Rarely Seen Photos From Grace Kelly’s “Wedding of the Century,” 60 Years Ago Inline

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    Photographed by Irving Penn, Vogue, March 1955
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    Grace Kelly appears in Vogue one year before her marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

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    Grace Kelly and her parents, aboard the SS Constitution, wave to crowds of onlookers as she departs for Monaco to marry Prince Rainier, April 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly on a yacht in Monaco prior to their wedding, January 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly greet each other as she arrives in Monaco on April 12, 1956, before their wedding.

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    Prince Rainier joins his fiancée, Grace Kelly, and her dog, Oliver, aboard the yacht Deo Juvante II, after her journey from the U.S. to Monaco, April 12, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly greet well-wishers in the Monte Carlo palace courtyard prior to their civil ceremony, April 18, 1956.

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    The civil ceremony of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly at the Palace of Monaco.

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    A royal floral arrangement arrives at the civil marriage ceremony of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, April 18, 1956.

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    The people of Monaco present Princess Grace and Prince Rainier with a white dove as a gift after their civil wedding ceremony on April 18, 1956.

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    An oil painting of Princess Grace on the day of her civil wedding ceremony to Prince Rainier in 1956.

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    Princess Grace arrives at Monaco’s Saint Nicholas Cathedral for her wedding to Prince Rainier, April 19, 1956.

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    Princess Grace arrives at Monaco’s Saint Nicholas Cathedral for her wedding to Prince Rainier, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly sit before the altar during their wedding ceremony at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly kneel before the altar during their wedding ceremony at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly kneel before the altar during their wedding ceremony at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly during their religious wedding ceremony, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier presents Grace Kelly with a wedding ring during their marriage ceremony at Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Monaco, April 19, 1956.

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    Princess Grace and Prince Rainier immediately following their wedding ceremony on April 19, 1956.

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    The newlyweds wave from a balcony to the thousands of well-wishers, April 19, 1956.

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    Princess Grace and Prince Rainier pose for their official wedding portrait, April 19, 1956.

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    Princess Grace on her wedding day, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Princess Grace wave to crowds of well-wishers as they leave Saint Nicholas Cathedral after their wedding ceremony, April 19, 1956.

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    Princess Grace and Prince Rainier as they leave Saint Nicholas Cathedral after their wedding ceremony, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Princess Grace during their wedding lunch, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Princess Grace on the palace balcony, April 19, 1956.

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    Prince Rainier and Princess Grace visit New York City, c. 1957.