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EXTRAS: Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress who, as a result of marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19, 1956, became Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. She was the mother of the principality's current reigning Sovereign Prince, Albert II of Monaco. Princess Grace was required to renounce her American citizenship upon her marriage. The musical comedy High Society (1956) was her last film, as her marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco marked her retirement from acting. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace had three children: Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite, born January 23, 1957, and now heiress presumptive to the throne of Monaco; Albert II of Monaco, born March 14, 1958, and Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth, born February 1, 1965. At the age of 52, in September 1982, Princess Grace suffered a stroke while driving. It had been rumored that she was driving on the same stretch of highway in Monaco that had been featured in To Catch a Thief, although her son claims that it was not. It resulted in an accident, and she died the next day without regaining consciousness. Princess Stéphanie, who was alleged by some sources to have been the actual driver of the car, suffered only minor injuries. Princess Grace is interred in St. Nicholas Cathedral, Monte Carlo, Monaco Websites: • The Grace Kelly and Princess Grace of Monaco Page • Wikipedia • IMDB.com