The Prince And The Movie Star

John B. Kelly, right, shakes hands with Prince Rainier III of Monaco, second from left, on Jan. 5, 1956, as his wife, left, and his daughter, movie star Grace Kelly, look on in Philadelphia country club, where the Kellys announced the engagement of their daughter and the prince. The romance is being recalled at the 2006 Newport Jazz Festival with an anniversary celebration of Kelly's last film, 1950's "High Society."

Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco during their April 19, 1956, wedding ceremony in Monaco. The couple met in 1955 at the Cannes Film Festival. Kelly had visited Monaco the year before to make "To Catch a Thief."

Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco meet the press on Sept. 16, 1956, in Atlantic City, N.J. The former Grace Kelly, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Georgie Elgin opposite Bing Crosby in "The Country Girl" (1954) gave up her career upon her marriage.

Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace walk down a Lausanne street followed by residents, March 13, 1957. The couple arrived in the Swiss city for a few days of vacation shortly after the birth of their first child, Princess Caroline.

Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace, pregnant of their son Albert, play with their dog in an intimate moment surrounded by toys, in the Monaco Palace on Dec 1, 1957.

Prince Rainier of Monaco holds daughter Caroline and Princess Grace holds their newborn son Albert, as he is presented to residents of the principality from the balcony of the palace on April 19, 1958, a day before his baptism.

Princess Grace and her husband, Prince Rainier of Monaco, arrive at the Monaco Sporting Club on July 19, 1958, for the annual Red Cross gala ball.

French President Charles de Gaulle, right, chats with Prince Rainier of Monaco as wives Yvonne de Gaulle, left, and Princess Grace wait prior a dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Oct. 13, 1959.

Princess Grace, right, and Prince Rainier III of Monaco and their two children, Princess Caroline, 3, and 19-month-old Prince Albert, leave a hotel in Saulieu on route to Monaco on Oct. 29, 1959.

Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco and children Caroline, on top, and Albert slide down a road in Switzerland during their winter vacation, Feb. 26, 1960.

Frank Sinatra, second from left, stands with, from left, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Princess Grace, Princess Sophie of Spain and her husband, Prince Juan Carlos, following the singer's performance at the Sporting Club of Monaco, June 10, 1962. Sinatra and the former Grace Kelly starred together in the 1956 film "High Society. It was her last film before her marriage to Prince Rainier.

Shortly before Grace and Rainier marked their 10th wedding anniversary, the family posed on the steps of the palace in 1966.

Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco comment during the Maestranza bullfight in Seville, Spain, on April 19, 1966, their 10th wedding anniversary. The couple spent several days at the Seville Fair, having the first dance a day before at the "Debutantes Ball."

From left, Princess Stephanie, Prince Rainier III, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Princess Grace offer gifts to some Monte Carlo children during a Christmas party at the palace on Dec. 23, 1966.

Prince Rainier III of Monaco, his wife, Princess Grace, and their children Prince Albert, Princess Caroline, left, and Princess Stephanie, center, pose for a family picture in Monte Carlo on April 26, 1976, 20 years after Rainier's wedding to U.S. movie star Grace Kelly.

Prince Rainier III of Monaco, his wife, Princess Grace, and their children Prince Albert, right, Princess Caroline, center as well as Princess Stephanie, left, stand at the balcony of the palace in Monte Carlo Nov. 19, 1968, during the principality's national day.

From left, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Prince Rainier III open the traditional Red Cross ball on Aug. 7, 1976, Prince Albert, born March 14, 1958, is the only son and second child of Prince Rainier and former film star Grace Kelly. His elder sister, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover, is presently second in line to the throne.

A smiling Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace during a 1979 summer at Roc Agel, their summer residence near Monaco.

Monaco's Prince Rainier, right, and his eldest daughter, Princess Caroline, attend the funeral of Princess Grace in Monaco's cathedral on Sept. 18, 1982. Four days earlier, at the age of 52, Princess Grace suffered a stroke while driving. It had been rumored that she was driving on the same stretch of road in Monaco that had been featured in "To Catch a Thief," although her son claims that it was not.

Prince Rainier III lies in state, surrounded by Monaco guards, in the Monaco Palace chapel on April 10, 2005. The prince died four days earlier at the age 81 of heart, lung and kidney problems. His son, Albert, became his successor.