Description: This is a GRACE KELLY PRINCE RENIER Royal WEDDING Set of Stamps from MONACO dated April 19 1956 Page The wedding of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Grace Kelly took place on 18 and 19 April 1956 at the Prince's Palace of Monaco and the Saint Nicholas Cathedral. The groom was the sovereign prince of the Principality of Monaco. The bride was an American film star. The wedding was watched by over 30 million viewers on live television, broadcast by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. The marriage was met with mass attention from the public, described as the "wedding of the century" and the "world's most anticipated wedding" by the media, as well as "the first modern event to generate media overkill" by biographer Robert Lacey. After a year of correspondence, Rainier proposed to Kelly over Christmas in 1955 at her family home in East Falls, Pennsylvania. Their engagement was announced on January 5, 1956, with the couple participating in a press conference at the Philadelphia Country Club. An announcement party was held at Irisbrook, the home of William Raskob (brother of John J. Raskob), in Wilmington, Delaware. A celebratory ball was later held in their honor at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Kelly's initial engagement ring was fashioned from two family heirlooms, forming intertwining diamond and ruby circlets. Upon the start of filming High Society later that month, Rainier presented her with a second diamond engagement ring made by Cartier to wear during production, in the place of a prop. The second ring featured a 10.5 carat emerald-cut diamond flanked by diamond baguettes. Kelly's family reportedly paid $2 million in dowry; half came from her inheritance, while the other from her own earnings. Souvenir ENVELOPE Page is about 8 x 10 PLEASE CHECK OUT PICS FOR CONDITION. Multiple FLAT PURCHASES can combine for ONE MAILING FEE.
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Location: Kailua Kona, Hawaii
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 1
Type: First Day Cover
Year of Issue: 1951-1960
Place of Origin: Monaco
Quality: Used
Color: Multi-Color
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Royalty
Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
Certification: Uncertified
