
Grace Kelly’s first meeting with Prince Rainier, the man who would become her husband, 1955. To break the ice between two shy people it was decided they should go for a walk in the palace gardens. Prince Rainier brought Grace to his private zoo to show her his latest acquisition, a Bengal tiger. The couple were married in Monaco the following Year. Monaco 1955.
At their first meeting in Monaco in 1955, Prince Rainier shows Grace Kelly his new Bengal tiger in the private zoo within the palace gardens. Intended as an ice-breaker, the moment shows Kelly, elegantly dressed in a floral dress and gloves, standing with the Prince beside the tiger’s large, circular cage. The Prince, in a dark suit, has his hand on his hip as he converses with the actress, whose hands are clasped in front of her. The couple were married in Monaco the following year.
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