Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess of Monaco - Monaco-Ville, Monaco,
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Actress and Princess Grace Paticia Kelly is buried next to her husband Prince Rainier III in St. Nicholas Cathedral, 4 Rue Colonel Bellando de Castro, Monaco
Waymark Code: WMTX58
Location: Monaco
Date Posted: 01/17/2017
Views: 12
The grave of Princess Grace Patricia Kelly is located in a marble crypt on the left (west) side behind the altar of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Monaco.
The crypt is inscribed in Latin:
GRATIA PATRICIA
PRINCIPIS RAINERII III UXOR
OBIIT ANN. DNI. MCMLXXXII
GRACE PATRICIA
PRINCE RAINIER III WIFE
DIED YEAR OF OUR LORD MCMLXXXII
Description:
Grace Kelly was born into a prominent Philadelphia family in 1929. She began a successful acting career at age 20 in New York City theater productions and live drama television broadcasts.
She starred in films and won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Mogambo (1953) and an Academy Award for Best Actress in The Country Girl (1954). She also had leading roles in High Noon (1952), Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), and High Society (1956).
Grace Kelly retired from acting to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. As Princess of Monaco they had three children: Caroline, Albert II, and Stéphanie. She died on September 14, 1982, a day after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage and being involved in an automobile accident.
Date of birth: 11/12/1929
Date of death: 09/14/1982
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Crypt (below ground)
Setting: Indoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8.30am – 7pm (6pm in winter) excluding times of church services.
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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