| The demise of kings carries itsown peculiar brand of fascination, butthe death of Her Serene HighnessPrincess Grace of Monaco on14th September 1982 transfixed theWestern world with the suddennessand terrible finality of one ofProvidence s most cruel blows. Therewas nothing remotely artificial,nothing merely diplomatic, about thetide of sorrow and condolence thatflooded the tiny principality from allcorners of the earth that day. Paying its own tribute to aPrincess who more than lived up to hername, this book covers her short butmeteoric Hollywood career, which,indirectly led to her scintillating andromantic wedding. It follows herwhirling social life as she adaptedreadily to her new royal role, andshows how perfectly she combined itwith her predeliction for good worksand charitable causes. Throughoutthe latter part of the book, the closefamily ties which, despite occasionaldistress, made Monaco s reigningfamily one of the most delightful inEurope, are colourfully illustrated. Those who look and read willsurely shake their heads as theyremember her words: "People say I mthe perfect Princess, but that s silly."Trevor Hall is Royal Editor forKeystone Press in London, and haswritten several books about Britishand European royalty for ColourLibrary Books. Born in Lincoln,England in 1943, he has devotedhimself since the age of eight to thestudy of royal families both past andpresent. He has met several membersof the British Royal Family, and is dueto follow the Queen and Prince Philipon their forthcoming tours ofAustralia, the Pacific Islands, Jamaicaand the USA. He is married with twochildren, and lives in countyCleveland. |
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