Europe 1 Studio 12:20 p.m., September 14, 2022
PHOTO - In the podcast "At the heart of History" produced by Europe 1 Studio, historian Virginie Girod recounts the extraordinary destiny of a Hollywood star who became Princess of Monaco: Grace Kelly, muse of Alfred Hitchcock at the cinema and wife of Prince Rainier III.
A unique story marked by very strong links with Paris Match magazine.
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Grace Kelly is both the muse of Alfred Hitchcock in the cinema and the wife of Prince Rainier III on the Rock, in Monaco.
This extraordinary destiny, which historian Virginie Girod chose to tell in the podcast "Au Coeur de l'Histoire", appeared at the time regularly on the front page of Paris Match.
A princess, a magazine, for a unique relationship too.
On March 14, 1958, for example, 101 cannons were fired to celebrate the birth of Albert, Grace Kelly's second child.
Again, the presentation of the newborn is staged.
The cameras present capture the image of a very professional Grace who, although bedridden, energetically combs her hair before taking her baby in her arms.
Cheek to cheek with the child,
This front page was broadcast on Saturday March 29, 1958:
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