Once Upon a Time by Taraborrelli, J. Randy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Also by J. Randy Taraborrelli Copyright Dedication A Word from the Author Epigraph PART ONE: Courtship

The Kellys A Complex Family Actress Star A Fateful Telephone Call A Comedy of Errors The Palace The Grimaldis Rainier Grace Meets Rainier Home-Wrecker? Oleg Cassini Father Figure Principality at a Crossroads A Prayer for a Princess The Swan “It Must Be a Sign” “Just Like Cinderella” “The Book” Prince Rainier Meets the Kellys

PART TWO: Engagement

Love at First Sight? The Proposal “I Have Made My Destiny” The “Fertility Test” The Dowry The Marriage Agreement The Announcement His Highness Lays Down the Law Grace under Pressure “Look What I’m Giving Up” Father Tucker to the Rescue

PART THREE: Marriage

Taking to the High Seas The Arrival of a Princess Grace’s New Family Locusts! The Civil Ceremony The Wedding

PART FOUR: Life at the Palace

Transition: Grace’s Transition: Rainier’s Strengthening a Marriage Rainier Stages a “Coup” Grace Banishes Antoinette from the Palace The Lonely Princess The Stubborn Prince “More Palace Drama” Rainier Encourages Grace’s Comeback “Don’t Tell Father” “God Help Us, When This News Gets Out” “How Dare They Do This to Me?” “The Sound of Hope, Dying” A Crisis in Monaco Grace’s Tortured Inner Life Father Tucker Leaves the Palace Coming to Terms The Most Important Choice

PART FIVE: Children Born Royal

Caroline and Albert Grace’s Work Tiv’s Writings Stephanie Freedom from Onassis Happy Times (1966–1970) Princess Grace Turns Forty Royal Parenting Tough Love Exodus from the Palace Rainier’s Jubilee Whatever Happened to the Old “Gracie”? Crossing the Line What to Do about the Past? Rebellion Grace’s Brother in Trouble Philippe Junot Show Business … but Not Really An Official Ban of Caroline’s Wedding?

PART SIX: Life Changes

“What Happens to a Marriage?” Caroline’s Wedding The Inevitable Divorce Stephanie’s Turn Princesses: Grace and Diana “While We Dream, Time Flies” Rainier’s Change of Heart “So Little Time” September 13, 1982 The “Stephanie Theory” “The Unthinkable Has Happened” Calling Her to Glory Life after Grace Epilogue: Rainier

APPENDIX Acknowledgments Source Notes and Other Information