Photo Retrospective of Grimaldi Family - Part I


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You're welcome sm1939!:flowers: You can watch video(s) of these, click here! In thread "Video Links-Family of Monaco" you can find the whole list of videos from ITN site.

Just love these stills of siblings waving to each other:) ..posted high-res ones (British Pathe)

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Aww stephanie is so cute thanks Ianna.
 
RADKER18 said:
Aww stephanie is so cute thanks Ianna.

Agree with that, Stéphanie is sooooo sweet. Thanks for the pictures!! :flowers:
 
Wonderful pics, Ianna. Thanks a lot for posting them for us! I had once seen these scenes at television many years ago, but never saw anything of it again, so it was a great pleasure for me :) The children are so sweet..
 
Thanks for the link of Albert very rare pics cost to much to buy but still great pics.
 
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Great finding, Ianna! Thanks!
 
thanks and I think steph is in the pool albert and grace may be looking at her if it's her.
 
Great pics. Thanks Ianna. I can't believe how dark Albert's hair is in the first took pics. I love how casually Prince Rainier had his arm around Albert's shoulder. Very relaxed and natural for a father & son.:)
 
who are the people in nina's photos? Kelly relatives?

Ani
 
Great pics Nina! Is that Maria Callas with Grace and the two gentleman?

Why does Grace look classy ALL THE TIME!
 
Zonk said:
Great pics Nina! Is that Maria Callas with Grace and the two gentleman?

Why does Grace look classy ALL THE TIME!

Yes, it is Maria Callas. She was friend of family, especially Grace's.
Great pics, Nina!;)

Thank you all for nice comments!:flowers:
 
Ianna said:
Yes, it is Maria Callas. She was friend of family, especially Grace's.
Great pics, Nina!;)

Thank you all for nice comments!:flowers:

gosh , I didnt know that Maria Callas was really friendly with the family, I only thought she new them though her realionship with Onassis, read some where that Raniner was a great fan of Onassis.
 
anag said:
who are the people in nina's photos? Kelly relatives?

Ani

The man in the 1st pic with Grace and Caroline is Eamon De Valera - an Irish President.
 
sm1939 said:
gosh , I didnt know that Maria Callas was really friendly with the family, I only thought she new them though her realionship with Onassis, read some where that Raniner was a great fan of Onassis.
I don't know where you read that but Rainier was in a fight with Onassis over control of Monaco, especially during the 1960s. Onassis (through his corporation) had bought many of the hotels and casions in Monte Carlo and Fontville. HE was deciding how they were run, who was allowed in and so forth.

Rainier was rather cash-poor (even though he received a few million from Jack Kelly Sr as dowry for Grace) and couldn't immediately buy him and his cronies out. It took several decades and some rather shady money for Rainier to reacquire land in his own country!

Maria Callas was one of Onassis' lovers. Even now, one of the hotel-casinos takes great delight in showing Onassis' former apartment and the secret staircase to Maria's flat above. The suites tour is even in several of the Grimaldi/Princess Grace/Monaco videos that A&E and Biography has done over the years.

Grace was a great patron of music and brought about a resurgence of the Opera Company in Monaco. It was Maria who was friendly with Grace (who was friendly with many performers of different disciplines).

If Rainier and Onassis were in the same concert venue for a performance, charity event or whateve, it was definitely only because their female companions MADE them!

Ann
 
Suonymona said:
I don't know where you read that but Rainier was in a fight with Onassis over control of Monaco, especially during the 1960s. Onassis (through his corporation) had bought many of the hotels and casions in Monte Carlo and Fontville. HE was deciding how they were run, who was allowed in and so forth.

Rainier was rather cash-poor (even though he received a few million from Jack Kelly Sr as dowry for Grace) and couldn't immediately buy him and his cronies out. It took several decades and some rather shady money for Rainier to reacquire land in his own country!

Maria Callas was one of Onassis' lovers. Even now, one of the hotel-casinos takes great delight in showing Onassis' former apartment and the secret staircase to Maria's flat above. The suites tour is even in several of the Grimaldi/Princess Grace/Monaco videos that A&E and Biography has done over the years.

Grace was a great patron of music and brought about a resurgence of the Opera Company in Monaco. It was Maria who was friendly with Grace (who was friendly with many performers of different disciplines).

If Rainier and Onassis were in the same concert venue for a performance, charity event or whateve, it was definitely only because their female companions MADE them!

Ann


sorry I was meant to write " wasnt a great fan of Onassis"
but thanks for the info !
 
He was a shrewd and calculating businessman. His interests just happened to not agree with Rainier's.

Ann
 
Wow, what a gorgeous family! Thanks for posting the last pic Flowerpower, I've never seen it before. thanks everyone for all the pics.:flowers:
 
Sorry if this is unnecessary or on the wrong forum -- just have to say that as much as Caroline, Stephanie, and Charlotte are all beautiful and sensational, Grace was simply an exceptional human being and a cut above everybody else, as these photos prove. Keep on posting these magnificent pics, guys :)
 
At one time Onassis and Rainier were great friends until a falling out in the 60's of which direction to take for Monaco. Onassis wanted to keep it a gambling capital for the very rich where as Rainier wanted to branch out into tourism and make it an affordable place for tourists to visit. Princess Grace never liked Onassis but she did like Maria Callas. Rainier underhandedly bought out Onassis shares by creating more shares himself in Monaco and buying them up which now made Ranier in charge. Onassis realizing he was outsmarted by Rainier left Monaco and the 2 never spoke again.
 
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