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Grace Kelly dresses, memorabilia to go on show in New York


(AFP)
Updated: 2007-07-19 16:06





A person visits the exhibition "The Grace Kelly Years" [AFP]

Items from the exhibition will include evening gowns, photographs,
letters, video and other items spanning her life, most of which have
never been seen outside of the tiny principality of Monaco, an enclave in
southern France.

"The pieces selected for this exhibition highlight her great beauty and
style for which she is so well-known," said James Niven, vice chairman of
Sotheby's and son of actor David Niven, a close friend of the late
princess.

"Her personal letters and correspondence show that she was open,
friendly, interesting and had a great sense of humor," he added.

The exhibition is being organized by Monacan authorities and Sotheby's in
collaboration with the Monaco royal family and will open in mid October.

Among the items featuring in the exhibition are the blue satin column
dress and cloak she wore to the 1955 Academy Awards ceremony when she
accepted the best actress Oscar for her role in "The Country Girl."

The Oscar statuette will also be on view, as will the taffeta dress with
floral motif she wore when she first met her future husband, Prince
Rainier III, when attending the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.

The stunning 10.47 carat engagement ring the prince gave her, and which
she wore in the 1956 film "High Society," will also be on display
alongside the iconic brown leather Hermes bag named after her.

Two dresses in the exhibition -- one by Givenchy worn during a visit to
the White House with president John Kennedy in 1961, the other a Helen
Rose ball gown worn in "High Society" -- are later to be auctioned off
for charity.























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