The month was April and the year, 1956. One of the most glamorous weddings in contemporary history took place on that date. 66 years ago, Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier in Monaco. In fact, the event was a long-awaited and grandiose one, which took place on April 18 and 19, 1956. One day alone would not be enough for such glamour. There were more than 600 guests and among them were only Aristotle Onassis, Cary Grant, Ava Gardner, Gloria Swanson and Conrad Hilton.
There was a particularity to the realization of this marriage of the nobility of the Principality of Monaco. The rules of the Napoleonic Code and the Catholic Church established that the couple should be married both in a civil ceremony, which was held on April 18, and in a religious ceremony, held on April 19.
The brief civil wedding ceremony was held in the Throne Room of the Palace and lasted just 15 minutes. At the end of the ceremony, however, there was a 25-minute recitation of all the titles Grace acquired through marriage. There were more than 140 titles. No, you did not read it wrong. More than 140 titles were obtained by Grace after the civil union. It's hard to even imagine what all these titles of nobility would be.
