Three items: a glossy 3.75 x 5.5 photo of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier, signed in fountain pen, "Grace de Monaco"; a glossy 3.75 x 5.5 photo of the royal family, signed in fountain pen, "Rainier, Prince of Monaco"; and a TLS signed "Rainier, Prince of Monaco," one page, 8 x 10, royal palace letterhead, March 4, 1956. Letter to an unidentified recipient—seemingly a Catholic cardinal—addressed as "Your Eminence," in part: "Due to unforeseen events occurring in the near future, my trip had to be foreshortened and I must leave your fair city tomorrow. Please be assured that Miss Kelly and I had been looking forward to seeing you." Rainier adds a handwritten postscript at the conclusion, "I beg Your Eminence to bestow upon myself and Miss Kelly your Holy benediction for our coming union before God." Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 25.5 x 17.5. In overall fine condition. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier were married in the Palace Throne Room of Monaco on April 18, 1956.
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