert
…and now celebrating the life of Grace Kelly. Kate Snow caught up with her son and his wife to talk about what made his mother such an icon.
NBC News: “She went from hollywood royalty to princess. Grace Kelly rocketed to stardom in the early ’50s in three Alfred Hitchcock classics and a role in the Country Girl. that winded her a Best Actress Oscar.
Grace Kelly: ” I can only say thank you with all my heart.”
Kate Snow: “Hard to believe maybe, but she only appeared in 11 feature films in a career that spanned just five years before giving it all up to marry her prince”
Voice Over: “He whisks her off to his pink and white castle on the eve of the wedding of the year”
NBC News: “Her wedding invitation, her oscar, costumes from iconic roles and that famous handbag named after her all part of the new exhibit just outside philadelphia with clothing and memorabilia donated by Grace Kelly’s family, including her son, Prince Albert of Monaco.”
Prince Albert: “I think it was a way to engage everybody and to show what a wonderful person she was, how she influenced a lot of people’s lives.”
NBC News: “This exhibit is filled with dozens of gorgeous dresses from every phase of her fairy tale life. but being a fashion icon wasn’t the only role Grace Kelly played. home movies show a relaxed princess grace being a mom”
Prince Albert: “The fact that she spent a lot of time with us and that she tried to make us feel as though we were having as normal an upbringing as possible under very unusual circumstances I think is a tribute to her intelligence and to her will heart.”
NBC News: “Do you think she missed making movies?”
Prince Albert: “I think she did at some part of her life. she was very close in at least participating in a movie project. I’m sure she would have loved to be connected to the movie business again.”
NBC News: “If she were with us, she would be in her 80’s now. what would she make of this?”
Prince Albert: “I think she would be very touched by the tribute to her life and to what she tried to accomplish. I think we’ve done it with the right tone, and I think she’d be very touched and also amused by it.”
NBC News: “Amused..?”
Prince Albert: “In certain ways, because there are some personal items in there that were never shown before, and so i think she would be tickled by it.
NBC News: “Her story is about to get even more exposure,. A new film starring Nicole Kidman is due on early next year and contains major historical untruths. Prince Albert would rather people remember his mother the way he does, not as a princess or actress, but a human being who cared about others.”
NBC News: “Do you miss her?”
Prince Albert: “Of course. it was such a sudden parting and there were times where we wish she was there to give us the right advice and the right kind of direction. There is not a day when I don’t positively think about her.
