The much-loved film star and princess remembered.

photo by targophoto.com used under cc licence


Ten years before Diana, Princess of Wales, Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco (formerly Grace Kelly) had a car accident that caused her death. The world was shocked, stunned that such a talent and beauty could disappear from one day to the next.

Of course she has never been forgotten. As well as the films she left behind, Grace Kelly has also inspired songs and was a favourite subject for photographers.

The new exhibition Les années Grace Kelly – Princesse de Monaco includes photos of the star, but also some of her personal objects such as clothes (including her wedding dress), jewellery and the famous Hermès handbag named after her. We follow her from her birth in Philadelphia to her time in New York and finally to Monaco, with many items loaned especially by the royalty in Monaco.

There will also be extracts from some of her films, many by Hitchcock, as well as home movies she made herself, and a 320-page catalogue with over 300 photos is available for 49 euros. A fitting tribute to this ‘people’s princess’.

photo by targophoto.com used under cc licence

Here’s all the essential information for the Grace Kelly exhibition at Hôtel de Ville in Paris

When: 10th June – 16th August 2008
Where: Hôtel de Ville, Salle Saint-Jean, 5 rue Lobau, Paris 4th arrondissement. Métro Hôtel de Ville (lines 4 & 11)
Opening hours: open every day except Sundays and public holidays from 10am – 7pm (last entrance at 6.15pm)
Price of admission: adults 0 euros, children 0 euros, students 0 euros, princesses 0 euros. Expect to queue a little…
Official site: here

Bigger map here